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Meet the Florida Congressional District 3 candidates
By Anna Wilder and Steven Walker | Oct. 18, 2020Kat Cammack and Adam Christensen compete for a seat on Florida's 3rd Congressional District
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Election recommendations from The Alligator Editorial Board
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2020The Alligator devotes itself to serving the UF and greater Gainesville communities. For that reason, we are releasing endorsements for candidates and amendments that will appear on the local ballot as well as our recommendation for the top of the ticket in an immensely consequential presidential election.
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Meet the Florida House of Representatives District 21 candidates
By Anna Wilder and Steven Walker | Oct. 18, 2020Kayser Enneking, 61, and Chuck Clemons, 63, compete for the Florida House of Representatives District 21 seat
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Meet the District 3 Alachua County Commission candidates
By Alan Halaly | Oct. 18, 2020Anna Prizzia and Joy Glanzer are vying to represent District 3 on the Alachua County Commission
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Meet the District 1 County Commission candidates
By Diane Hernandez | Oct. 18, 2020Mary Alford, 59, and Raemi Eagle-Glenn, 40, compete for the District 1 Alachua County Commission seat
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Voting from home: how to successfully fill out a mail-in ballot
By Alan Halaly | Oct. 18, 2020A guide to ensuring a mail-in ballot is received and counted in Alachua County
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When, where and how to vote on campus
By Rachel Slay | Oct. 18, 2020The when, where, and how for student voting this election.
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Ballot initiative could mean millions for Alachua County Public Schools
By Sophie Feinberg | Oct. 18, 2020Residents have voted for the One Mill initiative every four years since 2008
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UF student pleads not guilty to rape allegations, won’t appear at any court hearings
By Asta Hemenway | Oct. 17, 2020Jason O’Connell, who was accused of raping a woman twice, waived his attendance at all court appearances.
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Thousands gather in Ocala for a Donald Trump campaign rally
By Anna Wilder and Steven Walker | Oct. 17, 2020No social distancing was followed with few masks
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Alachua County Republicans event featured far-right speakers
By Asta Hemenway and Alan Halaly | Oct. 16, 2020Katie Hopkins, a British conservative media pundit known for her anti-Muslim statements, was a special guest at the annual Ronald Regan Black Tie and Blue Jeans BBQ event
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Thirteen new cases added to school district’s COVID-19 tracker
By Sophie Feinberg | Oct. 16, 2020Cases increased by 18 students and 4 staff members this week
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Learn about Amendments 1 and 4, which could change future ballot measures and language in Florida constitution
By Steven Walker and Anna Wilder | Oct. 13, 2020One focuses on foundational change, while the other focuses on two words
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Local fall festivities maintain traditions despite COVID-19
By Ophelie Jacobson | Oct. 13, 2020When October rolls around and the weather starts to get nippy, David Armstrong pulls out his blue tractor.
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President Donald Trump to hold campaign rally in Ocala on Friday
By Steven Walker | Oct. 12, 2020The president is hosting events in Florida just weeks after contracting COVID-19
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School closures wreaked havoc on standardized testing across the state. What’s being done to address it?
By Sophie Feinberg | Oct. 11, 2020When COVID-19 shut down Florida schools in March, it also interrupted state testing and college entrance exams.
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Gainesville vintage market is back to stay — as long as the COVID-19 pandemic allows it to
By Rebecca Leiman | Oct. 11, 2020The markets are expected to be open on a month-by-month basis
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Mike Pence holds non-distanced campaign rally in Florida’s biggest retirement community
By Thomas Weber and Anna Wilder | Oct. 10, 2020The hundreds of senior attendees from The Villages were mostly maskless
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Alachua County students are more than halfway through the first quarter. Here’s where COVID-19 cases stand
By Sophie Feinberg | Oct. 9, 2020More than halfway through the first quarter, slightly above 100 students and staff members in Alachua County Public Schools have tested positive for COVID-19.
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‘All in the name of safety’: Gainesville Fire Rescue and Gainesville Police Department emphasizes county guidelines after local bar shutdown
By Alan Halaly | Oct. 9, 2020Despite lifted restrictions and a growing Gainesvilleparty and nightlife scene, Gainesville continues to enforce COVID-19 mandates
