Lauren Dostal grew up in Orlando going to traditional and educational events to learn about and embrace her Lakota Sioux heritage. Dostal takes pride in her cultural background and community but has struggled to meet other Indigenous people during her time in Gainesville. She has struggled to find groups for …
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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.
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What Keiko Kopp’s story illustrates about pregnancy, healthcare and First Amendment rights in the state’s only prison for pregnant women.
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, heirs’ property is “the leading cause of Black involuntary land loss.” African Americans, who once owned 15 million acres, lost up to 90 % of their land from 1910-2007.
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Once, they were denied entry. On Wednesday, they were honored.
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How Florida child support enforcement creates ‘a perfect storm of debt for disadvantaged parents’ and nine changes that could help them weather it.
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Commissioner Gail Johnson said she’s been working on developing this challenge since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced HB 1 as his first priority back in September of last year. She was joined in her vote to sue by Commissioners David Arreola, Desmon Duncan-Walker and Mayor Lauren Poe.
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Gainesville would be the first city in Florida to sue.
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Recordings provide a rare, detailed look at the inner workings of a modern klan cell and a domestic terrorism probe.
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In December of 2016, Mayor Lauren Poe proclaimed Gainesville a "Welcoming City" — Florida's first. But when criteria was developed the next year for cities to become certified as welcoming, local immigration advocates discovered the city was far from meeting them.
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