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.
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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.
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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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WUFT News will have reporters in four locations on Saturday at 11 a.m. during the March For Our Lives events nationwide.
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Family members of prisoners and representatives of community organizations advocating for prisoners’ rights assembled in front of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) public visitors entrance Thursday morning to protest recent cancellations of weekend visitations at several state institutions.
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Florida lawmakers approved a 45 percent increase in spending for university and college construction and maintenance for the 2018-19 academic year, totaling $487 million. The largest project on the list is $50 million for a data-science and information-technology building at the University of Florida.
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Florida State University has partially lifted its suspension on fraternities and sororities, but a ban on alcohol and social functions remains in place.
Read More »A U.S. House tax-overhaul plan would have made graduate students pay federal income taxes on tuition charges that get waived in exchange for duties like research and teaching. The U.S. Senate did not include the provision in its tax legislation.
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A group of organizations has joined together to push for the University of Florida to offer free feminine hygiene products in more places than just its Women's Clinic.
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Alcohol-related deaths have in the past been a problem for UF, too, a former president of the university said, and it has been working for several years to prevent them.
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