Gainesville would be the first city in Florida to sue.
Read More »Gainesville Doesn’t Meet Criteria To Be Certified As ‘Welcoming City’ To Immigrants. Two Proposals Could Help Change That.
In December of 2016, Mayor Lauren Poe proclaimed Gainesville a "Welcoming City" — Florida's first. But when criteria was developed the next year for cities to become certified as welcoming, local immigration advocates discovered the city was far from meeting them.
Read More »Preserving History Or Protecting A Confederate Monument? Putnam County Workshop Draws Vocal Crowd
The ordinance would prohibit the relocation, removal, renaming, or any other disturbance to memorials of U.S. veterans and presidents.
Read More »Putnam Board Of County Commissioners Voted To Move A Confederate Monument. Now They’re Considering An Ordinance To Protect It.
On Confederate Memorial Day in 1924, the cornerstone was laid for a monument that, nearly a century later, has caused a twisting, emotional, yearlong debate in Putnam County with no clear end in sight.
Read More »‘We’re Not Free Until Everyone Is Free’: How Palatka Celebrated Juneteenth
On Saturday, history unfolded in Palatka, Florida, as the community gathered to celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first time.
Read More »In Limbo: Syrian Man In Gainesville Has Waited Eight Years To Plead His Case For Asylum
Jehad was born into a powerful family in Syria. But in America, where his asylum case has been pending for over eight years with no updates, he learned what it means to be powerless.
Read More »When A Homeless Encampment Is Shut Down, One Woman Fights To Find Home
When a large tent city downtown was shut down shortly after, the residents were told they could encamp around the shelter instead. It seemed like a neat solution. The rest of the city was relieved to not see them anymore.
Read More »‘A Patriot In The Best Sense Of The Word’: Alachua County Activist Terry Fleming Dies At 58
Fleming was known as a long-time champion of human rights and a pillar in the Alachua County community.
Read More »Coronavirus Daily Update: Long-Term Care Facilities Account For One In Five Deaths Statewide
Your daily breakdown of coronavirus news and numbers in Florida.
Read More »Coronavirus Evening Update: 51 Test Positive At Suwannee County Nursing Home
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