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Students and those attempting to work from home face hardships related to internet speed and access during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »‘I’m Definitely More Stressed’: Internet Issues Create Hardship For People Working, Learning From Home
The Point, April 23, 2020: Reopen Florida Task Force Holds Second Meeting
Members of the task force discussed hospitality and tourism, education and utilities.
Read More »The Point, April 21, 2020: Gov. Ron DeSantis Assembles ‘Re-Open Florida Task Force’
On Friday, the task force will brief the governor on how to resume Florida's economy.
Read More »Alachua County Charter Review Commission Continues to Review Voter Proposals
The county commission every 10 years appoints a charter review panel to solicit and evaluate proposals from residents for amending the county’s governing document.
Read More »The Point, April 19, 2020: Florida K-12 Students Will Continue Learning Remotely Through May
The governor says they won't return to physical classrooms this school year.
Read More »The Point, April 17, 2020: Gov. Ron DeSantis To Roll Out State Economic Plan Next Week
The plan will consist of “silos.”
Read More »‘I Feel The Difference In My Body’: Meat Alternatives Increasingly Consumed Amid Pandemic
Last month, a Nielsen report found that around the peak of the coronavirus on March 14, vegan meat sales increased by 279.8% compared to the year before.
Read More »The Point, April 15, 2020: The Drone Company That Now Makes Masks
Altavian has made the switch.
Read More »The Point, April 13, 2020: Hear From The Doctor Behind UF’s Open Source Ventilator
Dr. Samsun Lampotang is a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Florida.
Read More »The Point, April 9, 2020: Florida’s Rural Counties Feel The Impact Of COVID-19
It's not just a crisis in urban areas.
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