During a press conference held Monday, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe addressed the feeling of anxiety some in the city have felt since Donald Trump was elected president. He also called on residents to report cases of intimidation and threats following incidents in Gainesville and across the country.
As protests rage across the country following Donald Trump’s election, his opponents in Gainesville are organizing acts of resistance this week — and hoping to influence local politicians to fight the president-elect’s future policies.
The crowd grew quickly outside Gainesville’s City Hall on Thursday evening. Just days removed from the presidential election, hundreds of anti-Donald Trump supporters listened on as students, faculty members and community leaders painted an apocalyptic portrait of the billionaire’s impending presidency.
UF professor Sean Trainor walked into his classroom Wednesday morning dressed in black.
After a year-and-a-half-long battle, Donald Trump will become the next president of the United States.
While the presidential race was still unclear early Wednesday, Floridians soundly said yes to medical marijuana and Republican candidates.
The bitter, nasty saga that became the 2016 election is over. Donald Trump is our next president.
On Election Day in Gainesville, as droves of voters cast their ballots in national and local races, Alex Visaggio, a UF construction management junior, hung a Donald Trump campaign sign over the front door of his house.
A day before Election Day, UF students took a stand against negative stereotypes about the Hispanic community made by politicians and the media.
As presidential election votes pour in tonight, Midtown patrons will knock back patriotic shots.
It was a package of information that arrived in his mailbox Saturday that got Daniel Smith out of bed at 4 a.m., just a few hours after he went to sleep.
This election has been anything but typical. It’s an election that has spawned questions that breach the core of the American spirit. Who are we as a nation? What direction is our nation headed toward? To whom will we offer our hands in aid, and against whom will we raise our arms in opposition? A simple answer to any of these questions is insufficient. These questions are as complex as the society that asks them. We need to have the courage to embrace that complexity — no matter how strange, uncomfortable or morally questionable. In this election cycle, there is only one candidate with the courage to answer these questions with the respect, thoughtfulness and honesty they deserve. That candidate is Hillary Clinton.
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Citizens can get a free cup of coffee and a doughnut by showing their “I Voted” sticker this week.
Clinton will be making stops in Jacksonville and Gainesville to rally early votes for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as part of the "Stronger Together" bus tour today.
Tuesday marks a monumental day in our history. Our nation will decide who they want to lead the good march into the future. We here at the Alligator encourage each and every one of you, Democrat, Republican, Independent and Libertarian alike, to please go out to the polls tomorrow and cast your votes.
Stepping out of a black RV with the words “Stronger Together” on the side, former U.S. President Bill Clinton waved to surprised Gainesville residents Saturday afternoon.
In front of a crowd of 50 residents, three congressional candidates squared off over the economy, the Affordable Care Act and student debt.
Get to know the candidates for Florida state representative District 3.
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