Christopher Weaver isn’t new to the political scene.
Three men puffed smoke from their glossy vape pens outside Gainesville’s city hall in defeat.
Early voting for the 2014 general election will begin Wednesday and run until Nov. 1, said Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter.
Gainesville residents will likely see higher utility rates next fiscal year after city officials passed two measures Thursday night.
In a search for redemption, former UF Student Body President Ben Meyers is taking to the Gainesville political circuit once again.
Alachua County residents wishing to oversee improvements to county roads should apply to be a part of the Moving Alachua County Forward Citizen Oversight Committee by Wednesday.
City commissioners were dismissive about a proposed mandatory bicycle registration program during the commission’s bimonthly meeting Thursday.
Illegally parking at a friend’s apartment complex “just for a minute” now has an even more expensive consequence.
The City of Gainesville’s communications entered the 21st century last week with a new online forum called engageGNV.
The City of Gainesville is asking residents to contribute information to its new wiki page.
Almost three years after a local organization began its fight to end Gainesville support for mountaintop-removal coal mining, its work and advocacy are beginning to pay off: A city commissioner has joined the charge.
By only 127 votes, Helen Warren beat Annie Orlando for a spot on the City Commission in Tuesday night’s runoff election.
Today, residents will cast their votes to choose between the two top-rated candidates for a City Commission seat.
Gainesville city commissioners unanimously voted in favor of regulating the use of e-cigarettes in a commission meeting Thursday.
At the Thursday night City Commission runoff candidate forum, a debate about city issues was partially clouded by sharp comments from each candidate about her opponent.
The Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday night to approve a recommendation that would prohibit minors in establishments that serve alcohol. It also heard a final report about changing the city’s bus transportation system.
There is a bill expected to pass in the state legislature changing residency requirements for elected officials and candidates for elected office. The bill seeks to stop candidates who do not live in the district they hope to represent from running. This bill will include municipal and county offices.
The ‘I Voted’ stickers have long been collected, Turlington is no longer a flier danger zone, and Swamp Party shirts only make appearances at the gym. You probably thought election season was over. Think again: Student Government politics may be paused for now, but the city’s are just heating up.
Craig Carter wants to get down to business. That’s one of the reasons he’s running in Tuesday’s election for Gainesville City Commission District 3.
Even though she grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville will always be her home.
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