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"Old Joe" is staying put, for now. After months and months of negotiations, Alachua County is no longer considering moving the confederate statue to the Matheson History Museum.
Read More »Matheson No Longer An Option For “Old Joe”
‘We Want A Different America’: Trump’s Travel Ban Prompts UF Town Hall
The organization Emerge USA held a panel-style town hall meeting Tuesday on the University of Florida campus discussing the effects of President Donald Trump's newly proposed travel ban.
Read More »Committee Backs Unanimous Juries In Florida Death Cases
Florida's House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a measure (HB 527) that would replace a law requiring at least 10 of 12 jurors to recommend death with the requirement that juries instead be unanimous.
Read More »Temporary Injunction For Mandatory Delay Law For Abortions Upheld
A Gainesville women's center was part of party that filed a suit against the state of Florida regarding a law that required a 24-hour wait period before a woman could get an abortion. Florida's Supreme Court found that the state would have to provide extra proof when defending any laws regarding privacy rights, while also suggesting the law was likely unconstitutional.
Read More »Speaker Offers Money For Visit Florida — With Conditions
Governor Scott's proposed budget includes cuts to Visit Florida, but House Speaker Richard Corcoran is open to allowing Visit Florida, the Official Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation, to remain “alive” but with reduced funding and a list of conditions.
Read More »Senator Bill Nelson To Try Legislative Route In ‘Water War’
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system, in relation to an ongoing dispute between the state and Georgia over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system.
Read More »In Photos: Gainesville’s Anti-Trump Protest On President’s Day
Approximately 50 people gathered at Bo Diddley Plaza Monday, on President's Day, for the "What Makes A President" rally. Many came out to express their discontent with President Trump and his administration.
Read More »Death Penalty Cases Allowed To Move Forward
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday ordered that death penalty cases can proceed, even with an unconstitutional law, which requires only 10 members of the 12-person jury to recommend the death penalty, still on the books.
Read More »Florida House Moves To Withdraw From Refugee Program
Florida House members on Thursday took the first step — approving House Bill 427 in a subcommittee — in seeking to withdraw the Sunshine State from a federal refugee-assistance program.
Read More »Florida House Attacks ‘Handouts’ Championed By Gov. Scott
In opposition to Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida House is pushing a bill that would shutter the two agencies that receive millions to pay for tourism marketing and luring businesses to the state.
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