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Gov. Rick Scott intends to recuse himself from a state panel that is scheduled next week to certify the results of Florida’s 2018 elections.
Read More »Scott To Step Aside From Canvassing Board
Greyhound Adoptions To Rise After Florida Passes Amendment 13
Groups like Greyhound Pets of America are scrambling to find homes for the thousands of greyhounds that will be off racetracks thanks to the passing of Amendment 13.
Read More »Voters Line Up Behind Constitutional Amendments
Felons will get voting rights automatically restored after serving their sentences, vaping in workplaces will be illegal and greyhound racing will be banned in Florida under a series of constitutional amendments approved Tuesday.
Read More »Gainesville Voters Voice Opinion On Constitutional Amendments
Gainesville voters cast their votes today on 12 Constitutional amendments, the most since 1998, that included issues from restoring the voting rights of former felons to casino gambling authorization.
Read More »Some Gainesville Voters Receive Incorrect County Ballots
Mike Ryansimonovich received the wrong ballot when he went to vote Tuesday morning. Later it was confirmed that at least three voters in Gainesville had submitted the wrong ballot before the issue was corrected.
Read More »The Greyhound Racer: Lee Forzly Loved The Dogs As Family, Will Vote ‘No” On Amendment 13
Lee Forzly trained the No. 2 greyhound in the country in 1993. Now out of the business for nearly a decade, she plans to vote 'no' on Amendment 13.
Read More »Open Track Nights At Gainesville Raceway Provide Safe Lanes For Street Racing
A community bound by burnt rubber, track resin and pure passion comes to the Gainesville Raceway’s open drag racing nights for a safe place to rev their engines. The Gainesville Raceway is best known for hosting the Amalie Motor Oil National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Gatornationals, one of the nation’s …
Read More »Everything You Need To Know About The 2018 Ballot Amendments
The 2018 General Election will feature 12 constitutional amendments, two referendums for Alachua County and two for the city of Gainesville.
Read More »Court Rejects School Proposal, Keeps Dog-Racing Ban On Ballot
Florida voters will get a chance in November to ban commercial greyhound racing but will not vote on a measure that could have led to the expansion of charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a series of rulings on Friday.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Lorne Lister, Navy, 1968 to 1969
Lorne Lister arrived back in the United States from serving in the Navy in Vietnam in 1969. He thought he had left the experience behind him, until a trip to the doctor’s office in 1992 revealed multiple malignant tumors on his prostate — an effect of his exposure to Agent Orange …
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