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TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters will get a chance to decide in November whether 13 is a lucky or unlucky number. The state Constitution Revision Commission, which meets every 20 years, finished its work Monday night after approving eight proposed constitutional amendments for the Nov. 6 general-election ballot. Those eight proposals …
Read More »Families Oppose Florida Department Of Corrections Proposal To Change Visitation Schedule
Over one hundred people filled the courtroom of the Capital Circle Office Center in Tallahassee to take turns in front of the podium and beseech FDC officials not to put further restrictions on the number of hours they can visit inmates in prison.
Read More »GPD to Rewrite Policy on Reporting Undocumented Immigrants to ICE
The Gainesville Police Department said on Tuesday it will rewrite its policy of reporting undocumented immigrants to federal immigration officials.
Read More »GPD Recaps 2017 Department Progress In Town Hall
Gainesville Police Department Chief of Police, Tony Jones, discussed crime statistics, personnel recruiting and progress with disproportionate minority contact efforts in a town hall Tuesday.
Read More »‘There’s So Much More To Come’: UF Students Energized After D.C. ‘March For Our Lives’
University of Florida freshman Alyson Moriarty is also ready to make her voice heard in the #NeverAgain movement. She says instead of grieving, she decided to take action.
Read More »Putnam Sheriff’s Office Arrests 14 In Child Sex Sting
Putnam County Sheriffs Office arrests fourteen men in "Operation Be Mine."
Read More »Will Gov. Rick Scott Sign Legislature’s Compromise On Guns?
All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he'll sign the Florida legislature's narrowly approved response to last month's high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn't what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.
Read More »13 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Filmed in North Central (and Other Areas) of Florida
With the Oscars right around the corner, many of us are thinking about movies we love. While viewing this year’s Best Picture nominations may be the best way for some to prep for Sunday’s Oscar telecast, some film fans may simply choose to re-watch their definition of classics. It may …
Read More »Parkland Shooting Town Hall: Rubio On The Defensive on Gun Control
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive in Sunrise Wednesday by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school.
Read More »UF Community Members “Choose Love” At Candlelight Vigil
UF students Fennzia Guerrier and Christyna Conway, who met while attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., led a candlelight vigil on the UF campus in honor of the 17 victims who died in the school shooting.
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