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He filed paperwork Thursday to challenge state Sen. Keith Perry's District 8 seat in the November election.
Read More »Charles Goston Files To Run For State Senate Seat
40 Florida Ex-Felons Get Civil Rights Restored At Clemency Board Meeting
Florida's Executive Clemency Board resumed restoration of civil rights hearings Thursday despite an ongoing legal battle over the process.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville Leaders Discuss Controversy Over Gainesville Traffic Stop
Alachua County commission and Gainesville city commission discussed an incident that happened Wednesday morning with an 18-year-old driver.
Read More »Five Questions For Brecht Heuchan
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission has finished its work and has sent eight proposals to the November general-election ballot.
Read More »Alachua County Supervisor Of Elections Registers Hawthorne Students To Vote
Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton continues her tour through the county's high schools to help register eligible students to vote in plenty of time for the August primary elections.
Read More »Gigi Simmons Beats Incumbent Charles Goston in District 1 Runoff
First-time candidate Gigi Simmons beat incumbent Charles Goston by over 400 votes in the May 1 runoff for the District 1 Gainesville City Commission seat.
Read More »Dozens of New Voters Register Ahead Of Gainesville’s District 1 Runoff
Tyra Edwards claimed six percent of the votes in March, forcing a runoff between Goston (45 percent) and Simmons (49 percent).
Read More »Here Are 8 Of The Ballot Amendments Floridians Will Vote On In 2018
TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters will get a chance to decide in November whether 13 is a lucky or unlucky number. The state Constitution Revision Commission, which meets every 20 years, finished its work Monday night after approving eight proposed constitutional amendments for the Nov. 6 general-election ballot. Those eight proposals …
Read More »Term Limits For Florida School Board Members Might Appear On The 2018 Ballot
Members of Florida county school boards may soon find themselves faced with a two-term limit as a proposed constitutional amendment makes it’s way through the Florida Constitution Review Commission this week to be voted on for placement on the November ballot.
Read More »Here’s Who Won the 2018 Alachua, Archer, and Newberry City Elections
Despite Tuesday’s consistent rain, voters in Alachua, Archer and Newberry were undeterred by the stormy weather as they showed up to the polls for the city commission elections.
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