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Gainesville received half of its federal stimulus funds in July of last year and expects to receive the remaining funds by July.
Read More »Delay in spending American Rescue dollars is leaving Gainesville’s homeless community in limbo
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people.
Read More »City murals might be regulated in High Springs
On Thursday at the High Springs City Commission meeting, the board considered regulating murals in the city.
Read More »Alachua County fines owner of West End Golf Club as residents’ frustrations grow over upkeep
Newberry residents who frequented the former West End Golf Club’s greens can walk its abandoned trails overgrown with towering weeds that have sprouted in the two years since the course closed.
Read More »After defeat, Tampa lawmakers vow to push abandoned Black cemeteries bill in next session
The state senator who proposed a bill to catalog and restore abandoned African American cemeteries across Florida said she is disappointed the legislation died in the just-ended session at the Capitol but isn’t giving up the fight. Sen. Janet Cruz, D- Tampa, said she was very frustrated her bill was …
Read More »Elementary school music program extended in some Florida classrooms
When Laura Edwards wanted to furnish her classroom with cubbies featuring clear drawers so her students could see what’s inside, she didn’t have to worry about pulling money from her own pocket for the purchase. She also didn’t have to worry about having enough funds to ensure that each student …
Read More »High Springs receives $3 million in relief money
The City of High Springs held a city commission workshop on Tuesday to discuss relief money they received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Read More »International tensions renew emphasis on online security
Nearly 6,000 miles away, war rages on. While a sea separates the United States from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, cyberwarfare capabilities transcend physical distance. Russian-tied hackers have demonstrated their capability to cause significant financial losses and outages to other countries’ infrastructures and organizations, like with the hacking of …
Read More »Floridians face new reality of curtailed abortion access after 2022 legislative session
Florida is one of the latest states to enact restrictive bans on abortion.
Read More »GPD’s One Community initiative continues under new police chief
Gainesville has been scrambling for methods to tame its rampant gun violence problem since the pandemic, but unexpected administrative changes have presented challenges to proposed preventative policies. In an October 2021 city commission meeting, former Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones unveiled the department’s One Community initiative to combat the city’s …
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