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The proposed legislation offers amnesty to the first person who makes a 911 call in a hazing emergency.
Read More »Proposed Florida Bill Would Protect Students From Hazing Deaths
University of Florida Students Put a Literature Case to Trial
Attempting to have his students read the material and write exceptional papers, attorney and UF instructor Bernard O’Donnell facilitates a mock criminal trial to give life to literary criminal cases in an actual courtroom.
Read More »Bills Would Prohibit Florida Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat
A pair of controversial bills introduced in the Florida Legislature aim to ban women from attaining an abortion when a fetus’ heartbeat is detected. The “heartbeat bill,” as it is commonly known, seeks to ban abortions at the time when a fetus' heartbeat can be detected with a vaginal ultrasound. That can be as early as 5 1/2 to 6 weeks after gestation.
Read More »Gov. DeSantis Rolls Out $91.3 Billion Budget Focused On Environment And Education
Newly elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis presented his proposed budget today, offering a guideline to state legislators as they gear up for the legislative session that begins March 5. The Legislature must approved a budget before convening.
Read More »Florida’s Political Leaders Discuss 2019 Session Priorities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed a continued freeze on tuition rates at Florida’s public universities Tuesday at the state Capitol’s series of legislative press conferences.
Read More »Florida Youth Voter Turnout Increases With New Early Voting Sites
Sporting a baseball cap and a Florida Gators hoodie, Matthew Hunter walked into the University of Florida’s J. Wayne Reitz Union on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, excited to vote for the first time. His heart sank just a bit when he first saw the line of others waiting to vote …
Read More »What Led The Alachua County School District To Install Water Filters To Prevent Lead Contamination
Records show Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) began installing filters in August, having purchased 1,300 filters for its 36 public schools.
Read More »Michael Upgraded To Category 4 ‘Major’ Hurricane As It Approaches Florida Panhandle
The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More »Will UF Become Early Voting Site? Attorneys Argue Before Federal Judge
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker gave no indication how he would rule after hearing nearly three hours of arguments Monday in the case, which involves the state’s position about early voting locations at the University of Florida and Florida State University.
Read More »Florida’s Direct-Support Organizations Sidestep Public Records Laws
Florida is one of the few states that exempts university groups like the University Athletic Association and UF Foundation from public records laws. Their DSO classification identifies them as a private, incorporated businesses, separating them from the universities they serve.
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