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Read More »Why Is The Parking Garage Staircase At Gainesville’s VA Hospital Higher Than The Parking Levels?
These Are Some Of Florida’s New Laws Taking Effect In July 2019
The new laws, passed by the Legislature this spring and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, deal with issues ranging from bans on texting while driving and vaping to adding toll roads and preventing local governments from uprooting vegetable gardens.
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2019: Alachua County Leaders Want To See A Roadside Park For Fishing Within Paynes Prairie
It's currently not the safest place to fish, with cars often speeding past at 60 mph or more.
Read More »The Point, June 26, 2019: What Questions Do You Have About Climate Change’s Effects Where You Live?
If you have specific curiosities or questions about climate change's effects on our inland area, send them to us through our "Untold Florida" project.
Read More »The Point, June 24, 2019: ‘It Affects Everybody In Town’: Moms Demand Action Hosts Gun Violence Prevention Meeting Tonight
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »Gainesville Chapter Of Moms Demand Action Group Hosts Meeting About Gun Crime Increase
The chapter will host a meeting Monday night with officials from the Gainesville Police Department in the wake of an increase this year in gun-related crime in the city.
Read More »DeSantis Signs Budget, Vetoes $131 Million
Gov. Ron DeSantis used his line-item veto power to slash more than $131 million in proposed spending Friday as he signed a record $90.98 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Calling the package “fiscally responsible,” the freshman governor praised lawmakers for exceeding his request for spending …
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Votes to Seek Help and More Information on Broadband Options
The commission dispatched Mayor Lauren Poe to send letters to local municipalities, the Alachua County Commission, the University of Florida and Sante Fe College, and the Alachua County School District to see if they wish to partner with the city in the effort.
Read More »The Point, June 20, 2019: At Ocala’s Struggling Oakcrest Elementary, This Teacher Is The Calm Her Students Need
Haddie Peebles is among 90 or so teachers and staff who worked tirelessly this year to improve Oakcrest.
Read More »The Point, June 18, 2019: Florida Governor Announces Additional Election Security Spending
The move comes in the wake of a revelation about Russia hacking into two Florida county elections systems in 2016.
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