More than half of Alachua County’s registered voters cast their ballots before Election Day. Here’s what matters to them.
Nearly 60% of registered voters, more than 113,000 people, have already cast their ballot in Alachua County.
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Nearly 60% of registered voters, more than 113,000 people, have already cast their ballot in Alachua County.
Local amendments on the ballot propose changes that could affect policy at the local level.
The last two state amendments on Florida’s November ballot alter property tax law.
Kat Cammack woke up at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday for her interview on “Fox & Friends,” followed by about a dozen Zoom meetings. Her focus throughout the day is on her campaign.
Dr. Kayser Enneking’s years of work as a physician have opened her eyes to issues in Florida’s communities, such as lack of nutrition and education and homeslessness, which are roots of the disparities in the healthcare system.
No social distancing was followed with few masks
Two amendments on the ballot this November offer voters the opportunity to decide the weight of a constitutional amendment.
A sea of red, white and blue emitted the smell of sweat and barbecue. Pairs of cargo shorts, “Trump” socks and New Balance shoes shuffled around each other to get a better look at Vice President Mike Pence.
Krisdawn Simpson-Voss jolted awake. Her iPhone alarm lit up the room at 8:30 p.m., buzzing against her mattress at the highest setting. The 21-year-old groaned with dissatisfaction.
Conservative and liberal student organizations at UF finally agree on something: the first presidential debate was a mess.
Nadine Johnson went to Walmart with her four kids to buy groceries and walked out with nothing but tears.
The murky, crisp scent of cigarettes trailed the streets of Midtown and Downtown Gainesville on the night that Florida bars reopened. Local bars resembled ghost town saloons as most students’ plans were not on Main Street.
Students who’ve quarantined on campus due to COVID-19 have faced numerous hardships in the semester’s first two weeks, including no transportation, non-existent security in the quarantine dorms, inconsistent testing, and sometimes, no food.
In 35 years of owning a Gainesville gun shop, Suzanne Miller said she’s never seen gun sales increase at the magnitude of the last six months.
This story was translated by Gabriella Guez
The Supreme Court allowed Florida to bar people with felony convictions from voting unless they have paid their court fines on July 16. Without the money to pay these fines, which can range from hundreds to sometimes thousands of dollars, some ex-felons will be prohibited from voting.
International students will be allowed to stay in the United States regardless of how many in-person classes they take, due to a sudden reversal of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy.
To Alejandro Ortiz, the message is clear: he isn’t wanted in America.
For Laura Suarez, the Fourth of July has always been like any other day. She has never celebrated it and said she doesn’t intend to today.
Shane Auberger lost his mother in February 2019, so he surrounded himself with close friends and colleagues on campus to cope. Once COVID-19 forced students to isolate, even that was taken away.