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UNF alum files to run for Mayor of Jacksonville

Lianna Norman, News Editor Jan 11, 2019

Incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will be facing stiff competition this coming Spring. Anna Brosche is a Jacksonville City Council member and Duval county native whose alma mater is none other than...

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Jimmy Patronis elected Florida’s Chief Financial Officer

Jimmy Patronis elected Florida’s Chief Financial Officer

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Nov 7, 2018

As the polls started to close out and Floridian voters tuned in to learn who would be leading the state’s financial future, it was finally announced on the evening of Nov. 6 that Jimmy Patronis had been...

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Georgette Dumont.

UNF associate professor wins seat on Jacksonville Beach City Council

Sam Chaney Nov 6, 2018

Another osprey swooped in to win on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 6 when Georgette Dumont, a UNF associate professor of political science and public administration, was elected to the fifth seat of the Jacksonville...

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Nancy Soderberg

Soderberg takes a loss to Maltz for a representative seat

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

Democrat Nancy Soderberg loses to Republican Michael Waltz for the representative seat for the sixth congressional district. Florida’s sixth congressional seat has not been held by a democrat...

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Amendment 9 passes: Indoor vaping and offshore drilling are over with

Amendment 9 passes: Indoor vaping and offshore drilling are over with

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

Nov. 6 the Ninth Amendment on the Florida 2018 ballot has been passed which concludes the use of vapes and e-cigarettes indoors and the end of drilling offshore. With the passing of this amendment,...

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John Rutherford re-elected as Florida Representative

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

John Rutherford earned himself a re-election for Florida Representative in the fourth congressional district. Rutherford is the current Republican representative for this district. He was elected...

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Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody elected Florida’s Attorney General

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Nov 6, 2018

Floridian voters could finally release the breath they had been collectively holding on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 6 when it was announced that Ashley Moody was elected as the state’s new Attorney...

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Ron DeSantis answers questions for the press with his supporters by his side.

Vice President Mike Pence promotes key message at GOP Rally: Vote DeSantis

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Oct 25, 2018

Although rainy and hard to manage, downtown Jacksonville was the site for the visit of the second most powerful man in the country to rally for one of Florida's gubernatorial candidates. Vice President...

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The 2018 midterm election: The Congressional candidates for Florida’s Fourth District

Jessica May Oct 23, 2018

The fourth district representatives in Florida represent most of Duval and parts of Nassau and St. Johns County. There are four candidates on the ballot for this area: incumbent John Rutherford, Ges...

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Rally attracts students, faculty and members from the community

Rally attracts students, faculty and members from the community

Hannah Lee Oct 23, 2018

A crowd rallied for a blue change Monday afternoon at UNF. Close to 400 people attended the Florida Democratic rally in the Field House to promote a blue ticket this year for the ballot. Mayor Andrew...

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Gov. Rick Scott (left) Sen. Bill Nelson (right) Photo courtesy Creative Commons

The 2018 midterm election: Nelson versus Scott for Florida Senator

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Oct 19, 2018

Appearing to be equally invigorated, voting members of both the Democratic and Republican parties are in a tight race to see who will take hold of Congress come November 2018. Of course, as Florida is...

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The 2018 midterm election: The race to replace Governor Rick Scott

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor Oct 19, 2018

As Governor Rick Scott meets his second of two four-year term limits, his position as Florida’s chief executive officer and commander-in-chief is left vacant. Rushing to replace Rick Scott and fill the...

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