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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Voter clarity on Gainesville’s Complete Streets program still evolving post-election. “Gainesville’s Vision Zero program, a part of the national Complete Streets movement, was introduced to the city commission in 2018, …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 29, 2022: Gainesville City Commission struggles to fill officer positions
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville City Commission struggles to fill officer positions. “The Gainesville City Commission currently has five of its six charter officer positions vacant.” • Gainesville Sun ($): Gainesville police investigating fatal …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 18, 2022: Emerging Artist Program debuts in Gainesville with eye on diversifying arts festival
City employee Chelsea Carnes developed the program.
Read More »Speaker Pelosi says she will step down as party leader after two decades at the top
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement paves the way for a new generation of Democratic lawmakers to fill the leadership ranks.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 15, 2022: New legislation causes school bathroom rule confusion
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Gainesville Sun ($): New legislation has caused confusion among school officials on rules for bathrooms. “The Alachua County school district is in the midst of reviewing its LGBTQ critical support guide to …
Read More »Kat Cammack’s reelection push culminates in illuminated celebration
Rep. Kat Cammack’s re-election watch party was certainly that: a party.
Read More »Keith Perry wins District 9 Senate race with commanding majority over Rodney Long
Republican Keith Perry came out on top Tuesday night in the District 9 Senate race, garnering approximately 65% of the vote. After the Associated Press called the race, the outgoing District 8 senator thanked his team and his voters for supporting the campaign and, above all, single-member districting. “I can’t …
Read More »See who won Florida’s 2022 state House and Senate seats
Florida House Yvonne Hayes Hinson vs. Hollye Merton Winning close to two-thirds of the vote, Yvonne Hayes Hinson glided into her second term as a state House representative, this time for District 21. In keeping incumbent Yvonne Hayes Hinson, a majority of voters chose to advocate for more liberal policies, …
Read More »Marion McCray remains the incumbent in the District 3 school board for Lafayette County
The race between McCray and McCray in Lafayette County was finally decided Tuesday. McCray has won. That would be Marion McCray, the incumbent of the Lafayette County District 3 School Board. She triumphed against her opponent, Mary Anne McCray – the two being sisters-in-law. The results showed that Marion McCray …
Read More »A Jonesville man’s story challenges the logic of Florida’s process to award a marijuana license to a Black farmer
It highlights a paradox: To win a license intended to remedy historic inequalities in wealth and access, you might need to be rich and well-connected.
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