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The activists say requiring monetary bail is unfair when the inmates' alleged crimes weren't dangerous or violent.
Read More »Gainesville Residents to Rally for Father’s Day Bailout
Sunday is Father’s Day, and a coalition of local community activists want to raise awareness about the plight of many families who won’t be able to celebrate the special day together.
Read More »Fight Toxic Prisons Group Holds Fourth Annual Convergence In Gainesville This Weekend
The fourth annual Fight Toxic Prisons will be in Gainesville from June 14-17. Free workshops and other events will be open to the public.
Read More »The Point, June 12, 2019: The Dollar General That Became A Library
The city of Waldo has a new library.
Read More »Waldo Celebrates Grand Opening of New Library
The city of Waldo welcomed locals to its newly renovated, 8100 square-foot branch library Saturday. The former Dollar General building was purchased four years ago and converted to replace the city's 23-year-old library.
Read More »The Point, June 10, 2019: Takeaways From The Statewide Democrats’ Gathering In Orlando
The party met this weekend to discuss strategy from the past two election cycles heading into 2020.
Read More »The Point, June 6, 2019: The Possible Impact Of Gainesville’s Budget Gap On Ratepayers And Property Owners
Proposed increases would take effect Oct. 1.
Read More »Florida Deputy Charged For Inaction During Parkland Shooting
Scot Peterson was on duty as the resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the day of the February 2018 shooting but never entered the building while bullets were flying.
Read More »The Point, June 4, 2019: What Is The Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site’s Future? No One Yet Knows
It's been almost a year since Alachua County announced it was considering the Cabot-Koppers Superfund as a possible location for the new county fairgrounds.
Read More »‘Spinning Its Wheels’: City-County Discussion Over Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site Redevelopment Stalls
The Alachua County Commission and the Gainesville City Commission held a joint meeting Monday to discuss potential development ideas for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site and the Eighth Avenue and Waldo corridor, but no plans were approved.
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