University of Florida President Kent Fuchs announced his support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals following the Trump administration's Tuesday announcement to end the program. “The DACA program and our 'Dreamers' add significantly to our university’s excellence in education, research and the economic impact the university has on our state," Fuchs said in a statement.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system, in relation to an ongoing dispute between the state and Georgia over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system.
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In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
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The Sunshine State victory later helped to propel him into the White House.
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Who won and lost local and state races in Alachua and Marion Counties and how the proposed state constitution amendments faired.
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Florida voters were deciding Tuesday whether Republican Sen. Marco Rubio deserves a second term in an election that also will send at least eight new members to Congress, play a critical role in the presidential race and decide whether to broaden access to medical marijuana.
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Polls are open in Florida from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. throughout the state for Election Day. If you don't know where to go to cast your ballot, enter your address into the map to find your voting precinct.
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The cutoff for them to arrive is Election Day.
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With the marathon presidential election ready to end Tuesday, a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump remaining in a virtual tie in the critical battleground state of Florida. The poll said 46 percent of likely Florida voters support Clinton, while 45 percent support …
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Sen. Marco Rubio visited Ocala early Friday to encourage Florida voters to cast their ballots early and to discuss issues such as economic development, affordable college education and maintaining U.S. military strength..
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