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A list of the laws and projects that legislators representing local counties were able to get through the Florida legislature in 2018.
Read More »Which North Central Florida Lawmakers’ 2018 Bills Are Now Law?
ACLC Advocates On Behalf of OPS Workers Before UF Board of Trustees
While noting a lack of wage increases, and seeking greater Social Security contributions and paid leave, the OPS employees’ main complaint was being treated as temporary workers despite working full time.
Read More »SWAG Reveals The CHILD Center For Early Learning
The CHILD Center, located just down the street from the SWAG Family Resource Center, will be a place where residents can bring children zero to five years old for affordable preschool and childcare.
Read More »As Hurley House Comes Down, Catholic Gators Set Plans For New Student Activity Center
The Catholic Gators are preparing for a new home this summer as they say goodbye to Hurley House and anticipate ground breaking for a new student activity center.
Read More »Waldo’s History Chronicled In New Book
A former University of Florida English professor will publish a 300-page book on the history of Waldo and its people this fall.
Read More »Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jack Davis Discusses His Book And The Future Of The Gulf Of Mexico
University of Florida professor Jack Davis and WUFT’s Dana Hill discuss the past, present, and future of the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More »Former Gators Coach Rhonda Faehn Out From USA Gymnastics Amid Fallout From Nassar Scandal
The organization announced in a statement Friday that Rhonda Faehn "is no longer with USA Gymnastics."
Read More »Unshame Supports Sexual Assault Victims
In 2014 Gretchen Casey founded the Unshame campaign in Gainesville to support rape victims around the world. Today over 1,000 people follow the Unshame group page on Facebook.
Read More »UF Dance Professor Elizabeth Johnson Teaches Alexander Technique To Broaden Mind And Body Through Ballet
As a university dance professor, Johnson takes the discipline and specificity of conservatory teaching and mixes it with improvisation skills.
Read More »Florida’s Direct-Support Organizations Sidestep Public Records Laws
Florida is one of the few states that exempts university groups like the University Athletic Association and UF Foundation from public records laws. Their DSO classification identifies them as a private, incorporated businesses, separating them from the universities they serve.
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