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As the year comes to a close, here's a look back at the stories that stayed in the headlines.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 23, 2020: Coronavirus And Beyond: These Were 25 Of The Top Stories Of 2020
‘We Aren’t Getting Enough’: Florida Counties In 2020 Again Turned To Voters For Essential Funding
In 2020, 19 Florida counties approved 20 sales and property tax increases worth $400 million. Two of these measures passed in Alachua and Marion Counties.
Read More »Second Recount Finds Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment Passes
The final results: 64,569 (50.1%) in favor of the amendment and 64,304 (49.9%) against.
Read More »Behind Bars, Florida’s Prisoners Cheer Biden’s Election Victory
Alexander Clayton, 45, and other inmates across the state said in interviews that they have followed the general election closely from behind bars.
Read More »Growth Management Area Amendment Heads To Manual Recount
The vote was so close on Election Day that a recount was automatically triggered.
Read More »Florida County With History Of Selecting Winning Presidents To See Whether Streak Continues
Pinellas County voters have selected the winning presidential candidate every election since 1980, except for the contested 2000 race, when a 36-day recount fight awarded the White House to George W. Bush.
Read More »Shy Trump Voters And Caller ID: Why The Polls Got (And Keep Getting) It Wrong
The 2020 election – historic for its high turnout in the middle of a pandemic and extraordinary political divisiveness – might also be famous for the inaccuracy of pollsters.
Read More »On Election Day, Democracy Rested In His Hands
Dekova Batey woke up on Tuesday more than two hours before the sun came up. 4:30 was early. Even for him. But it was the day that all of America had been anticipating. Election Day.
Read More »Close Vote On County Growth Management Area Amendment Leaves Lawsuit Against Alachua County In Question
A highly contested amendment on Alachua County’s 2020 general election ballot is currently on hold, as is the lawsuit it spurred before Election Day.
Read More »Florida Democrats Taking ‘Long, Hard Look’ After Losses
Florida Republicans dominated Tuesday's elections from the top of the ballot on down, leaving Democrats searching for answers after more than two decades of GOP control of the state.
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