The results of the 2017 Gainesville City Commission general election brought defeat for incumbent Craig Carter of District 3, re-election for Helen Warren for the At-Large seat and a win for Gainesville native Harvey Ward Jr. for the District 2 seat.
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The story of Gulf Stream, Fla. and use of public records requests lawsuits for monetary gain shows what's at stake for the state's Sunshine law in the 2017 legislative session.
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Former death row inmate Herman Lindsey testified on Feb. 22 before the legislature in hopes of raising awareness about changes to the death penalty bill. However, the bill still passed the Florida Legislature and was signed by Gov. Scott on Monday.
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In response to a series of court rulings set off by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hurst v. Florida in January 2016, Gov. Rick Scott signed a law Monday aimed at fixing flaws in the state's capital sentencing procedure.
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Elections for the Gainesville City Commission are tomorrow, with District 2, District 3 and one of the At-Large seats at stake. “We’ve had such a great turnout for early voting and so far, for vote by mail,” said Kim Barton, Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. “We’re really hoping that voters …
Read More »Gov. Rick Scott and other top Florida Republicans have spent more than $237 million on private lawyers to advance and defend their agendas, an Associated Press investigation has found.
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Three candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 2.
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U.S. Representative Ted Yoho of Florida's 3rd District hosted a town hall Saturday morning. The event was met by protestors, and ended with one protestor on the ground.
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Gainesville City Commissioners made a unanimous decision to upgrade the Murphree Water Treatment Plant, which will cost the city $11 million.
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