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The ceremony was conducted at the Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites.
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UF voices requests to new Florida Senate president as part of ‘listening tour’
The incoming Florida Senate president asked the University of Florida what the state could do for it. On Tuesday night, students, faculty, and UF President Kent Fuchs answered. More stipends for graduate students, increasing need-based student aid and better compensation for faculty were some of the answers that Sen. Joe Negron received …
Read More »Five Vie For City Manager Position, To Be Decided Thursday
Come Thursday, the city of Gainesville will have a new city manager. The seven-member Gainesville City Commission interviewed the five finalists for the position on Tuesday.
Read More »Fallout From Redistricting Rules Remain To Be Seen
Two members of Congress most affected by a redistricting ruling issued late Monday by a federal court did little Tuesday to clear up their intentions, as qualifying for this year's elections continues to edge closer.
Read More »Feds Say New Abortion Law Can’t Block Clinic Funding
A key federal health agency on Tuesday notified Florida and other states that they may not ban Medicaid funding for family-planning services at clinics that also offer elective abortions.
Read More »Union County Puts Year-Long Ban On Mining
The ruling is aimed at a proposal from HPS Enterprises, a local phosphate company with plans to mine about 3,626 acres in the county for phosphate rock.
Read More »Florida Required To Pay Legal Fees In Gay-Marriage Fight
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle's order Friday came several months after Attorney General Pam Bondi first balked at having the state pay more than $500,000 in fees for lawyers representing same-sex couples.
Read More »Where Will Alachua County Place Its Historic Lion Statues?
The lions were salvaged before demolition of the historic Alachua County Courthouse in the 1950s.
Read More »Gainesville Set To Select City Manager
City commissions will interview the six finalists on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the City Hall Auditorium.
Read More »Alachua County To Raise Minimum Wage For County Contracted Workers
A minimum wage ordinance proposed last august is being discussed by the Alachua County Commission. This ordinance seeks to raise the minimum wage for those working under county contract, but the exemptions have yet to be determined.
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