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WUFT News will have reporters in four locations on Saturday at 11 a.m. during the March For Our Lives events nationwide.
Read More »From Parkland to Gainesville to D.C., Follow WUFT’s Coverage of ‘March For Our Lives’
Gigi Simmons, Charles Goston Head To Runoff For Gainesville District 1 City Commission Seat
The incumbent made a late run as Tuesday night's election results unfolded.
Read More »Gail Johnson Defeats Harvey Budd To Claim Gainesville City Commission Seat
The incumbent was knocked out of his Gainesville city commissioner at-large seat.
Read More »Live Coverage of 2018 Gainesville City Elections
Gainesville voters braved a stormy day to go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a pair of city commissioners.
Read More »Gainesville Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved an ordinance Thursday to ban conversion therapy for minors within the city.
Read More »WUFT Hosts Debate Between 2018 City Commission Candidates
The two candidates for the 2018 city commission At-Large Seat 1, Harvey Budd and Gail Johnson, discuss issues in the city race.
Read More »North Central Florida Students Join National Gun Violence Walkouts
High school students across North Central Florida joined their counterparts nationwide to walk out of school Wednesday morning in solidarity and protest over gun violence reform.
Read More »A Recap Of The Ten Big Issues In The 2018 Legislative Session
The Florida House and Senate ended the 2018 legislative session Sunday by passing a budget and a tax-cut package for the upcoming year. The session was largely dominated by the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, sparking debate about state gun laws and school safety. Here's a recap of the big issues.
Read More »Florida Governor Signs Gun Restrictions 3 Weeks After Attack
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far-reaching school-safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns, cementing his state's break with the National Rifle Association and decades of Republican thinking on gun control in the aftermath of the Parkland high school attack.
Read More »Will Gov. Rick Scott Sign Legislature’s Compromise On Guns?
All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he'll sign the Florida legislature's narrowly approved response to last month's high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn't what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.
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