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At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.
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Special Series: What Does Full Employment Look Like In America?
Many Are Replacing Disability Checks With Paychecks
The nation's disability rolls swelled during the Great Recession. But more disabled people are now finding work, and employers are more willing to make allowances, thanks to the tight job market.
Read More »With Workers Hard To Find, Immigration Crackdown Leaves Iowa Town In A Bind
Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa's low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.
Read More »2-Tiered Wages Under Fire: Workers Challenge Unequal Pay For Equal Work
For years after the Great Recession, employers were reluctant to boost wages. Now a tight labor market is giving workers the leverage they need to demand a larger slice of the nation's economic pie.
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Q&A: Jim Ross, Editor For The Ocala Star Banner
Jim Ross, editor for the Ocala Star Banner talks with WUFT-FM's Dana Hill about how he selected the essays for his book called “In Season: Stories of Discovery, Loss, Home, and Places in Between.”
Read More »Gainesville Divers Weigh In On Thai Soccer Team Rescue
Gainesville cave divers agree how dangerous and professional the rescue mission was.
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Lake City Wetlands Project One of Many Improving Springs’ Water Quality And Quantity
A former wastewater spray field in Lake City is now a 121-acre wetlands project that is part of a $100 million statewide springs restoration initiative.
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Alachua County Commission Decides To Repeal Plastic Ban After Lawsuit Threat
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Micanopy’s Tree-Lined Heritage: A Balance Between Charm And Power
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Community Brainstorms Ideas to Help Prepare for Alachua County Fertilizer Ban
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Florida Cabinet Agrees To Buy And Conserve Fish Island In St. Augustine For $6.5M
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As Planet Heats Up, Scientists Race To Save Reefs
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County Commission Agrees On Conservation Easement For Camp McConnell Property
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New Pet Ordinance May Be Gainesville’s Next Step Against Dog Bites
Ward said the city uses Alachua County code that states a maximum of 10 dogs or cats for residents.
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Alachua County Commission To Decide How To Handle Lawsuit Over ADA Compliance
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Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force Quietly Dismantled A Cocaine Ring Described As One Of Region’s Largest
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‘Just A Safe Solution’: Gainesville Police’s Gun Buyback Event Nets 143 Firearms
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Prosecution Presents Video Interview With Nelson Armas In Trial Over Hannah Brim’s Death
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First Day of Trial Begins In 2016 Hannah Brim Death Case
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Newberry Could Have A New Police Presence In 2020
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Gainesville Is The City Affected The Most By Poverty In Florida, Analysis Reports
A recent article on 247wallst.com found that Gainesville has the highest poverty rate – 30% – in Florida.
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Gainesville Residents Uncertain On City’s Quest To Build Its Own Internet Network
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Neighboring Cities, Other Entities Weigh Partnering With Gainesville To Improve Internet
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1,778-Acre Site Planned Development Could Be Rezoned As Agricultural Land
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No One Yet Knows The Gainesville Job Corps Center’s Future, But This Is Its Past
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Gainesville Hosts First Mental Health Symposium
Alachua County is one of two counties in Florida that have more than one mental health provider for every 500 residents.
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Urban Food: A Solution to Hunger?
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Secretary Post Remains Empty At Health Agency
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Fundraisers, Grants, And A Plea To Gainesville’s Mayor Haven’t Yet Saved Florida’s Only Peer Respite Organization
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Levy County To Adapt Documents For Visually Impaired Individuals
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Photo: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Makes Lift Off
This was the first mission for the company's commercial crew program, which, if successful, could soon ferry American astronauts to space in an American-made vessel for the first time since the end of NASA's shuttle program in 2011.
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Lawyers: Rapper 21 Savage Released From Immigration Custody
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What Florida’s Representatives In Congress Are Saying About The Government Shutdown
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Listen To ‘Every Vote Counts,’ A Documentary About The 2018 Election
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Alachua County Remembers Pearl Harbor After 77 Years
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Gainesville City Commission Continues With Broadband Network Analysis, Backpedals On Plastic Bag Ban
By the end of 2019, continuing to explore a municipal broadband network could cost the City of Gainesville more than half a million dollars.
