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Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings has gained the endorsements of the Service Trades Council group of unions representing Walt Disney World workers and specifically the United Food and Commercial Workers, her campaign announced Friday. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, is running in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, in a Democratic primary field that includes state […]

Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has appointed Millie Irizarry as her special assistant in the Office of Public Engagement and Hispanic Affairs, her office announced. Irizarry’s responsibilities include building awareness of Orange County services to Hispanic communities throughout the county. Irizarry is also charged with finding how Orange County can best deliver services to its […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2016

Big news on Thursday in Jacksonville; to quote the Action News Jax headline: “Ex-NFL player arrested in drug raid is State House candidate’s son. ” That candidate: HD 14 Democrat Kim Daniels. Daniels’ son, Michael Jennings, was a training camp story for the New York Giants. Newsday got an interesting profile piece a decade ago about his unlikely […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

On Thursday, the Jacksonville City Council met for its Committee of the Whole meeting regarding expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance. The expectation going in was that both the Tommy Hazouri and Bill Gulliford iterations of the legislation would be withdrawn. In the hours leading up to the meeting, an intriguing narrative surfaced: whether Hazouri’s withdrawal motion […]

Rosanne DunkelbergerFebruary 18, 2016

“Sticks and bricks” were on the agenda at Tallahassee’s “Emerging Trends in Real Estate,” seminar where updates were given on seven major development efforts totaling more than $1 billion. Nearly 200 people attended, representing a variety of interests including commercial real estate, banking, engineering, city, county and state government, and construction. It was held at the University Center Club, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

In the middle of January, former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels filed to run in state House District 14, already a crowded race. It’s just past mid-February and those who might be curious about Daniels’ January numbers are still waiting. The relevant state statute is clear: Numbers must be filed by the 10th: Each campaign treasurer […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

Public Defender Matt Shirk sent a letter Thursday to State Attorney Angela Corey, urging her to reconsider seeking the death penalty of James Rhodes, saying that Corey’s position demonstrates a “disregard” of the wishes of the victim’s mother that is “troubling” to the public defender. Rhodes, charged with murder of a store clerk in 2013, has been for “more than […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

The Republican-friendly Northeast Florida chapter of NAIOP, a Trade association for developers, owners and investors in industrial, office and related commercial real estate, intends to honor Jacksonville CAO Sam Mousa with an award. Mousa will receive the Community Service award in a March 10 ceremony to be held at the Garden Club of Jacksonville. The award will be […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 18, 2016

An appellate court has said “pay up” to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in a financial dispute with Pinellas County over the cost of “secure juvenile detention care.” The 1st District Court of Appeal, in an opinion released Thursday, ruled against the department in a case the judges noted was “one of many now pending before this […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

Of late, Jacksonville media has been trying to reconcile what seemed to be a pro-HRO expansion position during the 2015 campaign with more muted support by candidates this time around. Councilwoman Katrina Brown was one candidate identified as pro-HRO expansion, according to comments she made to The Florida Times-Union last year, that were given a new […]

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Lois Frankel seeks a ceasefire between the Anti-Defamation League and national teachers’ unions.

Food workers union, Disney union group endorse Val Demings in CD 10 race

Orange County mayor appoints special assistant for Hispanic affairs

Can Kim Daniels really run for State House at this point?

Both Jax HRO bills withdrawn

Wayne Tower, err, the new Ballard building highlights ULI presentation

HD 14 hopeful Kim Daniels fails to file January fundraising numbers

Matt Shirk urges Angela Corey to change position on death penalty for James Rhodes

Jax CAO Sam Mousa to receive community service award

Pinellas County wins a round in money dispute with state

Katrina Brown: “HRO was not my campaign”