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A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2015

On Wednesday morning in Jacksonville City Council chambers, a new era in terms of council leadership is slated to begin. A meeting will be called of the members of the 2015-2019 council-elect pick a 2015-2016 president-designate. The talk is that Greg Anderson will be elected that leadership role. What does this mean for the council? Anderson, an […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2015

On Tuesday morning, the Finance Committee of the Jacksonville City Council met and deliberated a number of key bills, including the Police and Fire Pension Deal and the funding for the much-advertised “90 Day Audit” that Mayor-elect Lenny Curry promised during the campaign. The pension deal was the main event, of course, and it passed through committee […]

Associated PressJune 2, 2015

Floridians would get a small tax break on their cellphone bills under a new tax cut package proposed by House Republicans. A Florida House panel on Tuesday voted in favor of a nearly $300 million proposal. The House voted for a nearly $700 million package of tax cuts during the Regular Session this year. Legislators […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2015

The so-called “fair tax” is a concept that’s been around about 15 years. It would replace all federal taxes with a simple consumption tax on all retail sales. Mike Huckabee spent most of his 34-minutes on the stage at the Disney Resort and Hotel on Tuesday touting the concept, saying it’s the single biggest factor to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 2, 2015

St. Pete City Council candidate Ed Montanari has raised more than $45,000, according to sources close to his campaign. The total so far comes from more than 175 contributors. Montanari has not posted first quarter treasurer reports, but if the numbers reported to SaintPetersblog are accurate, it puts Montanari at already unprecedented fundraising levels and he still […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2015

It’s an age-old tradition, and Bob Buckhorn and Rahm Emanuel are following suit. The respective mayors of Tampa and Chicago are betting on the results of the Stanley Cup, the National Hockey League championship. The series faces off Wednesday evening between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Buckhorn is putting a […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2015

Presidential candidates talking about the national economy should be concerned with the spending power of the average Floridian. What Florida voters signal via the ballot box likely will be influenced by their weakening spending power and reactions to policies that offer viable solutions. How are Floridians doing? Let’s turn to the numbers. Trends across four […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2015

On Monday evening, The Rev. Clifford Johnson held a discussion at northwest Jacksonville’s Zion Hope Baptist Church called “Strengthening the Community: A Shared Responsibility.” It brought together school board members Connie Hall and Becki Couch, community organizer C. Mickee Brown, gang investigator for DCPS Jeff Shouse and, except for media, a crowd of about 150 […]

Guest AuthorJune 1, 2015

Presidential candidates talking about the national economy should be concerned with the spending power of the average Floridian. What Florida voters signal via the ballot box likely will be influenced by their weakening spending power and reactions to policies that offer viable solutions. How are Floridians doing? Let’s turn to the numbers. Trends across four […]

Martin DyckmanJune 1, 2015

With all the horrors continuing to occur in the world, notably including the massacres perpetrated by Boko Haram in Africa and ISIS in the Middle East, the evangelist Franklin Graham has not exactly overlooked them. But it’s to some other crisis that he has been devoting most of his public preaching lately. He’s been praying […]

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New Jacksonville council president to be selected Wednesday

Jax Police and Fire Pension deal moves through Finance Committee

House scales back size of proposed tax cuts

In Orlando, Mike Huckabee is all about fair tax

Ed Montanari pulls down record-breaking fundraising numbers

Bob Buckhorn, Rahm Emanuel bet on Stanley Cup

Dale Brill: Hint to presidential candidates wooing Florida: It’s still the economy

NW Jax discussion on “gang awareness” yields more questions than answers

Dale Brill: Hint to presidential candidates wooing Florida – It's still the economy

Martin Dyckman: Franklin Graham praying for destruction of the U.S. Constitution