JACKSONVILLE — Florida’s leading candidates for governor clashed fiercely during their final debate on Tuesday night, sniping at each other over everything, from the economy and the minimum wage to the death penalty.
After a record low turnout Sunday for students interested in running for a UF Student Senate seat, Monday drew enough applicants to fill the Fall 2014 Student Government elections ballot.
This Summer’s student senators took on the task of revising the Student Body statutes.
Despite the three years that remain in his term, for all intents and purposes, it appears that Barack Obama’s time as president is over. Some may feel sadness and disappointment, others pure jubilation. Regardless of how you feel about the president and his policies, the notion that someone’s presidency could effectively end three years before it should is damaging to the American government and our country.
Last week, Virginia, New Jersey and New York City had high-profile elections that garnered national attention. For the first time in more than 20 years, New York City has a Democratic mayor. Virginia — one of the most purple of states in the country — ended its bitter gubernatorial election when Democrat Terry McAuliffe won the governorship. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie retained his office and swiftly defeated his opponent.
MELROSE, Fla. — Watching the Gators struggle against Missouri in the Blue Water Bay restaurant, a Florida Libertarian governor candidate ate fried fish and waited.
Integrity is an important ideal in a democracy. Politicians should have integrity, and laws should be upheld and applied by the same standard. It’s no wonder, then, that Gov. Rick Scott is rolling out Project Integrity.
The dysfunction that plagues the political system in the United States is currently on full display. The federal government has been shut down for about two weeks with no apparent resolution in sight.
The first day of voting yielded a healthy turnout for the Fall 2013 Student Government elections.
After weeks of campaigning, voting for the Fall 2013 Student Government elections begins today.
Historically, the Alligator has chosen to endorse one party over another within Student Government.
After two days of crowdsourcing ideas from students last week, Students Party and Swamp Party released platforms for the Fall 2013 elections.
Everybody knows politics is a dirty business, and some elected officials are far dirtier than others. Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer learned that fact the hard way, and last week, they watched their potential political comebacks fizzle like the Gators’ offense did in the red zone against Miami.
After a slow start, more students qualified and slated for UF Student Government Senate seats than last semester.
A record-low number of students qualified on the first day for Student Government’s Fall 2013 elections.
The investigation is the result of a complaint filed by the National Employment Law Project, a national workers’ rights group, and Florida Legal Services, a state nonprofit organization, on behalf of unemployed Floridians.
The UF Supreme Court ruled Thursday night that campaign-like activity is allowed throughout the year.
Politicians, especially those who have been in office for a while, often talk a lot about reforming the “system.”
Lauren Poe was elected to the at-large 1 seat of the Commission Tuesday night with 5,713 votes — 56.64 percent of the total voters. His opponent, Nathan Skop, received 4,374 votes — 43.36 percent.
The polls will be open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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