The changes to the legislation – eliminating an entire section dealing with mandatory vaccinations – reflect the national debate over whether governments can require vaccinations for first responders.
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A northeast Florida woman wants to make sure veterans get the help they need after serving their country. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are 1,583,697 veterans in Florida. The National Office was unavailable. The local VA was unable to comment today.
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Following news of UF barring professors from testifying in a voting rights case, three political science professors have filed a lawsuit against the university for an alleged violation of their First Amendment rights.
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The University of Florida made national headlines this week after it denied the request for three professors to take side work as legal experts. The professors would have been hired to testify against Florida’s new election law. We outline the conflict.
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WUFT · GPD's 2021 gun buyback The Gainesville Police Department hosted a community gun buyback event Saturday in an effort to diminish gun violence. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., about 60 people lined up in their cars at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church each hour to sell their revolvers for …
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UPD released annual data tracking officers' responses to resistance, including instances of accidental TASER deployments.
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Officials are starting the redistricting process after the 2020 Census, and for the first time, any resident can join. The City of Gainesville is encouraging people to propose new district lines using a map-drawing tool.
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Prosecutors have filed a felony charge against an aspiring YouTube celebrity over a prank video showing him harassing University of Florida students and faculty while posing as a campus security guard. Tanner Austin Williams, 27, of Palm Coast, Florida, was charged this week in Alachua County Circuit Court with falsely …
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Suwannee County School District ran approximately half its required emergency drills in the 2020-2021 school year.
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Ken Jaeger has lived in his home on West Admiral Byrd Lane in Crystal River City for 34 years. After it rains, he can’t mow his lawn. Mark Masella lives next door to Jaeger. After it rains, he can’t walk the length of his yard. Just around the corner, a …
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