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Gainesville City Commission Makes Tweaks To Current Public Comment System
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Alachua County Commission Decides To Repeal Plastic Ban After Lawsuit Threat
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Gainesville Residents Uncertain On City’s Quest To Build Its Own Internet Network
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Gainesville Residents Fear Neighborhood Impact From Four Creeks Preserve Parking Area
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UF Students, Gainesville Community Remember New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims
About 150 students, Gainesville residents and community leaders gathered around a prayer mat, listened in silence and held carnations in their hands as a University of Florida student sang. The words were meant to comfort in times of mourning.
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Alachua County’s Days For Girls Chapter Offers Sewing Classes While Helping A Worldwide Need
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In Wake Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings, UF Student Cherishes Her Faith Journey
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Israel’s Supreme Court Overturns Deportation of Former UF Student
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Soccer Fans Take In 2018 World Cup Matches From Alachua County Pubs
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Students Learn Basics Of Forensic Investigative Skills At CSI Academy Of Florida
For 15 students who graduated from the CSI Academy of Florida this summer, they learned how this could become their future workplace.
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Alachua County Struggling To Attract Teachers For Underperforming Schools In Gainesville
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Marion County’s Evergreen Elementary Gets New Operator After First Year Of “Turnaround Plan”
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Do Or Die
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Diploma Dreams Become Reality For Inmates At Graduation
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New Pet Ordinance May Be Gainesville’s Next Step Against Dog Bites
Ward said the city uses Alachua County code that states a maximum of 10 dogs or cats for residents.
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Animal Services’ Promotes ‘Sweet 16’ Tournament As Creative Adoption Incentive For Clay County
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In Florida, There’s A Growing Need To ‘Respect Your Elders,’ And That Includes Gopher Tortoises
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Vet Says Alachua County’s Irresponsible Pet Owner Ordinance Is A Good Start
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Melrose Area Dog Attacks Threaten Neighbors, Livestock
Recent Posts
The Point, July 2, 2019: The Ins And Outs Of Florida’s New Texting While Driving Law
The law took effect yesterday and still allows drivers to use their phones for navigation and phone calls while the vehicle is moving.
Read More »Gainesville Charter Review Proposes Commissioner Term Extension
Each term would last four years, and candidates could run again after taking a term off.
Read More »July 1, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
Doctors warn people to be cautious before going in the water this summer if they have an open wound after multiple people have gotten Necrotizing Fasciitis. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, July 1, 2019: The Battle Over Felon Voting Rights Restoration Continues In Florida
There's now a court challenge to a new law requiring fines and fees to first be paid.
Read More »Untold Florida: Why Is The Parking Garage Staircase At Gainesville’s VA Hospital Higher Than The Parking Levels?
This story is part of Untold Florida, a WUFT News series built from your questions.
Read More »These Are Some Of Florida’s New Laws Taking Effect In July 2019
The new laws, passed by the Legislature this spring and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, deal with issues ranging from bans on texting while driving and vaping to adding toll roads and preventing local governments from uprooting vegetable gardens.
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2019: Alachua County Leaders Want To See A Roadside Park For Fishing Within Paynes Prairie
It's currently not the safest place to fish, with cars often speeding past at 60 mph or more.
Read More »Midtown Development Moves Forward After Gainesville City Plan Board Approves Special Use Permit
The approval came with the condition that the city architect be involved in the development plan review as well as the building plan review on materials and other features of the project.
Read More »Democratic Presidential Debate, Night 2: Live Fact-Checking And Analysis
It's Night 2 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Follow NPR reporters' live analysis and fact checks of the candidates' remarks.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Want To Build A Linear Park Along U.S. 441 Through Paynes Prairie. They Need $3 Million To Make It Happen
The linear park would be a means of keeping pedestrians and anglers farther away from the busy highway.
Read More »The Point, June 27, 2019: From Property Cards To GIS: How The Property Appraiser’s Office Has Evolved During Ed Crapo’s Tenure
"When I first took office, we had a wall of file cabinets. Every filing cabinet had a little card in it for each piece of property in Alachua County."
Read More »Alachua County Property Appraiser Ed Crapo Is Retiring After 40 Years In Office. Here’s How His Job Has Changed
Crapo is the longest-serving elected official to serve as a constitutional officer in Alachua County.
Read More »Democratic Presidential Debate, Night 1: Live Fact-Checking And Analysis
It's Night 1 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Follow NPR reporters' live analysis and fact checks of the candidates' remarks.
Read More »The Point, June 26, 2019: What Questions Do You Have About Climate Change’s Effects Where You Live?
If you have specific curiosities or questions about climate change's effects on our inland area, send them to us through our "Untold Florida" project.
