Florida officials are recommending that the state's antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review confirmed what had long been known: a broken system full of glitches that was incapable of handling the unprecedented deluge of jobless claims spawned by the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »Parents Can Still Enroll Their Children In Alachua County Head Start Program
Alachua County has enough funds through the federal Head Start program to provide early childhood education services for 561 children and families. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program is only at 58% capacity.
Read More »Florida Board Of Governors Plan For The Post-Pandemic World At State Universities
The next Florida Board of Governors Meeting will be held on March 23.
Read More »Fact Check: Poe Delivers 2021 State Of The City Address
WUFT News fact checked some of the statements the city included in the address.
Read More »Mayor Poe Delivers Gainesville’s First Virtual State Of The City Address
Assisted by several key city leaders and partners, the mayor sought to list what he said were the city’s accomplishments in 2020 and to introduce its new goals for this year.
Read More »Traffic Changes Planned To Make University Avenue Safer For Pedestrians
After multiple pedestrian deaths in recent weeks along West University Avenue, the regional transportation planning group at a Monday meeting proposed installing additional traffic signals, well-lit crosswalks and temporary speed tables to slow down cars.
Read More »UF Health Surgeons Save ICU Nurse With COVID-19 Through Double-Lung Transplant
UF Health surgeons have successfully performed over ten lung transplants on COVID-19 patients throughout the past year.
Read More »UF Center For Smell And Taste Receives Funding To Study Smell-Test COVID-19 Screening
The UF Center For Smell And Taste just received funding for a study to determine whether or not a smell-test would be accurate to screen for COVID-19.
Read More »Florida Governor Accused Of ‘Playing Politics’ With COVID-19 Vaccine
DeSantis became testy when questioned by reporters at a vaccination event near Lakewood Ranch, an upscale community on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Read More »High-Risk Veterans Under 65 Qualify For COVID-19 Vaccine
High-risk veterans under 65 now qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine according to a press release issued on Wednesday from the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.
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