Energy comes at a much greater cost for Gainesville’s poor, from the portion of income spent on utilities to the number of days without power after Hurricane Irma. A special report on why the poor pay more, and what we can do.
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Flooding issues have persisted in certain parts of the county for years. Some residents have lost their homes to flooding multiple times.
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Paynes Prairie park officials don't have any plans to approach the mosquitoes there amid lingering Hurricane Irma flooding, which they say would be there regardless of the flooding.
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An administrative law judge will hold a multi-day hearing in January about a state move to revoke the license of a Broward County nursing home where residents died after Hurricane Irma.
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A judge has ruled there is not an immediate danger that gives Florida Gov. Rick Scott the authority to order nursing homes to install generators.
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Areas along NW 98th Street and other nearby neighborhoods dealt with flooding from Irma last month. However, this isn’t a new issue. There have been many other instances of flooding. One of the major ones was in 2004 when multiple hurricanes impacted Gainesville. After Irma hit, Meadowbrook residents spoke with the Meadowbrook Homeowner’s Association board about forming a steering committee to talk about the flooding problems in the area.
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This week on The Point podcast, a story from Florida's death chamber, a lesson on the First Amendment and university campuses, and the scene at Lochloosa Lake after Hurricane Irma hit. Find it at WUFT.org.
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Local Jewish organizations and law enforcement have held several meetings to prepare for white nationalist Richard Spencer's Oct. 19 visit to the University of Florida.
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In a Q&A with WUFT News, University of Florida associate history professor Paul Ortiz conveyed his thoughts on Richard Spencer’s upcoming appearance at UF, his ideology and the dangers of his views.
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More than three weeks after Hurricane Irma some residents in Columbia County are still dealing with flooding from the Santa Fe River.
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