Local candidates discuss future of Gainesville, Alachua County in midterm forum

Local candidates shared their views, priorities and plans for office during a midterm forum hosted by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service Sunday.

In a Q&A session led by the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan civic engagement group, candidates from five races answered questions about education, local policy and the environment. The questions were followed by a panel debating Amendment 3, which proposes homestead tax exemptions be lowered and has been highly contested in Florida.

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