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The amendment seeks to restore voting rights for convicted felons after all parts of their sentence are served, including probation or parole.
Read More »Gainesville Groups Host Workshop Discussing Proposed Restoration Of Voting Rights
Data Back Up AP Poll: Little Progress On Civil Rights Issues
Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., American perceptions of progress toward racial equality remain largely divided along racial lines, a recent AP-NORC poll shows .
Read More »Gainesville Russian Community Members Reflect On 2018 Election And Reasons Why They Moved To Florida
Many members of this community retain citizenship of the Russian Federation, allowing them to vote in elections like the one Vladimir Putin was reelected in for a fourth term March 18, 2018. Some of them leave family behind, and while some rest assured that keeping someone like Putin in office will ensure stability for their loved ones, others worry about the consequences of him being in power.
Read More »Gigi Simmons, Charles Goston Head To Runoff For Gainesville District 1 City Commission Seat
The incumbent made a late run as Tuesday night's election results unfolded.
Read More »WUFT Hosts Debate Between 2018 City Commission Candidates
The two candidates for the 2018 city commission At-Large Seat 1, Harvey Budd and Gail Johnson, discuss issues in the city race.
Read More »Tallahassee Leaders Talk Gun Control, Mental Health Solutions as Students Arrive at Capitol
More than 100 students who were on campus during last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead arrived to Tallahassee Tuesday night.
Read More »Activists Urge Florida Lawmakers to Support Restoring Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights
Among the coalition activists were Jhody Polk and Julius Irving, siblings from Gainesville who are fighting to have their voting rights restored.
Read More »Three Ways MLK Speaks To Our Time
We know MLK fought against racism, but he also had much to say about issues in today's headlines.
Read More »Gainesville Leaders Holding Off On Removing Corrine Brown’s Name From RTS Facility
A Gainesville city committee will decide how to handle the renaming of the Corrine Brown Transit Facility.
Read More »WUFT’s Biggest Stories of 2017
Hurricane Irma, Richard Spencer, rescued dogs and more.
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