Residents of District 9 will choose between Republican Sen. Keith Perry and Democrat Rodney Long to represent them in the state Legislature in the upcoming election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here is what voters need to know about the candidates and their viewpoints before they head to the polls.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 28, 2022: UF faculty vote ‘no confidence’ on Sasse
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF Faculty Senate approves vote of no confidence in presidential selection process. “After two-and-a-half hours of debate, the Senate voted, 72-16, to approve the resolution drafted last week following faculty’s …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 26, 2022: Gainesville mayoral candidates trade barbs during debate
Ed Bielarski and Harvey Ward argued over different aspects of the city's policies during the one-hour event Tuesday night.
Read More »Gainesville residents react to mayoral candidates’ debate
Some attendees at the Gainesville mayoral debate Tuesday night said they came away with a clearer picture of who they will vote for by Nov. 8. Others said they needed to hear the debate again.
Read More »Gainesville mayoral candidates Harvey Ward and Ed Bielarski spar in an acrimonious debate
Between the two candidates, fruitful communication and healthy civil discourse was often degraded by accusatorial grandstanding as the election nears on Nov. 8.
Read More »UK’s Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority. Making a hastily scheduled statement outside her 10 Downing Street office, Truss acknowledged …
Read More »Meet the Candidates Running for Hernando County School Board District 1
Incumbent Kay Hatch and Mark Johnson are competing to gain a seat on Hernando County's school board in District 1.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 13, 2022: The lawmaker who helped change Florida’s university president searches reacts to UF’s process
State Sen. Jeff Brandes says the school's move to name a single finalist wasn't what he intended.
Read More »Rock revetment project underway to restore Flagler Beach shoreline after Hurricane Ian
Florida Department of Transportation crews began rock and sand revetment Wednesday on the shoreline along State Road A1A as part of its emergency recovery effort after Tropical Storm Ian ravaged the state’s Atlantic coast. Rock revetment absorbs energy from incoming waves and prevents damage from coastal erosion by layering stone and sand on shorelines to create a barrier between the ocean and the shore. FDOT crews will use coquina rock between South 9th Street and South 23rd Street to return the beach’s shoreline to its pre-storm conditions. The crews will work during the day, and the project is estimated to take about two weeks to complete. FDOT asks pedestrians and motorists to use caution and obey traffic signs directing them through the work area.
Read More »League of Women Voters and Bob Graham Center host candidate forum for 2022 General Election
Candidates facing voters in less than a month discussed a variety of issues spanning from housing to healthcare on Sunday.
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