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The Florida Legislature passed a law in 2018 pushing the state to do the same.
Read More »The Point, March 15, 2022: Florida lawmakers pass annual budget, send it on to governor for review
Ron DeSantis has line-item veto power over what projects get funded.
Read More »The Point, March 14, 2022: Lawmakers will vote on a Florida budget that’s 10% bigger than last year’s
The vote is scheduled for Monday.
Read More »The Point, March 11, 2022: A proposed ballot initiative that could change Alachua County elections heads to the governor
If he signs it, voters this fall would be asked if they want to switch to a single-member district voting system.
Read More »The Point, March 10, 2022: Florida lawmakers will need more time to finalize next year’s budget
The 60-day session was supposed to end on Friday.
Read More »Police Benevolent Association chapter feuds with Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson
There is an ongoing dispute between the North Central Florida Police Benevolent Association and Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson over labor laws.
Read More »The Point, March 9, 2022: Why there are mixed feelings around proposed murals in High Springs
It centers on a proposed visit from the Walldogs.
Read More »The Point, March 8, 2022: Gainesville’s possible paths to offering municipal broadband
Commissioners last week discussed three different options.
Read More »The Point, March 7, 2022: Wildfires burn thousands of acres in Florida’s Panhandle
The fires in Bay County were only partially contained this weekend.
Read More »The Rewind: Week of Feb 28, 2022
WUFT · The Rewind: Week of Feb 28, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
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