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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Associated Press: Ex-Florida QB Jalen Kitna agrees to plea deal that drops 5 felony child porn charges. “Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Susan Miller-Jones placed Kitna on six months’ probation for each count …
Read More »The Point, July 5, 2023: UF announces $400 million stadium renovation plans
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF to begin $400M renovation process for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. “The University Athletic Association is this month beginning the hunt for an architect suitable to undertake the task; an …
Read More »The Point, July 3, 2023: Supreme Court rules against Biden’s student loan forgiveness
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Doctor urges Fourth of July revelers to practice safety and avoid an ER visit. “Around 10,200 people were treated for fireworks-related injuries in U.S. hospital emergency departments during the 2022 …
Read More »The Point, June 30, 2023: Parkland deputy acquitted of all charges
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Associated Press: Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting. “A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to …
Read More »The Point, June 29, 2023: DeSantis signs GRU control bill
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: DeSantis signs bill changing GRU control. “The bill cuts the City Commission out of the decision-making process, placing GRU General Manager Tony Cunningham under the authority’s purview. The authority …
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2023: State attorneys ask judge to dismiss federal Disney lawsuit
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • WUFT News: Gainesville moving forward with gun violence prevention task force. “Commissioners agree that it is needed, but also expressed concern with city staff taking on more work as budget cutting eliminates some …
Read More »The Point, June 27, 2023: Susan Lorincz to face manslaughter, not murder, charges
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: White woman who killed Black neighbor will face manslaughter charges, state attorney confirms. “The prosecutor on Monday announced he also dropped charges of misdemeanor assault, misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor culpable …
Read More »The Point, June 26, 2023: Federal judge blocks Florida’s law targeting drag shows
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County School Board chair discusses new position, goals for the district. “Alachua County School Board Chair Tina Certain was sworn into a new role as president of the Florida …
Read More »The Point, June 23, 2023: What Florida’s abortion law looks like a year after Roe overturning
The state supreme court will decide whether it stays at 15 weeks or goes to six weeks.
Read More »The Point, June 22, 2023: Judge blocks Florida’s ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle made the ruling on Wednesday.
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