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.
Carl Bovard lets visitors play with tiger cub Summer at Single Vision, a wildlife sanctuary in Melrose. But new legislation may prevent the public from interacting with cubs like Summer.
The first day of voting yielded a healthy turnout for the Fall 2013 Student Government elections.
Labor organizations gathered outside the local office of U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) on Tuesday afternoon to protest the federal government shutdown.
The federal government shut down at midnight because of a standstill in budget negotiations between the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.
Last month, I wrote a column about Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), the congressman who represents Gainesville, and his support for cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. Yoho, along with 216 of his fellow House Republicans, displayed that support on Thursday when he voted to cut the SNAP program by $40 billion over the next 10 years.
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 way the Obama administration is handling the conflict in Syria can be summed up in one word: haphazardly.
Earlier this summer, I worked as an intern at the AFL-CIO national headquarters in Washington, DC.
Joe Biden is a national treasure, and please don’t ever forget that.
It’s been a pretty good week for you if you like petitions.
Have you been sad for the last 12 years and couldn’t put your finger on it?
Vice President Joe Biden stepped onto the stage, sunglasses at the ready, and flashed a smile at the crowd.
Vice President Joe Biden rallied supporters in a small park in Ocala Wednesday afternoon.
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