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Mitch PerryJune 11, 2015

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As has been the case in the past two Republican presidential primary cycles, CNN will be bringing its resources to Florida to host a televised debate. The cable news network announced Wednesday that it will come to the Sunshine State to host a debate on March 10, five days before registered Republican voters here will vote […]

Associated PressJune 11, 2015

The Florida School Boards Association is dropping out of a lawsuit that contends the state’s largest private school voucher program is unconstitutional. The group’s board of directors voted Wednesday against pursuing the lawsuit any further. A circuit judge in May ruled the groups filing the lawsuit did not have a legal right or “standing” to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

Maria Mark is a “straight ally.” Some politicians talk the talk; she walks the walk, and it is a centerpiece of her re-election campaign for the Atlantic Beach City Commission. “Maria helped draft and sponsor the Human Rights Ordinance that recently passed (4-0) on Aug. 11, 2014. Maria was recently awarded the ‘Voice for Equality […]

Guest AuthorJune 10, 2015

Amid the flotsam of a journalism instructor’s desk at the end of a hectic academic year – strewn business cards, papers never picked up by students, memos, meeting notes, neon pink paper clips and half a pack of Ice Blue breath mints – lies a stub of a burned-out candle. “Every journalist has talismans,’’ says […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed two bills into law with vastly different ramifications for Jacksonville. The first, HB 647, amends the Jacksonville city charter to modify the authority of the Civil Service Board, revising the authority of the civil service board to hear appeals, complaints, and grievances. Rep. Lake Ray‘s bill amends provisions in the charter […]

Guest AuthorJune 10, 2015

I’m sure if I listened hard enough, I could hear my 15-year-old self yelling at me right now. When I was 15, I wore black skirts, combat boots and about 900 black rubber bracelets to school; let’s not even discuss what I’d wear to alternative clubs to watch Suicidal Tendencies and slam dance. I valued […]

Jac VerSteegJune 10, 2015

In one of the more bizarre cases I’ve seen, a Palm Beach County woman has just agreed to a plea bargain that requires her to perform 20 hours of community service. Her crime: Waiting too long to kill her dog. Debbie Mays, who lives in Wellington in Palm Beach County, was charged with animal cruelty […]

Drew WilsonJune 10, 2015

Campaign finance numbers released Wednesday show Ocala Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley raised $42,665 for his District 5 Senate campaign in May, bringing his contribution total to $143,825. Expenditures for the month totaled $4,906, leaving the Baxley campaign with $123,000 cash on hand. The representative had a banner month in February, bringing in $79,500, but campaign rules […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2015

Compassionate Care Hospice (CCH) said Wednesday it has resumed operations in Central Florida and is accepting new patients after being forced to shut down because of a mix-up involving its license renewal. “After a few stressful, emotional months, I am pleased to say that we have reopened our doors and will immediately be providing services […]

Mitch PerryJune 10, 2015

Having survived a proposal in the Legislature that would have prevented them from making any rule changes to regular Uber and Lyft, Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission executive director Kyle Cockream said Wednesday that he will soon be recommending the “deregulation of some of our rules that we have.” The two ride-sharing companies have been […]

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CNN returning to Florida in March to host presidential debate

School board association drops out of voucher lawsuit

LGBT rights take center stage in Atlantic Beach City Commission race

Rick Brunson: A journalist’s life snuffed out reminds us to ‘Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way’

Governor signs Jacksonville civil service, kiteboarding bills

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Ten reasons why students benefit from uniforms in school

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Woman's crime? Waiting too long to kill beloved pet

Dennis Baxley Senate campaign gets $42,000 in May; Jimmie Smith lags

Compassionate Care Hospice resumes hospice services in Central Florida

Hillsborough County PTC promises deregulation of some rules regarding Uber and Lyft