Read More »Young Leaders for Wild Florida Fight Against Proposed Phosphate Mines
A group of young people spoke in front of the Alachua County Commission on Tuesday in order to fight in opposition to a proposed phosphate mine in southeastern Union County and in western Bradford County. HPS Enterprises is the company behind the HPS II phosphate mining project. It is made …
Read More »The Point, June 25, 2019: Crime Increased In Alachua County In 2018, FDLE Report Shows
At least two dozen vacancies at the Gainesville Police Department are hampering its fight against crimes involving guns, leaders from the agency said last night.
Read More »Florida’s New Surgeon General Keeps UF Employment
As part of the agreement signed Thursday, Rivkees will not oversee, conduct or participate in activities related to the Division of Children’s Medical Services.
Read More »Gainesville Police, Moms Demand Action Group Discuss Increase In Gun Crimes
The Gainesville Police Department met with the Moms Demand Action Gainesville chapter Monday evening to address the increase in gun crime in the city.
Read More »The Point, June 24, 2019: ‘It Affects Everybody In Town’: Moms Demand Action Hosts Gun Violence Prevention Meeting Tonight
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »Gainesville Chapter Of Moms Demand Action Group Hosts Meeting About Gun Crime Increase
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »Micanopy Residents Await FDOT Traffic Study For Accident-Prone Intersection
A deadly intersection outside the town of Micanopy has had a makeover of safety features over the last year, but some Micanopy residents do not feel safe driving in their own town.
Read More »Newberry Draft Of City Charter Shifts Roles For Mayor, City Manager
After 10 months of work, Newberry’s Charter Review Committee completed a draft of a new charter for the city of Newberry on Monday night. The charter was last reviewed 13 years ago, and Newberry has changed a lot since then.
Read More »DeSantis Signs Budget, Vetoes $131 Million
Gov. Ron DeSantis used his line-item veto power to slash more than $131 million in proposed spending Friday as he signed a record $90.98 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Calling the package “fiscally responsible,” the freshman governor praised lawmakers for exceeding his request for spending …
Read More »June 21, 2019: News In 90
A fatal crash closed all four lanes on I-95. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, June 21, 2019: How Gainesville’s City Commission Reacted To That Broadband Internet Analysis
If the City of Gainesville is to someday become a broadband internet provider, it likely won't have done so alone.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Votes to Seek Help and More Information on Broadband Options
The commission dispatched Mayor Lauren Poe to send letters to local municipalities, the Alachua County Commission, the University of Florida and Sante Fe College, and the Alachua County School District to see if they wish to partner with the city in the effort.
Read More »Those Stickers With Nikki Fried’s Face On Florida Gas Pumps? They’re Staying For Now
The only statewide elected Democrat, Fried drew Republican ire when she started to replace stickers from when Republican Adam Putnam was the agriculture commissioner.
Read More »The Point, June 20, 2019: At Ocala’s Struggling Oakcrest Elementary, This Teacher Is The Calm Her Students Need
Haddie Peebles is among 90 or so teachers and staff who worked tirelessly this year to improve Oakcrest.
Read More »Do Or Die
A young teacher struggles to save a failing Ocala school from shutting down.
Read More »Newberry To Enter 30 Year Solar Power Agreement With Florida Municipal Power Agency
Newberry has agreed to purchase one megawatt of solar power from the Florida Municipal Power Agency, enough to power about 5% of the city's total energy consumption. Two years ago, the city was approached for a similar project by the same company, but decided against participating. This time, technological improvements and reductions in the cost of solar panels made the project much more feasible and attractive to the city.
Read More »June. 19, 2018: Morning News in 90
A confederate soldier statue has been replaced in Alachua county. All that and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Trump Rehashes Gripes, Rips ‘Radical’ Dems In 2020 Launch
The president kicks off his reelection campaign with blistering attacks at a rally in Orlando that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.
Read More »The Point, June 19, 2019: Volunteers Work To Preserve Alachua County Cemetery From The 1800s
Some of those buried within may have been former slaves.
Read More »June 18, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is preparing for the upcoming school year by urging locals to donate to their school supply drive for those in need. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Archer Cemetery Seeks Grant For Restoration And Preservation
The restoration organization for a cemetery with graves belonging to former slaves seeks out a $25,000 grant for its restoration and preservation. The University of Florida and the Archer City Commission partnered with the organization.
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