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Under a new order draft, the use of a mask in public will become mandatory and will limit private gatherings, close golf courses and county-owned boat ramps.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Debate Whether To Order Masks Worn In Public
Stuck At Home: What Is The New Normal In The COVID-19 Era?
As the world shuts its doors to hide from COVID-19, a new sense of normalcy has emerged inside many homes.
Read More »How Florida’s Public Schools Have Been Affected By COVID-19
Public schools with failing grades will get another year to improve.
Read More »The Point, April 4, 2020: Greyhound Racing Was Already Ending In Florida. The COVID-19 Outbreak Sped It Up.
What the abrupt end has been like at one track.
Read More »State Under Pressure To Revamp Ballot Order Rules
State elections officials will have until June 1 to decide how they want to comply with a federal judge’s ruling that rejected a decades-old Florida law requiring candidates who are in the same party as the governor to appear first on the ballot.
Read More »US Appeals Court Denies Request For Reconsideration Of Amendment 4 Ruling
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office to reconsider a ruling that temporarily blocked Florida’s law requiring ex-felons to pay all outstanding fines and fees before registering to vote. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta denied the governor’s …
Read More »Florida Governor’s Coronavirus Dilemma: Health Vs. Economy
The success or failure of the Republican governor's decisions could have major consequences for the national economic recovery, not to mention the presidential election.
Read More »Gainesville Business, Residents React To Closing Of All Dine-In Options In Florida
Many dining and beverage spot owners said they were just as worried about the impact on the community as they were their own short- and long-term business viability.
Read More »DeSantis Shuts Down Restaurant Dining
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order that blocks restaurants statewide from serving food in their dining rooms.
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue, Firefighters Working To Address First Responder Suicide Rate
Gainesville Fire Rescue has taken up several measures to minimize the impact of trauma, through peer support counseling and new training programs discussing work-related stress and PTSD with firefighters and new recruits.
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