If passed, the proposed bill would require the parents or legal guardians of students institutionalized under the Baker Act to be notified prior to the student’s transportation to a receiving facility. If the student’s parent or guardian is unable to be reached, law enforcement agents are advised to proceed as usual.
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The initial visibility of its most prominent efforts so far will appear in the coming months, when it helps to add more summer programming in the county at a cost of $500,000.
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Key distribution for new lockers for the downtown Gainesville homeless community begins this week.
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If passed, a bill creating Florida's first statewide book distribution program would allow school districts to provide books to K-5 students reading below grade level.
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The How Bazar's partnership with Sitti Soap is connecting the women of the Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan to Gainesville through masks.
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CUTLER BAY — Despite the fact that Black communities are among the hardest hit by COVID-19, new data from the Florida Department of Health shows that only 6% of the Black community in Miami-Dade County has received at least one dose of the vaccine. As vaccination rollout continues in Florida, …
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Community Spring is working with Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe to develop a full-scale guaranteed income pilot for families in need.
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One year later, Broadie reflects on what he’s learned from a year of adapting and the challenges that remain.
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Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86.
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The FDA is encouraging people with COVID-19 antibodies to donate plasma to help develop a treatment for the virus.
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