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This story completes our guide, Florida Votes 2016, a coverage of all races up to and through the Nov. 8 election.
Read More »City of Gainesville To Ban Smoking In Public Parks
The Gainesville City Commission has moved forward to draft an ordinance to ban smoking in public parks, punishable with a $25 fine.
Read More »Florida Votes 2016: Hernando County District 4 School Board
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Read More »Florida Votes 2016: Citrus County School Board District 4
Candidates Sandy Counts and Bill Murray have decades of experience in public education and more than 60 years of residency in the county between them.
Read More »Six Months Later, Defeated Gainesville City Commission Candidate Is Still Challenging His Opponent
Konish filed the suit to dispute Hayes-Santos' residential eligibility to serve as a city commissioner.
Read More »These Are The Winners of County Primary Races From Hernando to Columbia Counties
Outside of Alachua and Marion counties' primary races, voters on Tuesday chose candidates for dozens of other county-level seats.
Read More »Get To Know North Central Florida’s Democratic Delegates
The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Philadelphia Monday. Thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered to choose the party's candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Here are North Central Florida's Democratic delegates.
Read More »County Commissioners Reject Medical Marijuana Moratorium
Following nearly an hour of discussion, a 4-to-1 vote determined that Alachua County would not adopt a moratorium regarding medical marijuana dispensaries. A notice of zoning in progress and the motion to advertise a public hearing for a moratorium was presented Tuesday during an Alachua County Board of County Commissioners meeting. The …
Read More »Gainesville Woman May Have To Move After GRU Billing Increase
After not being charged for wastewater services for a year, she received a bill for $700.
Read More »Anthony Lyons Named As Gainesville’s New City Manager
The Gainesville City Commission selected Anthony Lyons as its new city manager today, bringing to an end the months-long search process that followed the November 2015 resignation of Russ Blackburn after his 10 years in the post. Lyons, who has served as interim city manager since Blackburn's resignation, was chosen from 95 initial applicants and five finalists.
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