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Phil AmmannApril 28, 2015

A University of Florida fraternity chapter is shutting down after reports that some members recently harassed a group of wounded military veterans on vacation in Panama City Beach. The University of Florida and the national organization of Zeta Beta Tau announced it would close its UF chapter effective immediately, a result of misconduct allegations after the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2015

When pastors come together for a media event, know that it’s going to start off with prayer. And that prayer gives an idea as to the interpretive bias of the person speaking. The prayer starting off the latest in a series of events with faith leaders offering solutions to Jacksonville’s epidemic of violent crime offered […]

Melissa RossApril 28, 2015

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears historic oral arguments on same-sex marriage, Jacksonville’s LGBT activists are growing increasingly vocal in pressing their case for full legal protections. “The change around this issue has happened so quickly,” says Dan Merkan, chairman of the Jax Coalition for Equality. Merkan says the Coalition will continue to advocate for […]

Melissa RossApril 28, 2015

Like the kudzu that keeps cropping up in backyards across the South, the longstanding bugaboo of billboards in the city of Jacksonville is the issue that just won’t die. The latest iteration: This week Jacksonville City Council is debating whether billboards should be allowed on the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. A letter sent from the […]

Mitch PerryApril 28, 2015

Although Ben Carson speaks softly, his provocative comments regarding the Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage and life in America under President Barack Obama have spurred his unlikely journey toward a possible nominee as Republican Party presidential candidate. Carson is scheduled to make his big announcement next Monday in Detroit, his hometown. The retired pediatric neurosurgeon, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2015

To quote Hillary Clinton and The Smiths both: “What difference does it make?” Whether WalletHub ranks Jacksonville as the No. 1 city to start a business in, as the site did in 2014, a ranking used when Mayor Alvin Brown trumpeted the site in his TV ads for re-election, or the No. 58 city, as is the case […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2015

One of the more interesting narratives of the last couple of weeks in the Jacksonville mayoral race has been Alvin Brown tacking to the left, and Republicans pouncing on that rhetorical evolution to prove that the mayor of Jacksonville has been a “liberal Democrat” all along. The latest evidence of such: an email from the Duval […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2015

The Westside Republican Club meeting, held at a jampacked church on Old Middleburg Road on Monday night, was devoted entirely to the upcoming election. Though a lot of the media focus has been on where voters in the urban core might go in the May 19 election, turnout in Republican strongholds like the Westside is […]

Associated PressApril 28, 2015

U.S. Rep. John Mica and other elected officials want to speed up the Interstate 4 expansion in the Orlando area. The group on Monday set up a task force to explore how to speed up the interstate expansion plans. It will be led by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs. Expansion on Interstate 4 is beginning […]

Mitch PerryApril 28, 2015

“Banning the Box” on job applications for companies who contract with the city of Tampa was a bridge too far for the City Council to consider back in February, but it’s good enough for the Koch Brothers and other major corporations. In February, the Council declined to pass a law that would have “banned the box” […]

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Jennifer Adams. Image via campaign.

UF fraternity to close after charges of harassing veterans

Jax ministers trade potshots over violent crime, solutions

Jax equality coalition: “Hearts and minds” changing rapidly

Billboard battles rage on in Jacksonville, Miami

Mitch Perry: Ben Carson not keen on discussing gays

WalletHub tumble means what?

Email insights: Duval GOP says “Alvin Brown drops the disguise”

Lenny Curry, Mike Williams pitch to Westside Republicans

John Mica wants to speed up Interstate 4 expansion

Koch Brothers latest to seize on “ban the box” movement; is Tampa next?