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The state Department of Agriculture will continue to work to help farmers that have been affected by COVID-19.
Read More »How Florida Agriculture Has Been Affected By COVID-19
Forced To Close Because Of COVID-19, Gyms Work Out Ways To Keep Workouts Going
As of Tuesday, March 24, Alachua Country has 37 cases of COVID-19, and Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered gyms to close statewide to help slow the virus's spread. Some local gyms are attempting to use apps and websites to reach their members in order to keep themselves afloat.
Read More »Gainesville Celebrates The Female Pioneers Of Florida At The Matheson Museum
Author and historian Peggy Macdonald spoke about some of the most notable women in Florida’s history at the Matheson History Museum on Thursday.
Read More »Federal Court Refuses To Block 17 Felons In Florida From Voting
Siding with plaintiffs, a federal appeals court has refused to put on hold a decision that bans the state from denying the right to vote to felons who are unable to pay court-ordered fees and fines.
Read More »Florida Has Two Confirmed Cases Of New Coronavirus
Florida officials tried to reassure residents Monday that the risk posed by a new strain of coronavirus remained low, despite revelations that two people had become the first in the state to test positive for the virus.
Read More »DeSantis: 2 In Florida Test Presumptively Positive For COVID-19
Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement that the cases arose in the counties of Manatee and Hillsborough.
Read More »E-Verify Divides Republican Leaders
The governor kicked off the session Tuesday by reminding lawmakers about one of his top priorities: a proposed mandate for all Florida employers to use the federal government’s E-Verify system to check new hires to make sure they are not undocumented immigrants.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
Read More »Marion County Requests $750,000 For State Veterans’ Nursing home
Along with the potential state veterans’ nursing home, Ocala is getting a new Veterans Affairs clinic.
Read More »Multiple People Stabbed In Tallahassee, Suspect In Custody
The Latest on stabbings at a business in Tallahassee, Florida: 1:05 p.m. Authorities in Florida’s capital city say a man suspected of stabbing five people at a construction supplies business was an employee who had been asked to leave work because of an incident with co-workers. Interim Tallahassee Police Chief …
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