Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who chairs the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, said his panel has been asked by House leaders to find about $500 million in potential cuts as part of a broader budget exercise. But that exercise also could help determine if a teacher-pay package would be viable.
Read More »Florida Gov. DeSantis Will Join President Trump For Visit To The Villages
DeSantis, whose support from Trump is widely credited for his win in the 2018 gubernatorial race, will attend the Villages event with the president, Meredith Beatrice, a DeSantis spokeswoman, confirmed Wednesday morning.
Read More »UF Students To Hold Protest Calling For Emergency Blue Lights On Fraternity Row
There are no emergency blue lights on fraternity row, located on the southwest end of campus near Lake Alice.
Read More »Tolls Lifted As Devastating Dorian Remains A Threat
Tolls were suspended Sunday on Florida’s Turnpike and other roads in South Florida and Central Florida, as local mandatory evacuation orders started and large portions of the state’s East Coast continued to face threats from catastrophic Hurricane Dorian. With Dorian churning westward Sunday afternoon less than a couple of hundred …
Read More »UF President Fuchs: Class Of 2023 Students Come From 106 Countries
After detailing the diverse freshman class of 2023, he went on to point out how the university is on its way to becoming a top-five academic research institution and how the future of UF and the state as a whole are interwoven.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioners To Keep An Eye On Litigation Over Sanctuary Cities
According to Gainesville city staff, there is no factual or legal basis for the city to be a part of the pending litigation.
Read More »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 »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 »Florida Deputy Charged For Inaction During Parkland Shooting
Scot Peterson was on duty as the resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the day of the February 2018 shooting but never entered the building while bullets were flying.
Read More »The Point, June 4, 2019: What Is The Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site’s Future? No One Yet Knows
It's been almost a year since Alachua County announced it was considering the Cabot-Koppers Superfund as a possible location for the new county fairgrounds.
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