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The next two meetings will be streamed the next two Thursdays — April 23 and April 30, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Read More »Gainesville Charter Review Commission Holds First Hearing — Virtually
Judge Dismisses Campus Voting Case After Agreement
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit over early voting sites on college and university campuses, after voting-rights groups and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration reached an agreement in the case.
Read More »DeSantis Signs Initiatives Bill, Tax Package
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed seven bills into law on April 8, including measures that will place additional restrictions on ballot initiatives and provide sales-tax “holidays” around the start of hurricane season and the upcoming school year.
Read More »State Under Pressure To Revamp Ballot Order Rules
State elections officials will have until June 1 to decide how they want to comply with a federal judge’s ruling that rejected a decades-old Florida law requiring candidates who are in the same party as the governor to appear first on the ballot.
Read More »US Appeals Court Denies Request For Reconsideration Of Amendment 4 Ruling
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office to reconsider a ruling that temporarily blocked Florida’s law requiring ex-felons to pay all outstanding fines and fees before registering to vote. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta denied the governor’s …
Read More »‘I Realized I Was Somebody’: Gainesville Group Celebrates 100 Years Of Women Voting And Modern Women’s Liberation
Besides commemorating the centennial, local residents are also noting Gainesville’s role as one of the birthplaces of the modern women’s liberation movement.
Read More »Lawmakers Pass $93.2 Billion Budget, Face Uncertainty
TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers on Thursday approved a record $93.2 billion budget for next year, with attention already focused on a potential need to revisit the spending plan this summer as the novel coronavirus upends the economy. The budget (HB 5001), which takes effect July 1, was approved in a …
Read More »Joe Biden Wins Florida Democratic Primary As Coronavirus Disrupts Voting
The former vice president’s victories were another blow to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose early strength has evaporated as African Americans and working-class whites across the country have sided with Biden.
Read More »Harvey Ward, David Arreola Retain Gainesville City Commission Seats; Reina Saco Also Wins Office
The results are unofficial and will need to be certified during the March 27 meeting of the Alachua County Canvassing Board.
Read More »Supervisors Prepare For Election Day With Soap And Sanitizer
Supervisors of elections are stocking voting precincts with extra soap, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.
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