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UNF alum Clay Yarborough wins re-election in Florida House District 12

UNF alum Clay Yarborough wins re-election in Florida House District 12

Alex Toth Nov 6, 2018

Republican candidate Clay Yarborough was re-elected in District 12 of the Florida House of Representatives. Yarborough graduated from UNF with a bachelor’s degree in business administration....

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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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Elizabeth Andersen

UNF Alum wins District 2 School Board

Jessica May Nov 6, 2018

UNF alum Elizabeth Andersen wins the District 2 School Board elections. This district includes the beaches and Intracoastal west area of Jacksonville, as well as some parts of the Southside. This...

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Cord Byrd

UNF alum Cord Byrd re-elected in Florida House District 11

Alex Toth, Features Editor Nov 6, 2018

Republican candidate Cord Byrd was re-elected in District 11 of the Florida House of Representatives. Byrd, who received his bachelor’s degree from UNF, was first elected to the seat in 2016....

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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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What you need to know before you vote

Hannah Lee Nov 6, 2018

Here are some Dos and Don'ts for voting today: DO: Be informed! There is a lot on the ballot this year. There are 12 amendments being voted on and several local elections being decided. Do your...

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Florida’s Ninth Amendment forces voters to choose between two obscure decisions

Jessica May Nov 4, 2018

Florida voters who support offshore drilling but aren’t fans of vaping will face a dilemma this November. It would make sense for many to vote on the issue of offshore oil and gas drilling and vaping...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

New UNF poll shows Andrew Gillum leading Ron DeSantis

Steven Thompson Nov 1, 2018

A new UNF poll of 1,048 likely Florida voters shows Andrew Gillum leading Ron DeSantis 49-43. According to the poll, 87 percent of Democrats support Gillum and 84 percent of Republicans favor DeSantis. “Almost...

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Activists gather outside of the Duval County Courthouse in response to the recent death of transgender community members.

OPINION: The Trump administration’s latest attack on transgender Americans

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Oct 28, 2018

On October 30, 2016, Donald Trump was photographed holding a rainbow flag at a campaign rally—the flag, handed to him by a supporter, was upside-down and had “LGBTs for Trump” scribbled on it with...

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