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.
As election day descends upon the city, thoughts of last year’s runoff loom over the candidates.
Student Government Treasurer T.J. Villamil announced his candidacy with the Unite Party for Student Body president between classes Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the Student Senate's election codes revisions committee refined their proposed changes at meeting Sunday afternoon.
This past summer, when many students were gone studying abroad, doing internships and relaxing at home, the Unite Party was busy pushing through corrupt, tyrannical legislation. One of the most corrupt changes it made was adding the ability to kill any bill based on its "implication," a virtually meaningless term that the minority argued gave Unite the ability to kill bills it didn't like before the Student Senate got to vote on them.
The Student Senate election validation Tuesday night inducted the 50 members elected in the fall, and it also brought the election of a new Senate President and Senate Pro Tempore.
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