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Alecia Abel takes steps toward becoming comfortable in her own skin and away from hiding who she has always been.

Bold-lettered signs that read, “Stand up to the NRA”, “No NRA Money” and “Disarm Hate” floated above a crowd of Democratic legislators on the capitol’s fourth-floor rotunda on Tuesday. In a gun violence prevention press conference, freshman legislators unveiled proposed gun legislation for the upcoming session. It was organized in …

A proposed ordinance came before the Gainesville City Commission on Thursday that would eliminate the limit on permits for entertainment for small businesses that might be causing loud noise until two in the morning.

Newly elected Florida Governor Ron DeSantis presented his proposed budget today, offering a guideline to state legislators as they gear up for the legislative session that begins March 5. The Legislature must approved a budget before convening.

Alachua County has voted to stick with the policy of no longer using the labor of Florida state prison inmates.

With one of his chief advisers tweeting the hashtag “NoSmokeIsAJoke,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will “very soon” announce changes in how the state is carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

Fried is an attorney from Fort Lauderdale who was a student-body president at the University of Florida and a lobbyist on medical-marijuana issues. The News Service caught up with Fried on Friday.

They said this is likely the deadliest accident in the county since 2012, when 10 people were killed on I-75 near Paynes Prairie.