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Gov. Rick Scott wants the federal government to extend hospital funds .The panel, which met for the first time Wednesday, is beginning its work as the governor becomes increasingly antagonistic toward hospitals that receive taxpayer funds.

Voters were encouraged to take full advantage of early voting on Sunday at Gainesville’s Empowerment Sunday organized by the African American Accountability Alliance of Alachua County. Martin Luther King III attended.

In Tuesday night's election, President Barack Obama was said to have won re-election. Florida is the only state that has not been called, but politicians from the state like Bill Nelson and Corrine Brown have been named the winners of their respective races.

For Florida's Republican fifth congressional district candidate LeAnne Kolb, who has no political experience, sometimes it's a matter of quality over quantity in politics. That's why she believes she should be elected.

A law being challenged in the Florida federal court could decrease the amount of days to vote early.

The first lady spoke to the crowd about the importance of the vote in Florida this election. Listen to an audio report and read a complete recap about her visit.

Gainesville Regional Transit System has received a $9 million grant to improve maintenance facilities.  Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe and US Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff joined together this morning to announce the funding.  WUFT-FM’s Samantha Kerrigan says officials at all levels of government are excited for the opportunities …

Congress is currently negotiating ways to decrease the deficit. There is debate between parties in Congress on how to deal with the budget, and Republican Representative Daniel Webster hopes to reach a balanced budget through major cutbacks. “We’d like to see there be some substantial long term cuts to the …

Democratic Representative Corrine Brown of Florida’s third congressional district also shared her thoughts about how the debt ceiling negotiations were progressing and what may come of them. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BrownQNA.mp3]

STATE SENATOR Marco Rubio REP 2,470,224 (49.87%) Kendrick B. Meek DEM 977,868 (19.74%) Alexander Andrew Snitker LBT 23,099 (0.47%) Bernie DeCastro CPF 4,511 (0.09%) Sue Askeland NPA 14,509 (0.29%) Bruce Ray Riggs NPA 3,416 (0.07%) Bobbie Bean NPA 4,071 (0.08%) Rick Tyler NPA 6,965 (0.14%) Charlie Crist NPA 1,445,076 (29.17%) …