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Yesterday was the first time the buses were available for the public to ride.
Read More »Florida Wrestles With Prison Conditions, Including Emotional Trauma On Guards
Difficult experiences as a Florida correctional officer are driving serious problems in the state’s prisons: Florida can’t hire enough guards, can’t keep employed the guards it hires, copes with frequent cases of guards accused of abusing inmates and struggles to accommodate the emotional trauma that guards sometimes say they suffer behind bars.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 31, 2020: What You Should Know About Gainesville’s Plans For Self-Driving Buses
They could be available by the end of the year.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 29, 2020: With Greyhound Racing Banned, One Florida Trainer Is Losing His Paycheck And Pride
One trainer faces the end of what has become his livelihood.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 28, 2020: Talk Of Allowing Sports Gambling In Florida Resurfaces
House and Senate leaders are discussing the idea this session.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 27, 2020: Sea Level Rise Resiliency Plans Begin To Form In Jacksonville And Miami
Both cities are getting serious about being prepared for climate change's most visible effects.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Rules Judges Can Impose Death Penalty In ‘Partisan’ Decision
It will be easier for judges in Florida to impose the death penalty under a new ruling by the state’s Supreme Court.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 23, 2020: Florida Remained Top U.S. State For Shark Attacks In 2019
But the attacks were unusually low.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 21, 2020: ‘Do-It-Yourself DNA Kit’ May Have Solved a Cold Case in South Florida
The finding is related to the 1980s "Pillowcase Rapist" case.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 17, 2020: Florida Supreme Court Says Felons Must Pay All Fines In Order To Vote
State Republicans gained a major win with the Florida Supreme Court's decision.
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