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Guest AuthorJune 7, 2015

During the 2015 special session, a controversial topic involving Amendment 1 funding entangles a push to purchase land south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). Extreme elements of the environmental movement have made it sound as though the simple purchase of one property will “save the Everglades.” If the Everglades ecosystem is […]

Mark FerruloJune 7, 2015

More than three months ago President Barack Obama nominated Mary Barzee Flores, a former Miami judge with an illustrious career, to serve as a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida. The vacancy has been open for more than a year, and is formally classified as a judicial emergency, meaning there simply aren’t enough judges to […]

Guest AuthorJune 7, 2015

This column is a bit different than the normal output from me. It is not politically based or policy based. It is not about ethics and standards or any of the number of things I feel compelled to address in this most excellent venue for the exchange of information. This week I write about the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

A major impediment to Jacksonville city government reaching resolution to the ongoing Police and Fire Pension Fund crisis was pushed aside Friday afternoon. The “motion for Preliminary and Final Injunctive Relief came before the Court for hearing on June 5, 2015. Having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise fully advised, the Court finds that Plaintiffs’ motion should […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

In one of the long form pieces where he truly shines as a writer, Nate Monroe had what amounts to an exit interview with outgoing Jacksonville mayor Alvin Brown in The Florida Times-Union. As these things go, it wasn’t exactly a thorough debriefing. Mayor Brown took Monroe to the Corner Bakery in Riverside, and the memes were […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

On Friday, the Florida Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of Lee Sandler, a founding member of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, to a one-year term as Miami Dade/Monroe County Regional Board Chair. His role in the position is to connect South Florida business leaders with movers and shakers in the Florida Legislature, to drive pro-business policies from Tallahassee. Sandler […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 5, 2015

Getting thrown in jail for possessing pot in Miami-Dade County could soon be a thing of the past. A county commission committee is set to consider a proposal that would give law enforcement the option to issue a civil citation rather than slap marijuana-users with a criminal charge. The plan has support from the Miami-Dade Police […]

Shannon NickinsonJune 5, 2015

Stormwater, like many other things, flows downhill. That was one of the things that last year’s spring floods highlighted. And since water does not respect political boundaries, City of Pensacola and Escambia County officials are venturing into uncharted territory – at least for local governments in these parts. “We’ve chosen to start with city-county cooperation,” […]

Melissa RossJune 5, 2015

Even though the election isn’t until November 2016, the prognosticating around North Florida is already well underway as State Attorney Angela Corey files for a third term representing Clay, Duval and Nassau counties in the state’s 4th Circuit. The two questions political observers have are these: Can the other filed candidate, former Assistant State Attorney Wes White, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

There are some lines that shouldn’t be crossed. One such line: the barrier between media covering the political realm and public officials themselves. That’s something I was reminded of during the past week. A week ago, I applied for a position in the new Lenny Curry administration. After a week of serious thought, I have […]

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