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Vision Party swept the UF Spring 2026 Student Government elections in an entirely uncontested race, in which no one ran for other parties or as independent candidates.
Tuesday marked the first day of voting for the Spring 2026 Student Government elections.
UF Student Government elections are rampant with problems: gerrymandered maps, the exchange of alcohol and food for “I Voted” stickers, and select fraternities and sororities effectively controlling SG agencies. However, the most prominent problem is low voter turnout.
For those who haven't already gotten a taste of the Gainesville music scene, the AM/FM Festival is an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Placards of local history and a stone lion listened to conversations on local politics Friday evening in the Matheson History Museum. About 70 people nibbled on Germain’s Chicken Sandwiches and chatted with local representatives to kick off Mayor Harvey Ward’s reelection campaign.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved a Gainesville Regional Utilities authority board resolution granting its CEO and Chief Financial Officer the power to carry out financial negotiations at a Thursday meeting.
Florida’s public university system has approved a significantly shortened Introduction to Sociology textbook that eliminates several core subject areas, a move faculty members say reshapes how the discipline is introduced to thousands of students statewide.
An independently produced staging of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is bringing student-led theater into downtown Gainesville, marking the first official production of a newly formed nonprofit company founded by UF students.
The state of Florida executed 64-year-old Ronald Heath at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a traveling salesman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
UF Levin College of Law hosted a discussion with Judge Emil J. Bove of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in a sparsely filled lecture hall Monday afternoon.
Claims of insurrection and debates of voter turnout filled a third-floor courtroom at Tallahassee’s First District Court of Appeal Tuesday morning.
Florida’s rules for animal euthanasia, created in the 1990s, span a full page. Its guidance for executions by lethal injection, drawn up almost a decade later, takes up just two sentences. The specific details of the execution process are largely left to the discretion of the Florida Department of Corrections.
The Florida Department of Government Efficiency used the City of Gainesville and Alachua County as examples of inefficient spending in a report on local government spending released Wednesday.
This article has been updated to reflect the correct call-ahead procedure for the new RTS app. A spokesperson previously provided other information.
From Nashville country singers to a Venezuelan punk rock band, there are a wide variety of musicians to check out this week in Gainesville. See what’s happening around town starting Jan. 26.
Like many cats, Georgie has a place to sleep, daily meals and a frequently filled water bowl. The difference between Georgie and other cats: She lives in her own cabin off of the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail.
The debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses took center stage Tuesday night as gun rights advocates and political candidates gathered at The Swamp Restaurant for a panel discussion.
In a special election last November, Gainesville residents voted for the second time to return control of local utilities to the city after the previous referendum was nullified because of unclear wording on the ballot.
As the lights dimmed in the Hippodrome State Theatre, bringing the noise of the crowd to a sudden, hushed silence, author Ray Bradbury’s words blazed across the screen — a quote from his book, “Fahrenheit 451.”
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Gary Greenblatt's occupation as an artist and Loren Meza's work as a spotlight specialist.
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