The second annual “Journey to Juneteenth '' celebration organized by the City of Gainesville inaugurated with a commemoration of emancipation in Florida.
Read More »Prosecutors believe that he scammed at least 21 women across eight states and amassed over $750,000 through years of schemes.
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The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday voted to accept funding recommendations for allocating millions of federal dollars for local nonprofit organizations. The Community Foundation of North Central Florida’s board of directors evaluation team provided the recommendations to the commission. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which President Joe …
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people.
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The Florida Senate on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill that would restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and the measure now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it. The Parental Rights in Education bill – what critics have labeled the “Don’t …
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While the state expects a $10 billion lift from federal coronavirus relief funds, how to use that money remains under debate.
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Republican lawmakers are backing bills that would require students and faculty at Florida’s public universities to complete yearly surveys to identify political bias inside college classrooms. It would also allow students to record their professors during lectures. The bills would measure whether college instructors – widely perceived as skewing left …
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Lost lives. Lost jobs. Lost classrooms. Lost opportunities. Lost time with families. A lost year.
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