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SG leaders voice opinions on presidential primaries

By Chasity Maynard | Mar. 17, 2020

Student Government is considered nonpartisan

A woman votes in the presidential primary election at the the Summit View Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The polling place served two precincts as voters who were scheduled to vote at a nearby senior living facility were directed to vote at the church after the facility backed out due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Voter apathy continues to be a problem among youth voters

By Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 17, 2020

Some voters have chosen to abstain from the Democratic primary

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

2020 Primaries and City Commission Election Guide

Mar. 17, 2020

Election day is March 17. Here's what Alachua County and Gainesville voters need to know.

The Gainesville city attorney briefs the mayor and the city commission on the implications of declaring a state of emergency in the city during an emergency meeting today.

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LIVE BLOG: Gainesville City Commission emergency meeting

By Grethel Aguila | Mar. 16, 2020

The Gainesville City Commission discussed quarantine measures as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread worldwide.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Two killed in head-on crash in Newberry Monday

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 16, 2020

Two Newberry drivers were pronounced dead on the scene after a head-on crash today. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

A voter makes her choice during the Democratic Presidential primary voting Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Polling location moved after Sunday evening church fire

By Alex DeLuca | Mar. 16, 2020

Election Day voting and procedures will be unaffected by the building change

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UF students talk college affordability

By Payton Titus | Mar. 15, 2020

UF undergrads average more than $21,000 in debt after graduation

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Student political clubs advocate for Democratic candidates

By Allessandra Inzinna | Mar. 15, 2020

The Florida presidential primary election is March 17. Three major Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates are on the ballot.

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Florida’s closed primaries affect how some students vote

By Anna Wilder | Mar. 15, 2020

A total of 3,289 voters in Alachua County changed their party since Jan. 1

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How UF’s LGBTQ+ community is shaping the 2020 Democratic primaries

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 15, 2020

The experiences of the LGBTQ+ community will affect what they value most

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Fourth case of the coronavirus confirmed in Alachua County

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 15, 2020

It is a 65-year-old female from New York

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Fourth Floridian dies of coronavirus

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 14, 2020

Four Florida residents have died but only three have been in-state

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville man arrested in connection with fatal downtown shooting

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 14, 2020

Police said this was one of two shootings this week

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Alachua County confirms third case of COVID-19

By Alex De Luca | Mar. 13, 2020

The patient is a non-Florida resident visiting from Europe

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018 file photo, Andrew Gillum the Democrat candidate for governor speaks at a news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. Gillum is named in a police report Friday, March 13, 2020 saying he was “inebriated" and initially unresponsive in a hotel room where authorities found baggies of suspected crystal methamphetamine. Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor who ran for governor in 2018, is not charged with any crime. The Miami Beach police report says that Gillum was allowed to leave the hotel for home after he was checked out medically. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

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Police: Gov. candidate in room where crystal meth was found

By Curt Anderson | Mar. 13, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum is named in a police report Friday saying he was "inebriated" and initially unresponsive in a hotel room where authorities found baggies of suspected crystal methamphetamine.

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Alachua County has its second case of COVID-19

By Grethel Aguila and Sarah Mandile | Mar. 12, 2020

The 24-year-old female recently traveled to Europe

In this March 7, 2020 photo provided by Brazil's presidential press office, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, stands with President Donald Trump, second from left, Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Brazil's Communications Director Fabio Wajngarten, behind Trump partially covered, during a dinner in Florida. Wajngarten tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after the trip, according to Bolsonaro's communications office on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Alan Santos/Brazil's Presidential Press Office via AP)

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Brazilian who met Trump has virus; no plans to test Trump

By David Biller | Mar. 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Brazilian official who attended weekend events with President Donald Trump in Florida has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first time that someone known to have the virus was in close proximity to the president. Trump does not plan to be tested or go into self-quarantine, the White House said.

Florida Polytechnic University, located in Lakeland, will not merge with UF.

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Merger plan dies in Florida House of Representatives

By Elisabell Velazquez | Mar. 11, 2020

The bill proposed Florida Polytechnic University and New College of Florida merge with UF

Alachua County residents show up to vote in the Florida primaries at the Reitz Union Sunday evening.

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Early voting sites taking extra measures in midst of coronavirus

By Anna Wilder | Mar. 11, 2020

4,700 people have voted early so far this year

Crew members swab down Florida's House floor at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, March 9, 2020, after several members voluntarily submitted themselves for testing of a new strain of coronavirus. The Florida House abruptly recessed Monday afternoon and cleared public galleries after several of its members agreed to be tested for the new strain of coronavirus after recently attending a political event in Washington where one attendee tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)

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Virus threat: Florida governor declares state of emergency

By Caina Calvan | Mar. 9, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Swift-moving developments over the new coronavirus ricocheted across Florida's Capitol as Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Monday and lawmakers disrupted their legislative session so crews in surgical gowns could swab down the House chambers.