As Florida lawmakers prepare to start the 2020 legislative session, the state is being confronted with a $70.4 million loss in the coming months in the amount of Medicaid money it gets to fund hospitals, train future physicians and treat people who are mentally ill.
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Scott Fielding, drone specialist at Alachua County Fire Rescue, said the use of drones has been important for his department.
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The city recently ratified amendments to its agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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Gainesville is set to receive about $38 million this fiscal year from GRU. That amounts to almost 29 percent of the city’s anticipated total general fund revenue: $133 million.
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One 4-mile stretch of State Road 121 through Gainesville has had nearly 900 reported car crashes in the past three years.
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A 24-year-old laborer was buried for 28 harrowing minutes earlier this year before he was saved during a chaotic, heroic rescue effort by firefighters.
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The 167 RTS-involved lawsuits and insurance claims have been filed against the city since fiscal year 2014, costing the city about $1 million in settlements and legal fees.
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The state is now “awaiting official notification of the Memorandum of Agreement from ICE,” the Florida Department of Corrections confirmed to The News Service of Florida on Friday.
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An Alachua County couple sees through "community water test" survey kits, which are not an official warning of water quality issues, according to the County health department. The kits were distributed by The Science of Water LLC, a private water treatment company.
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