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After an unusually stormy start to the Florida summer, the Horse Protection Association of Florida is seeking temporary foster homes for some of the horses until their flooded pastures dry up.
Read More »Micanopy Farm Seeks Foster Homes For Horses
Lawmakers Barred From Child Migrant Facility In Florida
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson accused the Trump administration of a "cover-up" after officials denied him entry Tuesday to a detention center for migrant children in South Florida where he had hoped to survey living conditions.
Read More »40 Florida Ex-Felons Get Civil Rights Restored At Clemency Board Meeting
Florida's Executive Clemency Board resumed restoration of civil rights hearings Thursday despite an ongoing legal battle over the process.
Read More »Melrose Residents Seeking No-Wake Ordinance In Midst Of Hurricane Season
Still dealing with damage from Hurrican Irma, residents around Lake Santa Fe are asking for a no-wake ordinance along the edge of the lake.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville Leaders Discuss Controversy Over Gainesville Traffic Stop
Alachua County commission and Gainesville city commission discussed an incident that happened Wednesday morning with an 18-year-old driver.
Read More »Restoration Begins For Private Cemeteries Affected By Hurricane Irma
It has been nine months since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, and yet some Alachua County residents are still picking up the pieces of its devastation.
Read More »Judge To Review School Shooting Suspect’s 12-hour Interview
A judge will review a 12-hour video interrogation of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz people before deciding which parts should be publicly released.
Read More »ACLC Advocates On Behalf of OPS Workers Before UF Board of Trustees
While noting a lack of wage increases, and seeking greater Social Security contributions and paid leave, the OPS employees’ main complaint was being treated as temporary workers despite working full time.
Read More »SWAG Reveals The CHILD Center For Early Learning
The CHILD Center, located just down the street from the SWAG Family Resource Center, will be a place where residents can bring children zero to five years old for affordable preschool and childcare.
Read More »Other States Back Scott On Felons’ Voting Rights
A U.S. district judge ruled that Florida's system of restoring felons' voting rights is unconstitutional. Eight states are supporting Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet in their appeal of that ruling.
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