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As machine recounts begin in counties across the state, tension builds between candidates.
Read More »Pressure, Protests And Lawsuits Reminiscent Of 2000 As Recount Rolls Out
Before A Recount, Alachua County Elections Officials Had To First Get Through 826 Ballots
Before they began recounting votes for statewide elections, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office faced the challenge of processing more than 800 ballots still not counted.
Read More »Statewide Machine Recount Ordered, Gillum Revokes Concession
Florida secretary of state ordered a machine recount for the governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture races on Saturday. Gubernatorial Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum took back his concession to Rep. Ron DeSantis.
Read More »Supervisors Of Elections Prepare For First Statewide Recount In Florida’s History
Florida's races for governor, U.S. Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture are headed for a recount.
Read More »Florida Voters Again Face Medical Marijuana Decision
This November, Florida voters will again weigh in on a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment, and decide whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment.
Read More »In Florida Speech, Trump Paints Election As Apocalyptic Choice
"The election of Hillary Clinton would lead to the destruction of our country."
Read More »Florida Museum Of Natural History Kicks Off 100th Birthday Celebration
The Florida Museum of Natural History was recognized as the University of Florida’s most recent historic marker. The event was also a kick-off for the museum’s centennial celebration, which officially begins in 2017.
Read More »UF Student Awarded Posthumous Award For Heroic Act
“We live in a heroic age.” Those are the first words Andrew Carnegie wrote in the original deed that started the Carnegie Hero Fund. In its 109 years of existence the fund has awarded almost 10,000 medals to recipients in the U.S and Canada, recipients who have displayed acts of …
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