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Dozens of students lined up outside Shell Elementary School in Hawthorne Monday afternoon, waiting for their turn to climb aboard what looks like an ordinary school bus.
Read More »This ‘science bus’ is visiting Alachua County schools
Much went wrong in 2021, but here’s where progress was made this year
WUFT · What seemed to be working in 2021? WUFT’s Report for America Corps Member Katie Hyson reports on equity issues, which often means looking at what’s not working in communities around north central Florida. But in this WUFT-FM special, Hyson revisits stories she reported to see what’s changed and …
Read More »Eight Florida cities join Gainesville in suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over ‘anti-riot’ law
The suit aims to invalidate section one of the law, which allows the governor and his cabinet to overrule local reductions to law enforcement budgets.
Read More »A 13-year-old in Putnam County is facing felony charges for repeating a rumor
In Florida's effort to better protect school campuses, students themselves are being more closely policed.
Read More »Candidate Q&A with Cynthia Chestnut, who hopes to return to the Gainesville City Commission, three decades later
Cynthia Chestnut became the first Black woman elected to the Gainesville City Commission in 1987. Now, after Commissioner Gail Johnson announced her resignation with three years left in her term, she's running again.
Read More »Her TikTok broadcasts from inside a Florida prison are exposing conditions to millions.
What Keiko Kopp’s story illustrates about pregnancy, healthcare and First Amendment rights in the state’s only prison for pregnant women.
Read More »Gainesville’s City Attorney And City Clerk Resigned On Wednesday
Gainey and Shalley's resignations follow those of City Commissioner Gail Johnson weeks ago and former Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion Teneeshia Marshall in April.
Read More »‘The Silent Return Of Debtors’ Prison’: Poor Parents Face Jail Time For Failing To Pay Back The State For Child Support
How Florida child support enforcement creates ‘a perfect storm of debt for disadvantaged parents’ and nine changes that could help them weather it.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioner Gail Johnson Announces Her Resignation
Commissioner Gail Johnson announced her intention to resign at a special city commission meeting on Monday afternoon, saying she no longer wishes to be associated with the decisions of the commission or of City Manager Lee Feldman.
Read More »Gainesville To Become First Florida City To Sue Over ‘Anti-Riot’ Law After 4-3 City Commission Vote
Commissioner Gail Johnson said she’s been working on developing this challenge since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced HB 1 as his first priority back in September of last year. She was joined in her vote to sue by Commissioners David Arreola, Desmon Duncan-Walker and Mayor Lauren Poe.
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