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Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting. Image via AP.

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2016
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Solving the Unfunded Liability may be Lenny Curry’s spend of political capital. But if all goes right, and that is a big if, the Jax Journey renewal will be his legacy. And the city’s. In a media availability before Thursday’s Community Conversation on the Youth Violence prevention aspect of the Jax Journey, Lenny Curry spoke […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 11, 2016
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Belleview Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley said Thursday he’s shifting his Senate campaign to  newly redrawn District 12, because of incumbent Republican Sen. Alan Hays‘ decision to run for the Lake County elections supervisor post. “This district is my home. It is where I have done business, raised children, and served the public. I am honored […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2016
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The big “heavy lift” for Jacksonville during the legislative session: getting Tallahassee’s go-ahead to “repurpose” the half-cent Better Jacksonville Plan sales tax, once it sunsets, to address the city’s $2.6 Billion Unfunded pension liability. The bill cleared the second and final House committee on Wednesday. But a big takeaway: statements made by some skeptics on […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016
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South Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy will be in Tampa’s Davis Islands next month for a fundraiser to be held by former City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena. Murphy, a two-term representative from Jupiter, is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate against Orlando-area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson. Despite the fact that nearly the entire Florida Democratic […]

Melissa RossFebruary 11, 2016
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Newly released public records show that Duval County School Board member Connie Hall would like to see Superintendent Nikolai Vitti fired. Hall texted that sentiment in a message she sent this past fall to a school district employee, the records reveal. Records of emails and texts of Hall and two other Duval School Board members […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2016
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The money race in HD 11 between Sheri Treadwell and Donnie Horner tightened further in January. As Horner’s momentum stalls, Treadwell’s surges. She’s close to catching Horner, who has about $76,000 cash on hand. Her $13,795 January brought her total up to $77,720, versus $8,554 spent. With a $10,000 personal loan, there is functional cash parity between […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 11, 2016
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The Florida House passed a wide-sweeping tax cut package Thursday, setting the scene for negotiations with the Senate over the tax reductions. The House voted 96 to 17 to support the nearly $1 billion proposal, getting the support of several House Democrats. “Here’s in Florida we’re running counter-culture to many of the decisions that are […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2016
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A Jacksonville City Council subcommittee took on the recurring issue of blight from donation bins for nonprofits, thrift stores, and such on Thursday. Last spring, the former Blight Committee struggled with the issue. A bill was passed prohibiting them, and then a lawsuit was filed by a company called Go Green on “free speech” grounds, […]


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