Drew WilsonMarch 24, 2020
4min1985
It goes into effect at 12 a.m. Tuesday.
Tag: Gainesville
Drew WilsonMarch 24, 2020
Scott PowersFebruary 24, 2020
3min388
Gas prices had a midweek surge and a slight weekend decline.
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 10, 2019
3min607
The group represents progressive candidates and issues.
Jacob OglesOctober 7, 2019
4min1785
Task force held its fifth meeting Monday in Gainesville.
Scott PowersAugust 30, 2019
4min480
'These guys come in, they're storm warriors'
Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2018
6min320
State Rep. Chuck Clemons is appealing a federal judge’s decision not to toss out a lawsuit against him because he blocked a constituent from his official social media. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida had denied the Newberry Republican’s motion to dismiss in May. While Clemons appeals Walker’s ruling to the 11th […]
Scott PowersJune 27, 2018
5min245
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is releasing results of internal polling Wednesday that show his support numbers rising across the board in four Florida markets heading toward the August 28 Democratic primary. The survey by David Binder Research finds a relatively tight race for the top four contenders in a survey of likely Democratic primary […]
Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2018
2min347
Democrat Jason Haeseler filed Wednesday as a candidate for the seat in Florida House District 21 in north-central Florida, his campaign announced. Haeseler, a registered professional engineer, is an associate director of utilities at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is an Army veteran who served for seven years in multiple units in the 82nd and […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 22, 2017
2min280
A Change.Org petition seeks to remove the name of Corrine Brown from a regional transportation center in Gainesville. Brown, who is headed to prison for five years after being convicted on 18 felony counts in a fraud case this year, once represented Gainesville — and pushed for the appropriation for the center named after her. However, some […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 20, 2017
2min236
With white nationalist “identitarian” Richard Spencer and his adherents now safely out of Alachua County. Gov. Rick Scott lifted a state of emergency Friday. Scott thanked law enforcement, which included state and local reinforcements from nearby counties, saying he was “grateful that their unified efforts, in coordination with leadership at the University of Florida, kept all involved in […]