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Read More »Follow Our Local Delegation’s Work in Tallahassee with WUFT’s 2018 Legislative Tracker
City Wants Ideas for Duval Park, And You Have Another Week To Suggest Them
The new deadline is Jan. 16.
Read More »Gainesville Leaders Holding Off On Removing Corrine Brown’s Name From RTS Facility
A Gainesville city committee will decide how to handle the renaming of the Corrine Brown Transit Facility.
Read More »Newberry Lynchings: Should They Be Memorialized?
Alachua County is considering whether to memorialize the lynchings that happened in the area between the years of 1891 and 1926.
Read More »Ex-US Rep Brown Get 5 Years In Prison For Fraud
A federal judge in Florida has sentenced former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to five years in prison, followed by three years of probation.
Read More »Judge Hears Arguments From Attorneys In Alachua County Sheriff Civil Lawsuit
Attorneys representing Alachua County and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office went before a judge Monday as part of the county’s civil lawsuit against Sheriff Sadie Darnell.
Read More »Florida’s Cuban Immigrants Reflect On U.S.-Cuba Relations A Year After Fidel Castro’s Death
A year after Fidel Castro's death, Cuban immigrants share their stories and speak up about the diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana.
Read More »Grad Students Fear For Their Future As House GOP Tax Plan Imposes Income Tax On Tuition Waivers
The tax GOP House bill poses a major threat for grad students who are able to pursue higher education through assistantships and fellowships that cover tuition costs.
Read More »John Morgan On If He Runs For Governor: Raise Wages, Restore Voting Rights
The founder of the Morgan & Morgan law firm talks with reporters from WUFT News and the University of Florida Media Services about Amendment 2, his views on medical marijuana and his potential gubernatorial campaign.
Read More »UF Students Write Letters To Congress To Show DACA Support
University of Florida students wrote letters to Congress on Tuesday to express their support for recipients of the now ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
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