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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: City Commission considers landscaping proposal for City Hall Plaza ponds. “The two ponds, now empty, would be replaced with grass and concrete as part of a $35,000 beautification plan under …
Read More »An annual event draws many different politicians to Alachua County
The aroma of slow-roasted pork permeates Legacy Park as guests, attendees and vendors alike make their way into one of the most important political gatherings in the state of Florida. The Alachua County Republican Executive Committee (REC) hosts the Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jean Barbeque annually. For the …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 6, 2023: Alachua County approves Archer solar array
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Alachua Chronicle: City Manager memo: GPD employees “feel as if the department is crumbling around them.” “An October 3 memorandum from Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry to Gainesville Police Chief Lonnie Scott, …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 4, 2023: Low air quality in Florida from Canadian wildfires
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: New lawsuit seeks to block DeSantis’ appointments to control city’s utility. “Members of Gainesville Resident United Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis for his appointees to the …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 28, 2023: DeSantis appoints first GRU board members
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: DeSantis appoints more Republicans to governing roles in heavily Democratic county. “The new law requires the utility’s board members must be registered voters inside the city limits, except at least …
Read More »DeSantis appoints more Republicans to governing roles in heavily Democratic county
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed the first of five new board members to oversee the troubled Gainesville Regional Utilities being taken over by the state. DeSantis installed three Republicans in a part of Florida that has been one of the rare remaining political strongholds for Democrats. The three new …
Read More »Redistricting fight teed up in federal court
TALLAHASSEE — As the state appeals a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling that a congressional redistricting plan violated the Florida Constitution, another battle about the plan is poised to play out in federal court. A three-judge panel of federal judges is scheduled next week to start hearing arguments in a …
Read More »Alachua County School Board investigating club allegedly limited to Black male students
The Alachua County School Board acknowledged at its meeting Tuesday night that it is investigating a student club at Gainesville High School that purportedly limited participation to Black male students. Superintendent Shane Andrew disclosed that a parent of one of the students who attended the club submitted a complaint to …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 20, 2023: Five million chickens dead after Hurricane Idalia
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC narrows focus of future inclusionary zoning. “Inclusionary zoning requires developers to reserve a set number of rental units for lower-income tenants, but state law requires cities or counties …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 14, 2023: State suspends controversial political ideology surveys
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Exclusive: Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities. “After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required …
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