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In the month prior to the 2018 statewide election in Florida, WUFT questioned candidates running for office at the federal, state and county levels.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Hear From Those On The Alachua County Ballot
Know Your 2018 Candidates: Florida State Senate, District 8
Three candidates are running to represent Alachua, Putnam and Marion counties in the state Senate.
Read More »What The GRU Referendum Holds For The Fate Of East Gainesville Residents
The GRU Authority referendum on the November ballot will allow Gainesville residents to vote on whether GRU’s governing authority should be transferred to an independent board appointed by the city commission.
Read More »Turnout Lessons Learned From Florida’s 2018 Primary Ahead Of The General Election
Florida is no stranger to high-stakes, high-profile elections.
Read More »See Coverage Of Florida’s 2018 Primary Election Results
From gubernatorial party nominations all the way down to school board and mayor's races, we have you covered for Florida's primary.
Read More »Parkland Students Lead Protests In Gainesville
Organized protests took place simultaneously outside of the offices of state Sen. Keith Perry, state Rep. Chuck Clemons and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho.
Read More »Significant Arts Funding Cuts Affecting Local Organizations
Arts funding across Florida has been significantly cut from the 2018-19 state budget, and some organizations in Alachua County are seeing up to 80 percent reductions in grants in comparison to the previous year.
Read More »The 2018 Federal And State Candidates Who Have Qualified In WUFT’s Coverage Area
Voters have the opportunity to choose new local, state, and federal representation in the Aug 28. primary and midterm election on Nov. 6, 2018.
Read More »Charles Goston Files To Run For State Senate Seat
He filed paperwork Thursday to challenge state Sen. Keith Perry's District 8 seat in the November election.
Read More »Which North Central Florida Lawmakers’ 2018 Bills Are Now Law?
A list of the laws and projects that legislators representing local counties were able to get through the Florida legislature in 2018.
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