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Howland began his career at 24 as a public school teacher at Westwood Middle School and was inspired to continue working in public service.
Read More »Candidate Q&A with Matt Howland, a school teacher worried about rising utility rates
Candidate Q&A with Patrick Ingle, an Uber driver worried about rising rents in Gainesville
Ingle, a retired Uber driver, comes from the private sector workforce with a background in computer software and hardware engineering.
Read More »Candidate Q&A with Cynthia Chestnut, who hopes to return to the Gainesville City Commission, three decades later
Cynthia Chestnut became the first Black woman elected to the Gainesville City Commission in 1987. Now, after Commissioner Gail Johnson announced her resignation with three years left in her term, she's running again.
Read More »These five people are running to become Gainesville’s next city commissioner in 2021
The City of Gainesville will hold a special election to fill the vacancy of City Commissioner At-Large most recently held by Gail Johnson.
Read More »Candidate Q&A with Scherwin Henry, a former city commissioner hoping to help solve government dysfunction
Scherwin Henry has served on multiple city, county and community boards in Gainesville for over 25 years. While he was the Gainesville city commissioner for District 1 from 2006 to 2012, he was able to get funding to build Cone Park and worked to bring the Walmart Supercenter to East …
Read More »Gainesville attorney filed emergency petition challenging mask mandates, Alachua County Public Schools must respond by Friday
The Alachua County School Board has until Friday, Oct. 8, to respond to the emergency petition filed on Friday.
Read More »A 195-acre nature preserve in Columbia County will open to the public in 2022
Little Awesome Preserve is expected to be accessible to the general public by the end of 2022.
Read More »In the wake of the Archer solar controversy, Alachua County commissioners vote to buffer future facilities
The commissioners met this week for a special meeting to discuss the county’s solar policies. The conversation quickly centered around the tree coverage and buffer of these facilities.
Read More »Hundreds protest in Gainesville over anti-abortion legislation as part of nationwide pushback
Over 500 marches nationwide took place Saturday in the wake of recent anti-abortion legislation in Mississippi and Texas. In Gainesville, hundreds of protesters took to the streets while Florida looks to soon face a similar anti-abortion law.
Read More »Florida awaits appeals decision on new social media law; legal experts say it probably won’t survive
The debate over the law focuses on whether social media platforms perform as common carriers, such as phone companies, which can be regulated by governments.
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