A key Florida health care program will likely receive an extra $1B from the federal government this budget year. The new amount offered for the Low Income Pool would enable Florida to retain Medicaid investment.
Read More »Hippodrome Theatre Receiving Grant
The Hippodrome Theatre is receiving a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. The grant will be used toward the production and creation of the community-centered work "The Hidden Sayings".
Read More »Florida Tourism Reaches A Peak
Tourism in Florida is at an all-time high. The amount of visitors in the first quarter of 2015 is up 6 percent from the previous year.
Read More »Tri-State Group Unanimously Backs Plan For River System
Fifty-six people from Florida, Georgia and Alabama unanimously approved of a new sustainable water management plan. They issued their recommendations even as Florida sues Georgia, with Florida's government arguing that too much water is being siphoned off upstream.
Read More »Budget Impasse Could Delay Tax Cuts
A massive tax-cut package and the governor's push for a "historic" increase in education funding could be in jeopardy as the health care-fueled budget impasse continues in the Legislature. The Senate remains firm that a tax-cut package isn't going to move while the impasse is in place.
Read More »UF Chapter Of ZBT To Close Immediately
In the wake of allegations of misconduct at an event in Panama City Beach, the University of Florida's Zeta Beta Tau chapter will close as of Tuesday. Members of the fraternity were accused of disrespecting wounded veterans.
Read More »UF Gymnastics Coach Rhonda Faehn Resigns
University of Florida gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn has resigned to take a position with USA Gymnastics.
Read More »Tornado Damages Homes Near Ocala Monday
More than 50 homes were damaged in two separate neighborhoods southwest of Ocala Monday afternoon as severe thunderstorms rolled through.
Read More »No Immediate Fix for SW 62nd Boulevard Road Conditions
Despite continual repairs to Southwest 62nd Boulevard, commuters will still have to drive along the road's potholes and "alligator cracks" until it is reconstructed in 2016. Once a project development and environment study is completed, the city of Gainesville can work on a $45.2 million project that will turn Southwest 62nd Boulevard from a two-lane road into a four-lane road.
Read More »Two UF Baseball Players Arrested For Trespassing Released From Jail
Two pitchers for UF's baseball team were arrested for trespassing on a construction site late Sunday night. William "Kirby" Snead and A.J. Puk were released from the Alachua County Jail on Tuesday.
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