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U.S. Rep. Yoho: Net Neutrality Vote Does Not Pose a Threat to the Internet
In 2015, the FCC approved net neutrality rules aimed at requiring ISPs to treat all websites and online content the same. It classified high-speed internet as a public utility.
Read More »Family Of Missing Columbia County Teen Speaks Out For First Time After Being Reunited
After nearly a week apart, the family of missing Columbia County teen, Caitlyn Frisina, spoke publicly for the first time after being reunited in New York over the weekend.
Read More »Filling Financial Cavities: How A Loan Forgiveness Program Would Help Dental School Grads
Dread paying the bill after a trip to the dentist? Dental school graduates may have it worse: their student loans.
Read More »Judge Hears Arguments From Attorneys In Alachua County Sheriff Civil Lawsuit
Attorneys representing Alachua County and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office went before a judge Monday as part of the county’s civil lawsuit against Sheriff Sadie Darnell.
Read More »Keith Perry Proposes New Age Requirement For Car And Booster Seats
State Senator Keith Perry wants to require children to be in car or booster seats until age seven, raising the age requirement by one year.
Read More »Gainesville To Add Armor To Ambulance For Shooter Response
Gainesville Fire Rescue is planning to hire a company to add armor to one of its ambulances to protect medical responders and patients during situations involving active shooters.
Read More »Gainesville Residents React To Thursday Speech Event On Campus
White nationalist Richard Spencer spoke on the University of Florida campus Thursday. His visit was met with hundreds of protesters, few supporters and a planned speech that was drowned out by chants of 'Go home Spencer!'
Read More »Protesters Demand Change Ahead Of Spencer Visit
Protesters with the group "No Nazis At UF " are demanding that university officials change the banned items list for Richard Spencer’s event Thursday.
Read More »State Democrats Continue To Push For Increased Gun Restrictions
In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in Las Vegas, some Florida lawmakers continue to push for increased gun control. Bills by Orlando Democrats Sen. Linda Stewart and Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith seek to outlaw the sales of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the …
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