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The 2018 General Election will feature 12 constitutional amendments, two referendums for Alachua County and two for the city of Gainesville.

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.

A Florida judge is throwing a proposed amendment dealing with charter schools off the November ballot.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission has finished its work and has sent eight proposals to the November general-election ballot.

While the racing world has seen declines in popularity, Gainesville Raceway has still seen an increase in ticket sales and participation.

Areas along NW 98th Street and other nearby neighborhoods dealt with flooding from Irma last month. However, this isn’t a new issue. There have been many other instances of flooding. One of the major ones was in 2004 when multiple hurricanes impacted Gainesville. After Irma hit, Meadowbrook residents spoke with the Meadowbrook Homeowner’s Association board about forming a steering committee to talk about the flooding problems in the area.

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 …

Locals and cross-country travelers flocked to the Gainesville Raceway all weekend to watch their favorite drivers burn rubber at the 48th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.