New evidence emerged Friday raising more questions about the legal residency of a Republican who won election this week to the state House in South Florida as his Democratic rival filed an official complaint with the Florida Ethics Commission. A letter dated June 19 the Florida Division of Elections mailed …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: Commissioners approve plan for Thelma A. Boltin Center in split vote. “In a 4 to 3 vote, the Gainesville City Commission approved a $1.5 million plan to renovate the Thelma A. …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: First digital Black Heritage Trail Map for Alachua County hopes to secure phase two funding. “The digital map will launch by early December this year along with a complete renovation …
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pitched a $114.4 billion budget for next fiscal year that includes a variety of tax cuts and spending on such things as teacher salary increases and police recruitment bonuses. Dubbed the “Focus on Florida’s Future Budget,” the proposal asks lawmakers for an additional $5 million …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: LGBTQ book that was put back on shelf removed again after new challenges. “The Alachua County school district has removed the same LGBTQ book it had previously put back into …
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A well-funded Republican lawyer won a closer-than-expected election Tuesday to Florida’s House in a heavily leaning GOP district in South Florida, amid questions about the lawmaker-elect’s residency. Michael David Redondo, 38, of Miami, won with 52% of the vote in the low-turnout special election for House District 118, with all …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: School district reverses decision, putting LGBTQ book back on library shelf. “The district said it now deems the complaint about the book invalid after concluding the woman who challenged it …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state’s conservative politics. …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Sheriff who can’t carry a gun? Felon runs to become Florida county’s top cop. “A long-shot candidate — one who can’t legally carry a gun and would not be …
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A long-shot candidate — one who can’t legally carry a gun and would not be qualified to work as a deputy because of his felony record — is campaigning to become Alachua County’s top law enforcement official despite questions over whether his candidacy is even lawful. Tyrone Randy Johnson Jr., …
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