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Newberry Mayor Jordan Marlowe said he'd take a dip in the dunk tank if 1,300 voters came out to vote; the candidates both said they would also take the plunge if they win.
Read More »Heated Newberry City Commission Race Comes To A Close
Census Results Expected This Month; Will Alachua County’s Arab Americans, College Students Be Accurately Counted?
Arab Americans in Alachua County worry their community will not be accurately counted in the results of the 2020 United States Census.
Read More »Rodney J. Long Becomes First Challenger For District 8 Florida Senate Seat
Long served two terms as a Gainesville city commissioner from 1988 to 1994, and three terms as an Alachua County commissioner from 2000 to 2011.
Read More »Lawmakers Abandon Efforts To Limit Popular Florida Scholarships For Specific College Degrees
Florida legislators reversed course on a plan that would have limited the state’s popular Bright Futures college scholarships after a public outcry and concerns by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Read More »Gainesville District 1 Voters Comment On Election Day
On the surface, Tuesday’s election was quiet; but the outspoken volunteers behind the District 1 Gainesville city commission race made their voices heard.
Read More »Familiar Faces Qualify For Newberry Elections
The list of qualified candidates for the City of Newberry's municipal election was finalized this week.
Read More »Gainesville Seeks To Reduce Low-Level Arrests By Improving Its Diversion And Deflection Program
The Gainesville Police Department is working on a program to keep individuals with minor misdemeanors away from the criminal justice system and decrease court cases.
Read More »Watch Live: Ousted Capitol Security Officials To Testify On Insurrection In First Public Hearing
When Bill Pickle reached his last day on the job as the Senate sergeant-at-arms more than a decade ago, he issued a stark warning to congressional leaders. Pickle said that the Capitol had security weaknesses that had long gone ignored by lawmakers and that this could allow an attack one …
Read More »Gigi Simmons Leads In Campaign Fundraising For Gainesville City Commission Race
The newest round of campaign finance reports for the March 16 City of Gainesville election reveal Gigi Simmons leading campaign fundraising numbers.
Read More »Nikki Fried Criticizes DeSantis Ahead Of Gubernatorial Election
TALLAHASSEE — In a possible prelude to Florida’s upcoming gubernatorial campaign, the state’s only Democrat holding statewide office took a shot at Gov. Ron DeSantis in a campaign-style video released Tuesday that cast the Republican as unempathetic amid a deadly pandemic and a loyalist to former President Donald Trump. In …
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