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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 […]

Guest AuthorJune 22, 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 […]

Diane RobertsJune 22, 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 […]

Sally SwartzJune 22, 2015

Martin County residents tangled with the Florida Department of Transportation bureaucracy last week over FDOT plans for an ugly, six-lane highway with concrete noise walls as the entrance to the county from Interstate 95. As usual, FDOT – with the help of its copycat bureaucracy, the localMetropolitan Planning Organization — won. Residents who live near […]

Melissa RossJune 22, 2015

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Chicken-keeping residents across Duval County both in the urban core and in more rural areas may soon have reason to cluck their cheer if a new rule allows them to keep those hens on their property, permanently. “People really want to get in touch with their food comes from. I want my son to know […]

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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

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

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

Sally Swartz: Bureaucracies, like road builders, keep steamrolling along

Fans of urban chickens in Jax hope to crow with victory over new ordinance