Senate Bill 128 passed 23-15 on Wednesday. The bill would update Florida's Stand Your Ground law to shift the burden of proof from the defendant to the prosecutor. However, it is not favored by everyone. Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, whose 2012 killing was centered around self-defense, spoke out against the bill.
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The results of the 2017 Gainesville City Commission general election brought defeat for incumbent Craig Carter of District 3, re-election for Helen Warren for the At-Large seat and a win for Gainesville native Harvey Ward Jr. for the District 2 seat.
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Elections for the Gainesville City Commission are tomorrow, with District 2, District 3 and one of the At-Large seats at stake. “We’ve had such a great turnout for early voting and so far, for vote by mail,” said Kim Barton, Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. “We’re really hoping that voters …
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Though state officials on Monday announced that Florida's unemployment rate rose to 5 percent in January, the state added more jobs in one month than any other state in the nation.
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Two candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 3, which ranges from 34th Street to I-75.
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Eastside High students and faculty say they've seen improvements since the Alachua County school launched its after-school meals program at the beginning of the semester.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system, in relation to an ongoing dispute between the state and Georgia over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system.
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The Newberry City Commission has voted to institute a six-month delay on the development and permitting of medical-marijuana dispensaries.
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Following President Donald Trump calling for "a major investigation" into voter fraud, UF political science professor Michael McDonald says that the issue is one based primarily in local elections, not federal ones.
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Alachua County School Board has approved a $3.25 million contract with Skyward Inc. for a new IT system in the school district.
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