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Associated PressMay 27, 2015

A Seminole-Brevard circuit judge who is set to go on trial before a judicial ethics panel in August has resigned. The Orlando Sentinel reports Linda Schoonover stepped down from her position Tuesday. Officials say Schoonover was facing the prospect of being thrown out of office amid a wide-ranging series of misconduct allegations. One Winter Springs […]

Mitch PerryMay 27, 2015

If you’ve paid close attention to the content of much of the GOP presidential candidates’ (and soon-to-be candidates’) rhetoric this year, you hear a lot of Barack Obama bashing, mostly about his foreign policy moves, which they all say have made the world a more dangerous place. On immigration, they all read from the same […]

Peter SchorschMay 26, 2015

The imminent special session is just the warm-up to a hot political summer in Florida. The answers to these 10 questions will shape the immediate future for the state and – in some cases – the nation. What does Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign roll-out look like? Bush may look like a candidate, sound like a […]

Daniel TilsonMay 26, 2015

Time to praise the opposition, and challenge ourselves. In preparation for 2016, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) did itself proud with recent communications upgrades. Now let’s see if the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) can rise to the occasion with a new fix-it plan scheduled for public release next month. OK, I can hear the […]

Guest AuthorMay 26, 2015

To my two or three readers of this commentary, I apologize for my silence. I have descended briefly into my end-of-year funk when I face the transition from 15-hour days to long stretches of empty time. This year has been complicated by my turning 65 and becoming officially “old” plus the deaths of a colleague […]

Marc YachtMay 26, 2015

“The truth will set you free!” Whether a believer or doubter, none can deny the wisdom from John 8:32. Few need to heed the call more than America’s politicians. Both parties are guilty of using lies and deceit to acquire votes and power. Such mendacity undermines American institutions and way of life. The United States […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015

More thsn two dozen anti-GMO activists crowded into Tampa Bay area U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor‘s West Tampa District office Tuesday, asking her to oppose legislation that would prevent states from imposing their own laws requiring mandatory GMO labeling laws. “We want those members of Congress, especially those on the committees, that we want labeling,” Dessa […]

Phil AmmannMay 26, 2015

Veteran public relations expert Judi Spann (APR, CPRC) has joined JEA, Jacksonville’s community-owned utility, to manage corporate communications. JEA is the leading Northeast Florida municipal utility, providing electricity, water, and wastewater services to the region. JEA serves more than 422,000 electric, 309,000 water and 235,000 sewer customers in a 913-square-mile service territory that includes both Duval […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2015

Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting has a few points worthy of note: •Primary among them, a new councilman, Reggie Gaffney, will be sworn in ahead of schedule, to fill the empty seat his brother Johnny left when he resigned to run for state House against Reggie Fullwood. It will return the chamber to its full 19 […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015

For decades it’s been labeled simply as “The L-word,” but it appears left-leaning Americans are less reluctant to call themselves liberals in 2015. A new Gallup poll shows that 31 percent of Americans now describe their views on social issues as generally liberal, matching the percentage who identify as social conservatives for the first time in […]

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Judge who faced long list of ethics complaints resigns

Mitch Perry Report for 5.27.15 — Immigration and the GOP

Peter Schorsch: Ten big questions facing Florida politics heading into summer

Daniel Tilson: Florida GOP showing Florida Democratic Party a thing or two

Catherine Martinez: Tragic partings overshadow a teacher's good goodbyes

Marc Yacht: Nation still paying for George W. Bush's Iraq obsession

Activists go to Kathy Castor’s office calling on her to reject food labeling law

Personnel note: Public relations pro Judi Spann moves to JEA

Jax City Council to swear in new member, discuss curfew

New Gallup poll shows more Americans getting comfortable calling themselves liberal