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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 […]

Guest AuthorJune 8, 2015

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

Jac VerSteegJune 8, 2015

One result of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s indictment is that Wheaton College has removed Hastert’s name from its J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government, and Public Policy. In a news release the college, in Wheaton, Illinois, said: “In light of the charges and allegations that have emerged, the College has re-designated the […]

Melissa RossJune 8, 2015

As Florida legislators try to iron out their differences over the state’s major budget items, advocates for Florida’s nearly 1 million uninsured are speaking out about Friday’s House vote rejecting the Senate’s Medicaide expansion compromise. “It really is kind of a dire situation,” said Sarah Sullivan, director of Florida Coastal School of Law’s Disability and Public […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2015

The Jacksonville mayoral transition continues apace, as Mayor-elect Lenny Curry has announced the subcommittee members for each of the committees. “I am pleased that such a talented and diverse cross-section of civic leaders has assembled for this important work,” Curry said in a prepared statement. “These committee members and chairs are bringing together vast amounts of […]

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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?

Alan Farago: Florida Department of Health failing to respond to credible reports of cancer clusters

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Dennis Hastert teaches a lot about economics, government and public policy

“It really is a dire situation,” say advocates for state’s uninsured

Email insights: Lenny Curry announces subcommittee members as committees prepare to meet