WUFT News News and Public Media for North Central Florida from the University of Florida in Gainesville
Prior to the national requirements, local hospitals have taken different approaches to mask and vaccine mandates.
Read More »Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Impacts Local Hospitals And Clinics
Biden Announces He Will End America’s Longest War In Afghanistan
The United States will withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Biden will announce on Wednesday, turning the page on a conflict that has cost trillions of dollars and the lives of more than 2,300 American troops.
Read More »Here’s How Veterans In North Florida And South Georgia Are Getting A COVID-19 Vaccine Through The VA
Veterans may schedule an appointment by calling 352-548-6000 ext. 103755.
Read More »Florida Budget Discussion Begins With House, Senate Plans About $2B Apart
While the state expects a $10 billion lift from federal coronavirus relief funds, how to use that money remains under debate.
Read More »April 5: The Day All Floridians 18 And Older Can Get A COVID-19 Vaccine, DeSantis Says
Starting March 29, the eligibility requirement for getting the vaccine will drop from 50 to 40, the governor said in a news release. The age requirement dropped from 60 to 50 on Monday.
Read More »Bill Would Require Political Bias Surveys In Florida Universities, Allow Students To Record Professors’ Lectures
Republican lawmakers are backing bills that would require students and faculty at Florida’s public universities to complete yearly surveys to identify political bias inside college classrooms. It would also allow students to record their professors during lectures. The bills would measure whether college instructors – widely perceived as skewing left …
Read More »New Way Of Living: Florida College Students Reflect On Anniversary Of Pandemic Campus Shutdown
Lost lives. Lost jobs. Lost classrooms. Lost opportunities. Lost time with families. A lost year.
Read More »With Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period Underway, Insurance Agents In Alachua County Say Engagement Is Slow
Alachua County insurance agents are on a mission to help residents get insured as a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act is underway.
Read More »Updates To PPP Loans Aim to Reach Businesses With 20 Employees Or Less
Alyssa Brown, vice president of public policy for the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce, said in the first rounds of PPP loans, 3,700 businesses in Alachua County received them, totaling about $267 million in funding and helping to save thousands of jobs.
Read More »Biden’s Pick For Attorney General, Merrick Garland, Set For Confirmation Hearing
President Biden's pick for attorney general, Merrick Garland, plans to tell senators at his confirmation hearing Monday that leading the Justice Department would be the "culmination" of his career.
Read More »