Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $8 million in funding for Gainesville and Alachua County projects as he signed the state's $117 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-25.

News in Gainesville and Alachua County this week includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' reappointment of Hosseini and Ridley to UF Board ... Ridley was first appointed to the board by DeSantis in 2021.

DeSantis struck out $1.3 million for public radio stations and about $4.4 million for public television stations when signing the state's 2025-26 budget.

Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Director Craig Carter announced during the board's June 11 meeting that he is resigning his position, effective immediately.

A lawsuit against the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority board was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs. The lawsuit, filed by Gainesville Residents United coordinators, challenged the ...

DeSantis, though, has set out to bank vetoed money before. In 2020, soon after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and business closures, layoffs and travel restrictions foretold a looming hit to ...

Through the rain and sunshine, Gainesville joined a nationwide cry of activism during the “No Kings” protest today. People of all ages came to protest at Cora. P. Roberson Park from 9 a.m. to ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - There are four people left in the running to fill an open judge’s seat for the 8th Judicial Circuit. Members of the 8th Judicial Circuit nominating commission have ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 9 reappointed Morteza “Mori” Hosseini and Fred Ridley to the University of Florida Board of Trustees. Hosseini, chairman and CEO of ICI Homes, was first ...

News in Gainesville and Alachua County this week includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' reappointment of Hosseini and Ridley to UF Board of Trustees.