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Read More »The Point, March 3, 2020: Florida’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, How To Help Stop Its Spread, And About Those Bats
UF students in Italy also had to return to the U.S. and be quarantined.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 28, 2020: Alachua County Public Schools Work To Improve Chronic Absenteeism Rate
The chronically absent rate in the same school year in Alachua County was 11.6%, a third of a percentage point higher than the state average.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 26, 2020: Gainesville Airbnb Hosts Are Starting To Pay County Taxes — Just Like Bed And Breakfast And Hotel Owners
It remains to be decided which school Robert Cecil, an English teacher from Buchholz High School, will be transferred to as part of his punishment for using a racial slur in his classroom.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 24, 2020: Florida Legislature Works To Ban Shark Fin Sales
One of the bills' sponsors said Florida should have no part in the fin industry.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 20, 2020: U.S. Court Of Appeals Finds Unconstitutional Florida’s ‘Fines And Fees’ Voting Limitation
The decision still leaves it unclear who among Florida’s felons will be allowed to vote in this year’s presidential election.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 18, 2020: Florida Legislature Moves Toward A Ban On Organ Transplant Discrimination
The idea is moving toward a full vote in both the state House and Senate.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 14, 2020: Florida Legislature Looks At Statewide Regulation Of Vape Shops
A state House bill wants vape shops to be permitted and regulated by the state.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 12, 2020: Why The Florida Boxing Commission Lifted Its Ban On Elbow Strikes In Sanctioned Matches
The new proposal is making its way through the rulemaking process.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 10, 2020: ‘They Must’: Descendants Of Lynching Victims Explain Why Alachua County’s Reckoning Is Necessary
At a church on Friday, community leaders held a service to mark one of the county's worst eras.
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