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Feldman is the latest in a slew of early departures for the City of Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville City Manager Lee Feldman Resigns
Gainesville City Employees File Lawsuit Against Vaccine Mandates
The lawsuit calls for a temporary and permanent injunctive relief of the vaccine mandate challenging its constitutionality.
Read More »Archival Audio: After 9/11 SEC Postpones College Game Day Matchups
Twenty years ago this week, Lee Corso, host of ESPN’s College GameDay, joined WRUF’s Steve Russell on the SportScene to contemplate resuming college football the Saturday after the 9/11 attacks on the New York City World Trade Center. Ultimately, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) canceled the games slated for September 15, …
Read More »Gainesville’s City Attorney And City Clerk Resigned On Wednesday
Gainey and Shalley's resignations follow those of City Commissioner Gail Johnson weeks ago and former Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion Teneeshia Marshall in April.
Read More »Appeal Spurs New Round of Battling Over School Masks
TALLAHASSEE — An appeal filed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration put on hold a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling against the state in a battle over school mask mandates — but attorneys for a group of parents quickly requested that the ruling be allowed to take effect. The legal …
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Discusses Special Election, COVID-19 Relief Dollars
The commission voted to hold a special election on Nov. 16 to determine Johnson’s successor – and to pay the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office $200,000 to cover the costs.
Read More »State Withholds Money in Mask Disputes
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced Monday that the state Department of Education has withheld funds from the Alachua and Broward county school districts in amounts equal to school board members’ monthly salaries. This is the latest in the fight over mask mandates in Florida.
Read More »Closing Arguments Set in School Mask Fight
A hearing in a high-profile lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order aimed at preventing local school boards from imposing student mask mandates is ready for closing arguments on Thursday.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioner Gail Johnson Announces Her Resignation
Commissioner Gail Johnson announced her intention to resign at a special city commission meeting on Monday afternoon, saying she no longer wishes to be associated with the decisions of the commission or of City Manager Lee Feldman.
Read More »Census Numbers Set Stage for Redrawing Florida Political Districts
Now it’s up to Republican lawmakers overseeing the work to determine how far they believe state courts will let them go in crafting new lines that will include an extra congressional district. Past redistricting has spurred fierce legal fights as Republicans and Democrats jostled for political advantages.
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