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Floridians began early voting in much of the state Monday with no serious problems reported in the key swing state.
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Florida Town Battered By Fires, Floods Faces Its Greatest Crisis: Money
Caryville’s most-recent financial problems go back nearly five years, when a former town clerk was seen hauling away boxes of paperwork. The scene was described in the latest state audit.
Read More »Parking Garage Outside Your Bedroom? It’s Possible For This Gainesville Neighbor
The argument over one complex became so fraught that it reached the docket of a state administrative law judge for dozens of hours of virtual hearings, which concluded earlier this month.
Read More »First-Time Voters Experience Unique Process In Pandemic
From mail-in-ballots to socially distant polls, people who have never voted in a presidential election are experiencing this process in a way that they might not have expected.
Read More »Gainesville Remains Undecided On Development Moratorium For Black Communities
The commission did not reach a decision on the moratorium during the meeting.
Read More »Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For UF/IFAS Extension Building In Newberry
This new building, which will be located at 22712 W. Newberry Road, is scheduled to be finished by this time next year.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Approved A Salary Increase For County Manager And County Attorney
The Alachua County Commission held a virtual meeting Tuesday approving an increase in salary for both the county manager and county attorney.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools Donate Buses To Local Churches And Nonprofits
Alachua County Public Schools has decided to donate 40 "retiring" buses to local churches and nonprofit groups to aid in the pandemic.
Read More »Legal Dispute Leaves Florida Supreme Court Without Black Justice For First Time In Nearly Four Decades
The legal dispute that prevented Gov. Ron DeSantis from appointing the first Jamaican-born, Black woman to the Florida Supreme Court has left the court without a Black justice for the first time in at least 37 years.
Read More »What’s On Your Ballot? In Marion County, One Sales Tax Referendum
Marion County voters will vote on the county's one percent sales tax.
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