Once a booming mining town about 15 miles East of Gainesville, Newberry these days is generally on the quieter side. But on this city election day, downtown Newberry is buzzing. There’s only one race this year — commission seat four — because the other seats up for election were uncontested. …
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SB 86 is now placed on calendar for its third and final procedural reading, where the full state Senate will vote on the bill before it reaches the House. Dates for those final readings have yet to be announced.
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Florida lawmakers Wednesday passed a controversial bill to require Florida’s public universities to ask students and faculty to complete yearly surveys to identify political bias in college classrooms. It passed the Senate in a 23-15 vote and awaits the governor's signature.
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Long served two terms as a Gainesville city commissioner from 1988 to 1994, and three terms as an Alachua County commissioner from 2000 to 2011.
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The Gainesville City Commission is seeking to cement racial equity considerations into city planning rules in a way it has never done before.
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Florida is currently one of 18 states that allow school districts the option of implementing a moment of silence at the beginning of the day.
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As House Bill 1 “Combating Public Disorder” passed the Florida House of Representatives Friday, activist groups rallied in Orlando to protest the legislation.
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The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal to scale back a controversial toll-road plan that was a priority of a former Senate president.
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Under the proposal, which would cover all K-12 public school classrooms, teachers can not recommend what students do with that time but should encourage parents to have that conversation with their children.
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The new exhibit to be featured at the Matheson History Museum’s grand re-opening is called “Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women."
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