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Alachua Police arrested and charged a Santa Fe High School student with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon on campus and one count of aggravated assault today.
Read More »Exiting Justice Rails On “Discriminatory” Death Penalty
Justice James E.C. Perry on Thursday rendered a blistering analysis of the manner in which the death penalty is carried out in Florida.
Read More »Scott Taps Conservative Lawson For Supreme Court
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday selected C. Alan Lawson, chief judge of the Daytona Beach-based 5th District Court of Appeal, to replace Justice James E.C. Perry, who is retiring.
Read More »North Central Florida YMCA Will Shut Down At End Of Year
The North Central Florida YMCA announced Wednesday that the organization has filed for liquidation bankruptcy and will cease all operations by Dec. 30.
Read More »Thrasher Takes Aim At Guns On Campus
In his annual “state of the university” address on Wednesday, Florida State University President John Thrasher reiterated his strong opposition to allowing guns on university and college campuses. As a member of the Florida Senate, Thrasher helped kill a bill in 2011 that would have allowed gun owners with concealed-weapons …
Read More »Florida Debt Drops Again After Jumping Up Last Year
Florida's overall debt stood at $24.1 billion at the end of June, which is a decrease of $1.6 billion over the previous fiscal year.
Read More »Undocumented Immigrant Tuition Issue Re-Emerges
A newly elected state senator has filed legislation that would undo a 2014 law allowing in-state tuition for some undocumented immigrant students, potentially reopening an emotionally charged debate in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential win. Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, filed the bill (SB 82) less than three years after …
Read More »Tying Ties And Building Resumes: UF Students Get Career Tips
University of Florida students gathered at the school's Reitz Union North Lawn Tuesday for the Career Carnival, an event meant to help them prepare for life after graduation.
Read More »In Photos: Daytona Hosts 43rd Annual Turkey Run Car Show
Daytona International Speedway hosts car show and swap meet in the infamous infield over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Read More »At UF Law School, LGBT Community Celebrated, Pulse Remembered
A focus of Tuesday’s event was to recognize the student scholarship the Florida Bar association gave to Menaged for his support of LGBT rights.
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