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Martin DyckmanMay 5, 2015

American politics these days can make one wonder, why bother? Why care? What’s the use of even hoping? In a devastating exposé, “Higher Ed Hustle,” the Miami Herald documents how for-profit private colleges have been ripping off unsuspecting students and calls out politicians in both Tallahassee and Washington for helping the predators feast on the […]

Guest AuthorMay 5, 2015

Testing the First Amendment’s limits has always been an important act in ensuring democratic rule in this country. Today, there are very few limits on free speech; the only justification for censorship is protecting national security or preventing violent or dangerous behavior. As a result, we live in a society where almost any words or […]

Guest AuthorMay 5, 2015

The 2015 Major League Baseball Racial and Gender Report Card recently released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows the league had an A on the issue of racial hiring practices, a C/C+ for gender hiring practices and an overall grade of B. Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

In a move that can only be construed as a rejection of Alvin Brown by Jacksonville’s right-of-center establishment, The Florida Times-Union on Tuesday afternoon endorsed Lenny Curry for mayor. The Brown campaign, though, said it doesn’t think it matters all that much that the T-U endorsed the “party boss.” “The endorsements that will always matter most are […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

The specter of offshore drilling is real. And Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown wants to do something about it. A release from the Mayor’s office states that “after previously informing the U.S. Department of the Interior of his opposition to seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast, Mayor Alvin Brown today announced that he will file a proposed resolution with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

“To the left, to the left,” went the Beyonce lyric, and so too goes the claim from the Republican Party of Duval County toward Mayor Alvin Brown, the self-styled “conservative Democrat“ whom they accuse of “reaching out to the radical left” in a “desperate act to save his faltering campaign.” Specifically, the email says, by inviting “super […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

As discussion swirls about Kim Daniels, including issues related to her actual residency in Jacksonville, the issue is on the radar of the Rules Committee. However, it doesn’t seem likely that action will be taken in time to affect the May 19 election, Committee Chairman William Gulliford said Tuesday. “I discussed this issue with the General Counsel […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 5, 2015

Pinellas County Commissioners Tuesday approved moving forward with a plan that would allocate funding to some of St. Petersburg’s most impoverished areas. The city is prepared to reduce the amount of monetary contributions from Pinellas County into an already established Tax Incremental Fund by nearly $6.3 million to make that happen. Under a proposed deal […]

Associated PressMay 5, 2015

Electric utility giant Duke Energy has purchased ownership stake in the proposed Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline. In a statement released Tuesday, Duke Energy announced it will invest about $225 million in the approximately 500-mile pipeline. The $3 billion pipeline will run from Alabama, across Georgia, and into Florida. The pipeline is scheduled to begin […]

Associated PressMay 5, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott is heading to Washington to try to convince the Obama administration to release federal funds for hospitals that treat low-income and Medicaid patients. The Republican governor wants an extension on the more than $1 billion funds that expire next month. But the federal government wants states to expand Medicaid, arguing it’s more […]

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Martin Dyckman: Supreme Court failing to cure the terminal illness of American democracy

Steven Kurlander: Dissing Muhammad – Pamela Geller and the deadly art of being a hateful skank

Richard Lapchick: Does Major League Baseball look like America?

Florida Times-Union excoriates Alvin Brown in Lenny Curry endorsement

Seismic Thing: Alvin Brown to file resolution opposing offshore drilling

Email insights: Duval GOP claims “Alvin Brown reaches out to the radical left”

Will Jacksonville City Council investigate Kim Daniels?

Proposed county funding for Community Redevelopment reduced by more than $6 million

Duke Energy buys stake in proposed natural gas pipeline

Gov. Scott headed to DC to negotiate for Florida hospital funds