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The new boundaries could tip results more in favor of Republican candidates.
Read More »The Point, July 15, 2022: Ahead of midterm election, legal battle continues over 2021 Florida law
A federal judge previously ruled the law was unconstitutional.
Read More »The Point, July 6, 2022: Florida’s 15-week abortion ban is back in place after a judge blocked it
The state attorney general quickly appealed, and the judge's ruling was reversed.
Read More »Florida higher education union decries new ‘anti-WOKE’ law
In the wake of an anti-WOKE legislative session distinguished by controversial education bills, one Florida union representing university faculty members is pushing back against a law going into effect July 1.
Read More »Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing
The moment was dramatic. Rioters had overrun law enforcement in the U.S. Capitol. Just 40 feet from the vice president of the United States and his team – and hearing the din of the rioters – the Secret Service was hurrying to evacuate the group, into a car and out of there. …
Read More »Watch live: The Jan. 6 committee holds hearing
The House select committee on January 6 holds its first hearing on Thursday, in prime time at 8 p.m. EST, promising to weave together a narrative from the findings of its year-long probe with “previously unseen material” about the attack on the Capitol. Some committee members have teased that …
Read More »Student journalists say they’re fighting for First Amendment rights in a central Florida school
Caught by surprise by the principal and school board’s decision, co-editor in chief Skye Tiedemann and her staff did not understand why the pictures needed to be censored since reporting on what happens at school falls under the role of a student journalist.
Read More »The Point, May 24, 2022: Florida special session opens with discussion of reinsurance bill
The creation of a new program to stabilize the insurance market calls for $2 billion from the state's general fund.
Read More »Gainesville’s ‘Journey to Juneteenth’ commences with recognition of Florida Emancipation Day
The second annual “Journey to Juneteenth '' celebration organized by the City of Gainesville inaugurated with a commemoration of emancipation in Florida.
Read More »The Point, May 17, 2022: Florida has now had six million coronavirus cases
The mark comes as hospitalizations begin to rise again in the state.
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