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A federal judge said Friday that Florida cannot deny the right to vote to felons who have served their sentences but are “genuinely unable” to pay legal financial obligations.
Read More »Judge Gives Partial Victory To Felons In Voting Fight
City Launches App Update That Is Gainesville’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ For Services
myGNV, formerly known as 311GNV, launched in 2015 and functioned as a resource in which users could input their concerns regarding the city, and the information would be forwarded to the appropriate city department.
Read More »Judge Weighs Decision On Voting Rights Law That Could Sway 2020 Election
A two-day hearing is fueling anticipation about a federal judge's upcoming decision whether to block provisions of a new Florida law requiring ex-felons to repay all court fines and fees before they can be allowed to vote in future elections.
Read More »Gainesville To Host Second Community Meeting On Clarence R. Kelly Community Center Renovations
The City of Gainesville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department will host its second community meeting on the proposed design for the building on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the center, located at 1701 NE 8th Ave.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Makes Tweaks To Current Public Comment System
Gainesville City Commission took action to change the way the public can interact with elected leaders on Thursday at a general policy committee meeting.
Read More »Elections Law Targeted Over Early Voting Signs
Part of a new elections law that requires “sufficient nonpermitted parking” at early voting sites will create an unconstitutional burden on young voters attending colleges or universities, plaintiffs in a long-running dispute over campus early voting argued in documents filed Monday.
Read More »ACLU Sues Over Florida Law That Requires Felons To Pay Fees, Fines Before Voting
The ACLU says the new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis creates "two classes of returning citizens: those who are wealthy enough to vote and those who cannot afford to."
Read More »DeSantis Redistributes Election Security Money
A month after learning Russian hackers breached elections systems in two Florida counties in 2016, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said his administration is focused on identifying “any vulnerabilities” ahead of next year’s elections. The Republican governor announced he is redistributing $2.3 million in election-security money that went unspent by …
Read More »Disaster Relief Blocked Again In Congress
A second congressional Republican, arguing for a vote by the full House, blocked an attempt Tuesday to pass long-stalled federal disaster relief funding that would assist Florida’s hurricane-ravaged Panhandle.
Read More »DeSantis Orders Elections Security Review
Eight days after being notified that Russia hacked into two Florida county's election records during the 2016 election, Gov. DeSantis directed the Secretary of State to conduct a review of the security of state and county elections systems.
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