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Collins talks issues with residents
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U.S. Rep. Doug Collins conducts a town-hall style meeting at Riverside Military Academy. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Life at the U.S. Capitol is crazy, said U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, on Monday in his first live town hall meeting. Collins answered constituents’ questions on a variety of local and national issues including sequestration budget cuts, Lake Lanier, health care, the federal budget and immigration. He also gave an overview of his first four months in office during the meeting at the Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville.
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PHOTOS: Hundreds rally in Gainesville in 'Hands Off' protest against Trump, Musk
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Hundreds turn out to the square in downtown Gainesville Saturday, April 5, 2025, to take part in the "Hands Off " protest of the Trump administration. The protest was part of a national mass activation day against the administration.

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