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A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2015

A review of public record emails indicates that some veteran hands are poised to brought into the Lenny Curry adminstration. Charles Moreland, like Sam Mousa, is going to be brought onto Lenny Curry’s staff from the transition team in a significant role at $135K per annum. Moreland, a former Fire Department Chief and Director, was an integral […]

Melissa RossJune 23, 2015

In the city named for Andrew Jackson, discussions involving race and the history of the South have often been fraught with awkward associations to the past. But an on-air radio discussion over South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s call to remove the Confederate battle flag from that state’s Capitol was refreshingly civil. “The people of South […]

Florence SnyderJune 23, 2015

“We take that very seriously” is quite possibly the biggest of the big lies they tell in Tallahassee. There’s a ribbon and a 5K walk and a proclamation for everything, but precious little cash on the barrel head for families collapsing under the weight of caring for a loved one whose needs exceed the family’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2015

A quick look at Rick Scott‘s budget reveals that Northeast Florida for the most part escaped his veto pen, incurring about $20 million of line items, small potatoes compared to other regions of the state. The big veto, as Tia Mitchell observes, was $5 million for a state contribution toward a training facility for the Jacksonville Armada. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2015

During the past couple of weeks, a controversial (to some) ordinance (2015-436) issuing a moratorium on medical marijuana distribution was passed in Jacksonville’s City Council and signed into law. Local activists are concerned. The strong expectation is that the city council meeting Tuesday night will be full of discussion about the medical marijuana moratorium during […]

Mitch PerryJune 23, 2015

Another Democrat is looking at the possibility of challenging Republican David Jolly in 2016, and this one actually lives in the district. St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Darden Rice says she’s been asked “for some time” to consider running for the Democratic nomination for the CD 13 seat, and she says she is giving it the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2015

This past week, there were four days of Lenny Curry Transition Team Budget Reviews, helmed by new Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa. There are three more days of them this week, running Tuesday through Thursday afternoons, but there already is ample opportunity to gauge the winners, and losers, so far. Winner: Mousa. The “Godfather” has gotten laudatory coverage […]

Diane RobertsJune 23, 2015

There’s a reason your mama told you not to bring up politics or religion in company. Things are bound to get ugly. If you’re a religious conservative politico running for president, you might want to steer clear of science, too, especially now that Pope Francis has delivered himself of an encyclical urging action on climate […]

Guest AuthorJune 23, 2015

This year in Tallahassee, there has been no shortage of opinions on how to divide the dollars the Florida Legislature is constitutionally required to spend on natural resources through Amendment 1. Throughout the debate, some have tried to hold our lawmakers to an arbitrary standard, arguing for tens of millions of dollars to be spent […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015

The seventh stop in Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s “victory lap” across the state was in one of his political strongholds: Jacksonville. The Monday appearance, at the Mudville Grille in Arlington, was an appropriate venue. Known for its hamburgers, it is a great place to serve up red meat for the Republican faithful. The crowd was […]

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Lenny Curry’s staff continues to take shape

Jacksonville speaks out about Confederate flag

Florence Snyder: Postcard from Alzheimer’s

Rick Scott’s vetoes go easy on Northeast Florida

Ben Pollara talks Jacksonville Charlotte’s Web moratorium

Darden Rice seriously contemplating challenging David Jolly in CD 13

Winners, losers from first week of Lenny Curry budget reviews

Diane Roberts: Pols get hot as pope warms to climate change

Brewster Bevis: Legislature showing leadership by ensuring Amendment 1 dollars benefit everyone

Rick Scott, Duval Republicans celebrate tax cuts, Session wins