A contractor and director at a real estate firm emailed city commissioners and said he hoped they would be assaulted over a controversial plan to allow construction of multifamily housing in residential neighborhoods, police said. Police on Monday arrested Terry Lyle Martin-Back, 68, of Gainesville at his home outside the …
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Over a million Americans have died in the past two-and-a-half years from the coronavirus.
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Florida voters made their picks Tuesday in the primary election.
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Harvey Ward and Ed Bielarski are headed to a runoff in the November general election after emerging as the two top candidates for Gainesville mayor in Tuesday's primary.
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Incumbent County Commission Chair Marihelen Wheeler defeated fellow Democrat Charlie Jackson in Tuesday's primary to advance to the November election.
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The zoning change replaces the current single-family zoning with a new “neighborhood residential” category that allows property owners to build up to four units in a building.
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State data show over 1,000 instances of the problem in the past five years.
Read More »The Point, July 27, 2022: Florida’s new congressional districts could help sway fall election outcomes
The new boundaries could tip results more in favor of Republican candidates.
Read More »The Point, July 25, 2022: Today is the deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation in Florida
The state's primary election is just under a month away.
Read More »What you need to know about voting in Alachua County’s upcoming primary election
The voter registration and party affiliation change deadline for the primary is July 25.
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