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Alachua County and Gainesville officials have continued to promote and encourage residents to fill out the census, in spite of the obstacles of COVID-19.
Read More »Despite COVID-19 Hurdles, Alachua County Exceeds Its 2010 Census Self-Response Rate
One Mill Ballot Renewal Critical To Alachua County Public Schools’ Success, Superintendent Says
Because of COVID-19, Alachua County Public Schools may lose more than $16 million in funding this school year.
Read More »Families Adapt Parenting Styles To Pandemic Circumstances
It's an experiment that's played out around the world in the past six months, including in Gainesville.
Read More »Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
Read More »Florida Jobless Claims Down, As Companies Face Continued Problems
Florida continues to see a steady decline in first-time unemployment claims, even as several large hospitality and entertainment companies have extended and imposed large-scale layoffs because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Job Placement Organizations Adapt To Escalating Demand For Services
COVID-19 has created a unique challenge to traditional methods of assisting job-seekers.
Read More »Drinking In Florida Bars And Breweries Returns Next Week
Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears announced Thursday he was rescinding an emergency order that prevented onsite consumption of alcohol at bars amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »DeSantis Vetoes Controversial Vaping Bill
TALLAHASSEE — Saying the proposal would have driven Floridians “to the hazardous black market,” Gov. Ron DeSantis late Tuesday vetoed a measure that would have banned the sale of nearly all flavored electronic-cigarette products and raised the state’s smoking age from 18 to 21. Attorney General Ashley Moody, Senate President …
Read More »Florida’s Economic Opportunity Chief Resigns Amid Jobs Woes
Ken Lawson said in his resignation letter that he was leaving his post "in the spirit of turning the page and moving forward."
Read More »More Floridians Are Unemployed Because Of COVID-19, Scammers Are Trying To Take Advantage
Within Florida, the state Attorney General's Office has since March issued more than a dozen alerts to help Floridians avoid COVID-19-related scams.
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