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A dispute over the use and ownership of the former RTS building has led to Alachua County filing a lawsuit against the city of Gainesville.
Read More »Alachua County Moves Forward With Legal Action Against City Of Gainesville
Department Of Defense Opens Biomedical Countermeasure Facility In Alachua
The DOD opened a 183,000 square foot facility in Alachua today to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines for troops and prepare for surprise attacks against the country.
Read More »Florida Voter Turnout Climbs From 2012, Analysis Shows
About 74 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 2016 general election, according to a WUFT News analysis of the election results from each of Florida’s 67 county supervisors of elections. In 2012, it was 72 percent, according to the Florida Department of State.
Read More »Fla. Senator Wants Undocumented Students To Pay Out-Of-State Tuition
Florida Senate Bill 82 came days after UF President Kent Fuchs joined hundreds of other university presidents in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal immigration policy that shields people who were brought to the United States as minors from deportation.
Read More »Florida Bill Seeks To Eliminate Tampon Tax
Florida legislator Katie Edwards filed the bill on Tuesday.
Read More »Bob Graham: “You don’t learn how to function in democracy without actually doing it”
Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Senator Bob Graham spoke Tuesday night at the University of Florida about how citizens can bring about change through civic engagement.
Read More »After USB Votes Swing Putnam Sheriff’s Race, Kinney Files Complaint
There is enough evidence of error to doubt the results of the election, Republican candidate Jon Kinney said Monday.
Read More »Court Backs Notifying Fla. Minors’ Parents Before Abortions
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an Escambia County circuit judge's decision to refuse to grant a waiver from the state's parental-notification law.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Search Down To 3
Some high-profile names were passed over for consideration, including State Attorney Brad King, the lead prosecutor for five central Florida counties, and State Rep. Larry Metz.
Read More »New Fla. Law Gets A Few More Mail-In Ballots Counted
The law, which comes thanks to a federal judge's October ruling, says that elections officials are now required to mail affidavits to vote-by-mail voters whose signatures do not match what it is on record with their supervisor of elections.
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