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State Senator Keith Perry wants to require children to be in car or booster seats until age seven, raising the age requirement by one year.
Read More »Keith Perry Proposes New Age Requirement For Car And Booster Seats
Gas Supplies Get Boost As Tankers Head To Ports
Oil tankers are streaming into Florida's ports as demand for gasoline spikes with Hurricane Irma evacuees returning home.
Read More »Lawsuit or Not, Alachua County Intends To Close on $1M Purchase of Camp McConnell
Alachua County officials are planning an open house in the fall to get input on what they should do with the Camp McConnell property, which they're buying for $1 million.
Read More »Alachua County’s Legislators Talk Opioid Crisis, Budgets, Stand Your Ground Law at Santa Fe College Event
Alachua County's representation in Tallahassee voiced agreement on Wednesday night about issues like the opioid crisis and pay equity, but did not find common ground on Florida's expanded stand your ground law and the state budget process.
Read More »Vegetation, Alligators At Lochloosa Lake Have Homeowner Worried
After a 2012 drought, Alachua County's Lochaloosa Lake water levels dropped, and resident Marc Wilson noticed new vegetation taking over the shoreline. He's now wrestling with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to get it cleaned up.
Read More »State Bill Sets Up Possible Local Battle Over GRU Governance
A bill making its way through the state Legislature with good momentum would put a referendum on the Gainesville city ballot in the March 2018 elections that would create a board with authority over Gainesville Regional Utilities.
Read More »Changes To Best And Brightest Program Would Give More Educators Chance At Bonus
More Florida educators will have a chance at an annual bonus after the House Education Committee passed a measure to revamp the “Best and Brightest” bonus program in a 17-1 vote.
Read More »Lawmakers Push For Fracking Ban In Florida
A bipartisan group of lawmakers backed a proposed ban on the controversial method of drilling for oil and natural gas Tuesday.
Read More »Environmentalists Push Again For Removal Of Rodman Dam
Florida Defenders of the Environment are picking up a decades-old fight tear down the Rodman Dam to help restore the Ocklawaha River. Local anglers and businesses who rely on the premier bass fishing hole are worried about the outcome.
Read More »Roundup of 2016 Winners from 49 Contested Races In North Central Florida
This story completes our guide, Florida Votes 2016, a coverage of all races up to and through the Nov. 8 election.
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