Last week, 90-year-old Arnold Abbott made headlines worldwide after he was arrested for feeding the homeless in a public park in Fort Lauderdale. The arrest occurred just days after a new city ordinance took effect, making it more difficult for private citizens and charitable organizations to feed the homeless in public.
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When Alachua County voters went to the polls Tuesday the focus of the media and most voters remained primarily on the hotly contested governor’s race and the proposed “Moving Alachua County Forward” transportation tax initiative.
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Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by Regina George. No? OK then, ladies, raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by any other girl.
Well, depending on your political leanings, this week could have gone one of two ways. No. 1: You were happy Tuesday night. No. 2: You have or will start drinking to forget and not stop until the 2016 election season. So, with that in mind, here’s your politics-never-stop edition of...
Tuesday, for those living under a rock, was the day of the 2014 midterm elections — where Democrats lost control of the U.S. Senate. They were also defeated in a number of key governor’s races, including in the state of Florida. The Democrats took a thumping, a shellacking and a whipping, with a net loss of 13 House seats and seven Senate seats.
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In September, the Obama administration launched the “It’s On Us” campaign, which aimed at addressing the issue of rape and sexual assault on college campuses.
On Tuesday, Americans went to the polls and voted to give Republicans control of the U.S. Senate. Although many of the races were very close, it was clear toward the end that Republicans had earned a decisive victory at the national level.
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After months of campaigning, millions of dollars spent on political advertising and countless debates, scandals and controversies, Election Day 2014 is finally here.
As more states begin to establish policies that rely on fear and fear alone, it is clear that the conversation about Ebola in America has spiraled out of control.
A car horn blares as it zips past me and my friend while we stand at a bus stop.
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Alachua County is currently facing a massive shortfall in funding for road repairs and other transportation spending. According to The Gainesville Sun, the county faces a $550 million backlog of road repairs, transit improvements and other transportation projects.
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Solutions by The State News
