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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 »Rodney J. Long Becomes First Challenger For District 8 Florida Senate Seat
Groups Rally In Orlando As Anti-Riot Bill ‘HB 1’ Passes Florida House
As House Bill 1 “Combating Public Disorder” passed the Florida House of Representatives Friday, activist groups rallied in Orlando to protest the legislation.
Read More »Facebook Streamers, Lectern Stealers: These Floridians Are Facing Charges In Capitol Siege
Weeks later, twenty-three Floridians have been charged in the Jan. 6 raid on the Capitol, representing nearly one-in-10 of the total.
Read More »A New Bill Could Change The Way Florida Handles Children’s Mental Health
If passed, the proposed bill would require the parents or legal guardians of students institutionalized under the Baker Act to be notified prior to the student’s transportation to a receiving facility. If the student’s parent or guardian is unable to be reached, law enforcement agents are advised to proceed as usual.
Read More »Book Distribution Program Could Combat Florida’s Literacy Shortcomings
If passed, a bill creating Florida's first statewide book distribution program would allow school districts to provide books to K-5 students reading below grade level.
Read More »Florida Lawmakers Propose Body Camera Pilot Program For Lowell Correctional Officers
Yvonne Hinson recently proposed a state house bill to push for use of body cameras at Lowell Correctional Institution.
Read More »Police: Former Florida Lawmaker Arrested In Haiti On Weapons Charge
A police official in the coastal community of Miragoâne, who declined to be identified, said former Rep. Al Jacquet, 40, D-Palm Beach, was in custody on a charge of illegal possession of a weapon.
Read More »State Rep. Chuck Clemons Promises To File Bill Pushing For Creation Of Springs County
The new county boundaries would stretch from the Gilchrist County-Alachua County border east to West 34th Street in Gainesville.
Read More »‘Campus Carry’ Issue For Florida Colleges and Universities Re-Emerges For 2021 Legislative Session
A long-debated proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on Florida college and university campuses was filed Monday for consideration during the 2021 legislative session.
Read More »Florida’s State GOP Leaders Consider Climate Change Plans
New Republican leaders of the Florida House and Senate expressed a desire Tuesday to establish work programs that would address the increased impacts of rising sea levels in coastal communities.
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