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Scott's tuition promise finds support
By Erin Jester | Feb. 2, 2012The Florida Alliance for Student Action is holding Gov. Rick Scott to his pledge to oppose tuition hikes for Florida students.
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Candidates raise about $53K
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Feb. 2, 2012Three local politicians raised tens of thousands of dollars to spend on advertising, mailing and websites for their campaigns.
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POLITICS
Biden touts tuition plan
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 2, 2012Cutting aid to colleges that do not keep tuition low and doubling the current number of available work-study jobs are highlights of the Obama administration's blueprint for keeping higher education affordable.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Dog-walker permit denied again
By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 2, 2012One year ago, the Gainesville City Commission ruled that 64-year-old Gainesville resident Bruce Baber couldn't run his dog-sitting business from his home because it was against city codes.
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Darts & laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 2, 2012The weekend is here and football fans are preparing for Super Bowl Sunday.
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation cuts funding for Planned Parenthood
By Chris Alcantara | Feb. 2, 2012Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, the nation's leading breast cancer charity organization, ended its six-year partnership with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Wednesday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Two public masturbators seen Sunday
By Emily Morrow | Feb. 1, 2012Gainesville Police are looking for two men who were spotted publicly masturbating on separate occasions Sunday night.
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Pfizer recalls two types of birth control for packaging error
By Samantha Shavell | Feb. 1, 2012Drug company Pfizer Inc. recalled two types of birth control Wednesday that could be less effective because of a packaging error.
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Few students on campus turn out to polls Tuesday
By Adriana Paidas | Feb. 1, 2012Student voter turnout on campus remained low in Tuesday's elections.
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Bike thieves deterred by UPD decals
By Webb | Feb. 1, 2012UPD registered 1,493 bikes in 2011. There were 112 bicycles reported stolen in 2010, and 152 bikes were reported stolen in 2011.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Two city-bought iPads in limbo after city elections
By Webb | Feb. 1, 2012Commissioners can purchase or give up iPads after term.
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Alachua County Fairgrounds to relocate in a few years
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Feb. 1, 2012The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire will be moving, but not for a few years.
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Yvonne Hinson-Rawls wins District 1, at-large 1 seat goes to runoff
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2012Yvonne Hinson-Rawls was elected to the District 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission on Tuesday with 1,126 votes — 54.29 percent of the total District 1 votes.
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Death toll in Interstate 75 crashes rises to 11
By Jon Silman | Jan. 31, 2012The death toll is now 11 in the Interstate 75 crashes that also injured at least 22 people early Sunday morning.
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Emergency workers heroes in Interstate 75 tragedy
By Alli Langley | Jan. 31, 2012Shands at UF went on red alert at about 5 a.m. Sunday, shortly after poor visibility from dense smoke and fog caused crashes involving about 20 vehicles that killed 10 people.
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Gov. Rick Scott launches investigation of Florida Highway Patrol
By Erin Jester | Jan. 31, 2012At the request of Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has started an investigation into the car crashes that claimed 10 lives on Interstate 75.
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Man arrested, charged with attempted robbery in The Polos
By Webb | Jan. 31, 2012A man was almost robbed walking to his apartment in The Polos early Tuesday morning.
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Santa Fe College Student Government holds city commission candidate debate
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 31, 2012Santa Fe College's Student Government held a Gainesville City Commission candidate debate this election season, but UF's Student Government did not.
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City Commission race goes to runoff
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2012The race for the at-large 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission will go to a run-off.
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District 1 commissioner voted into office
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2012Yvonne Hinson-Rawls won the race for the Gainesville City Commission District 1 seat Tuesday night.
