The Florida Senate wants to boost higher-education funding by hundreds of millions of dollars next year, with more money going to student financial aid, Bright Futures merit scholarships and need-based assistance.
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Chairman of the Alachua County School Board Robert Hyatt penned a letter to Mayor Lauren Poe Monday detailing all the ways Gainesville Regional Utilities' possible purchase of Gainesville Renewable Energy Center could negatively affect public schools.
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Fifteen men, three of which are University of Florida students, were arrested in the span of five days during an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force operation.
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First Magnitude and the Florida Museum of Natural History have partnered to create a limited-edition craft beer to raise money for the Miami blue butterfly.
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A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman's employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court.
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A recently released list of counties that do not comply with ICE detainers ranked Alachua County as eighth. Alachua County Sherriff's Office says they've followed the letter of the law.
Read More »A law prohibiting the sale of liquor alongside groceries got one step close to repeal Wednesday. Two bills seek to end to a Depression-era law.
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Some backers of a renewable-energy tax break that voters approved in August contend a House proposal to carry out the constitutional amendment could slow the growth of solar energy in Florida.
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A University of Florida marketing student recently launched a coffee company in Gainesville named Cold Mountain Coffee, which sells cold-brew coffee from Colombia that is hand-delivered to Gainesville customers. Read the full story at WUFT.org.
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Gainesville Police Department announced Thursday that they are retiring their unit of horses, known as the Mounted Patrol Unit, after 20 years of serving in downtown Gainesville.
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