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A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

At the Lenny Curry headquarters opening in Avondale on Thursday night, former City Councilman Johnny Gaffney talked to a room full of Curry supporters about the heat he has gotten for bucking the Democratic Party and backing Curry. “My phone is blowing up. It’s hot; got to call 911 to put it out,” Gaffney said, adding that he […]

Daniel TilsonMay 7, 2015

Think of state government as Florida’s medicine cabinet. Inside should be whatever basics we need to keep chugging away day to day, along with assorted treatments and remedies to address more difficult or chronic conditions. Then there’s that mirror on the front. While plenty falls outside its field of view, whatever it does capture and […]

Guest AuthorMay 7, 2015

A few days ago we saw an unfortunate failure of leadership in the Florida Legislature. As a businessman still somewhat new to the process, I was disappointed that the will of the majority was bypassed. By putting politics before the work of the people, too many important issues were left stuck in the balance. One […]

Guest AuthorMay 7, 2015

With state prison and criminal justice reforms in the news, state inmates, their families and supporters, lawyers, and other advocates should be aware of early-release options and strategies. Florida has nearly 101,000 inmates in 56 major state prisons and numerous annexes and work camps. A clemency commutation of sentence and parole are alternate paths to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

On Thursday afternoon in Springfield, Jodi Williams, the Republican sheriff’s candidate’s wife, was joined by Cindy Graves and what a Mike Williams campaign news release called “women from the community with a shared concern for the future of Jacksonville and our public safety issues.” The event was short and sweet, but the crowd was enthusiastic: About 100 […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015

Presidential candidates Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders praised Thursday’s federal court ruling that said the Patriot Act doesn’t OK the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephone records. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio took to the floor of the Senate arguing that the program should be reauthorized. “Here’s the truth,” Rubio said. “If this program had existed […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

UPDATED at 5:30 p.m. with response from Alvin Brown Campaign: A little more than an hour after Alvin Brown unveiled a series of endorsements that were at once bipartisan and less than surprising, Lenny Curry countered with a meaningful bipartisan endorsement of his own on Thursday afternoon, just steps away from City Hall and in the same Hemming […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015

In Las Vegas on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton came out strongly on the issue of immigration, saying she wants to ensure that undocumented immigrants can gain full citizenship under a reform of the patchwork system and the limited protections President Obama has put in place in the meantime. “This is where I differ with everybody on the Republican […]

Phil AmmannMay 7, 2015

Power Design Inc., a family-owned electrical contracting business, is expanding its national headquarters in St. Petersburg. The $3 million move will bring 60 new jobs to the region, as well as maintaining 196 jobs. Gov. Rick Scott called the expansion “great news for families” in St. Petersburg. “Thanks to companies like Power Design who continue […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

With early voting well under way, Mayor Alvin Brown rolled out a series of endorsements for a Thursday media event, including former GOP Council Presidents Matt Carlucci and Alberta Hipps, LGBT activist Jimmy Midyette, and other leaders from the nonprofit community, along with Republican Councilman Stephen Joost and Democratic Councilman Warren Jones. Critics will say those endorsements come with asterisks. They will […]

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Warren Jones calls out Johnny Gaffney

Daniel Tilson: Florida government reflects ongoing struggle with racism

Wilton Simpson: We must create a statewide plan to restore, protect all environmentally sensitive areas

Reggie Garcia: Florida inmates should explore their early release options

Women for a Safer Jacksonville mobilize for Mike Williams

Rand Paul, Marco Rubio split on NSA data collection

Johnny Gaffney endorses Lenny Curry, criticizes Alvin Brown on HRO and blight issues

Kathy Castor embraces Hillary Clinton’s new stance on immigration reform

National electrical contracting firm to expand corporate roots, jobs in St. Pete

Alvin Brown gets GOP and LGBT endorsements