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Read More »The Point, June 22, 2022: Florida Law Targeting Social Media Giants Could Be Headed To U.S. Supreme Court
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF students express frustration due to ongoing construction projects and campus closures. “UF’s Director of Construction Frank Javaheri said that UF currently has $1 billion worth of projects. Some are …
Read More »Planning commission recommends approval of Meadowbrook Golf Course driving range, despite neighbors’ objections
Course owner Chris Marcum says a Topgolf-style range that could stay open regardless of flooding events is the only way Meadowbrook can be profitable.
Read More »The Point, June 15, 2022: Remembering the rapid legislative changes that followed the Parkland shooting
NPR notes the quick unison that occurred in Tallahassee in 2018.
Read More »The Point, June 10, 2022: The tale of these two Florida cemeteries illustrates the problem of abandoned Black cemeteries
In Panama City, the histories of each are very different.
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.
Read More »The Point, May 16, 2022: Gainesville pro-choice rally was among the hundreds held nationwide this weekend
Hundreds of local protesters pushed back against the impending U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Read More »The Point, May 12, 2022: A nearly $1 billion settlement is reached in the Surfside lawsuit
The payments stem from the June 2021 collapse of a condo building.
Read More »The Point, May 9, 2022: Gainesville home prices are up more than 10% from a year ago
Here's what it means for sellers and first-time buyers.
Read More »The Point, April 28, 2022: UF fired its soccer coach after one season
Nearly a dozen players quit the program this past year.
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