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Shannon NickinsonJune 9, 2015

This map could be the key to improving our relationship with water for years to come. If we make it come alive. A chain of parks that runs underneath Interstate 110 and through the Longhollow neighborhood. A “daylighted” version of Washerwoman’s Creek, which used to empty into Pensacola Bay near what is now the Baskerville […]

Guest AuthorJune 9, 2015

Serving as Indian River Country Tax Collector while also owning a small family business, I have a unique perspective on taxes. I collect them and pay them, both as an individual and as a business owner. And I see the direct impact taxes have on businesses and the economy. As both a tax official and […]

Melissa RossJune 9, 2015

An on-air discussion of the McKinney, Texas, viral video making the rounds this week quickly turned into an impassioned debate on criminal justice, with one participant’s calls to confront institutional racism set against another’s plea to evaluate police use-of-force incidents case by case. “We have to look at the institutionalization of racism in America,” activist Wells […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 9, 2015

Ed Montanari has officially qualified as a candidate for St. Petersburg City Council. Montanari is running for District 3 to replace outgoing Council member Bill Dudley. “Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we embark on a successful campaign,” Montanari wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon announcing he had filed the paperwork. Tuesday […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2015

Ordinance 2015-304, the latest Police and Fire Pension Deal, will be the main event of Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council. However, other matters of import await the penultimate meeting of this particular group of council members. Expect a second reading on Resolution 2015-384, which involves Council urging the U.S. Department of Housing […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2015

With the Police and Fire Pension Fund deal subject to a vote in Tuesday evening’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, PFPF Chairman John Keane introduced revisions to its terms during a Tuesday morning meeting with Councilman Bill Gulliford, point man for the latest round of negotiations. Also attending were council members Lori Boyer and Greg Anderson, […]

Guest AuthorJune 9, 2015

This is a story about pediatric cancer clusters in Florida. It begins in Durham, N.C., at Duke University, where David Banks is a professor in the Department of Statistical Science. In 2013 Banks was the new editor of “Statistics and Public Policy,” a journal of the American Statistical Association. In early February, Banks gave a […]

Associated PressJune 9, 2015

As Jeb Bush focuses on foreign policy this week during a visit to Europe, his team at home is finalizing a fundraising blitz that will begin as soon as he steps into the 2016 presidential race. Bush will publicly announce his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, while privately embarking on what his […]

Ryan RayJune 9, 2015

Daniel Silvers collected more money than any other Democratic challenger during a 2014 cycle that was difficult for House Dems, raising some $286,000 in a five-point loss to Republican Rep. Bill Hager in District 89, based in coastal Palm Beach County. He’ll likely need to keep it up in 2016 as he jumps into a race in […]

Martin DyckmanJune 8, 2015

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Were any of your ancestors here to meet the Godspeed at Jamestown or the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock? No? Then you, like me, belong to an immigrant family. Your forebears may have been here longer than mine, who came in the late 1800s, but we are alike in that none of our American roots were […]

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Shannon Nickinson: Hunting for millions with stormwater 'treasure map'

Carole Jean Jordan: Federal tax reform is key to small business success

The McKinney video: a Rashomon

Ed Montanari officially qualifies for St. Pete City Council race

Pension, HUD, hens, and river taxis on agenda for Jax City Council meeting

Jax police and fire pension amendments discussed ahead of Tuesday evening meeting

Florida Department of Health failing to respond to credible reports of cancer clusters

Jeb Bush fundraising machine preparing for launch

Democrat Daniel Silvers gears up for a 2016 run, this time in HD 89

Martin Dyckman: Why is Jeb Bush the only GOP contender who makes sense on immigration?