A recent analysis conducted by the University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information concluded that federal labor laws make it illegal for employers to forbid workers from talking to reporters.
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About 100 people joined city commissioners Wednesday evening to strategize ways to make housing more affordable throughout the city.
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The Alachua County Farmers Market provides producers from the area with a centralized venue to sell their goods gives the community an alternative option to buy locally grown and produced products.
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Gainesville is now the second city in Florida to do this — the first being Coral Gables. Gainesville's ban takes effect Aug. 1.
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Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos has throughout 2018 driven the effort for “zero waste” Gainesville.
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Black residents represent 70.8 percent of the county’s inmates despite comprising about 20 percent of the general population, a study found.
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Gigi Simmons is a lifelong resident of the Porters community in east Gainesville, and as of May 17, she is the newest city commissioner to represent District 1 on the commission. Representing an area of Gainesville with some of the highest levels of poverty, Simmons began her tenure as commissioner …
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The Gainesville City Commission has adopted an initiative aiming for a 75 percent recycling rate by 2020, 90 percent by 2030 and “zero waste” by 2040.
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The closures will result in a total of nearly 5,000 job cuts nationally, according to Macy's press releases. The seven Macy's locations that were closed in Florida have impacted over 500 employees.
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Santa Fe College is seeking to expand its technical programs into a $24 million Institute of Technology and Manufacturing on its main campus with funding help from House Bill 3441, which would provide $1 million to plan and design the institute.
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