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Read More »FDEO and Enterprise Florida Inc. Award Over $30 Million In Grants To Small And Rural Florida Communities
House Leader: Legislature May Examine Changes To Building Codes
As the investigation continues into the deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, a top Republican Florida House leader said Monday that lawmakers don’t need to make immediate changes to state building codes.
Read More »Putnam Board Of County Commissioners Voted To Move A Confederate Monument. Now They’re Considering An Ordinance To Protect It.
On Confederate Memorial Day in 1924, the cornerstone was laid for a monument that, nearly a century later, has caused a twisting, emotional, yearlong debate in Putnam County with no clear end in sight.
Read More »Gainesville’s $32 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding: The Proposals, Explained
The following is a summary of the five priciest proposals from each category.
Read More »Masks Are Now Becoming Optional At Some Local Businesses
With mask-wearing mandates gone, Alachua and Marion County businesses are deciding whether to ditch the requirement in their facilities.
Read More »Tensions Remain High Between Florida Governor, State’s LGBT Community
Florida has one of the highest populations of LGBTQ people in the country, but despite the community’s size, it remains a weak political force in the state, where Republicans control both houses of the Legislature and the governorship.
Read More »In Limbo: Syrian Man In Gainesville Has Waited Eight Years To Plead His Case For Asylum
Jehad was born into a powerful family in Syria. But in America, where his asylum case has been pending for over eight years with no updates, he learned what it means to be powerless.
Read More »384 Feet From Qualified: Florida Governor Removes Alachua County School Board Member Diyonne McGraw From Seat
Seven months after a contested election decided by less than 3,000 votes, the 2020 Alachua County School Board District 2 race took a dramatic turn Thursday night. Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order declaring incumbent Diyonne McGraw’s seat vacant. The move followed several weeks of activist and legal efforts …
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Says No To Marijuana Ballot Proposal
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana use in Florida won't be on the 2022 ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the ballot language was misleading.
Read More »DeSantis Says Florida Will Help With Border Patrol
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that Florida law-enforcement officers will go to Texas and Arizona to help with border control, as Florida continues to challenge the Biden administration in federal court about immigration enforcement.
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