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Melissa RossMarch 26, 2015

Surprising some, Jacksonville is on a new New York Times list showing the metro areas with the largest population of LGBT residents. San Francisco is No. 1 (no surprise), followed by Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and New Orleans. Jacksonville is the only Florida city to make the list, with 4.3 percent of the population falling […]

Ryan RayMarch 26, 2015

A proposed ordinance to regulate Uber and other ride-sharing services that brought out more more than double the usual turnout — and triple the suits, quadruple the cab drivers — was postponed Wednesday night after a long and diametrical debate in the Tallahassee City Commission. The proposal, Ordinance No. 15-O-10AA, is considered by many to […]

Mitch PerryMarch 26, 2015

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The organizers behind Saturday’s Tampa Pride Festival and March received a commendation this morning from the Tampa City Council, 48 hours before the big event takes place in Ybor City. It’s the first of its kind in Tampa since 2002, but longtime community members acknowledge that event 13 years ago was somewhat disappointing. In the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2015

The Lenny Curry campaign was quick to respond to the St. Pete’s Poll on the Jacksonville mayoral race, but we’re still waiting to hear from the Alvin Brown campaign. “Tuesday night Alvin Brown led by just 4.2. This poll says it’s now 3, and when you factor in undecideds and MOE, it looks like a tie. If you told […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 26, 2015

A proposed House committee bill being considered Thursday would require state park managers to allow “low-impact agriculture” on parks and allow adjacent landowners to acquire state land. The House State Affairs Committee, meeting at 1 p.m., will consider proposed committee bill SAC 15-02. In 2013, HB 33 by Rep. Jimmie T. Smith, a Republican from […]

Mitch PerryMarch 26, 2015

In the immediate aftermath of her stunning loss to Guido Maniscalco in the Tampa District 6 City Council runoff on Tuesday, Jackie Toledo said that the media coverage of her campaign was unfair and had “made a big difference” in the final results. That coverage included the unforced errors on her part that brought her […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2015

A new automated phone poll of 1,076 likely voters from St. Pete Polls is the first to address the 2015 Jacksonville runoff election for sheriff and mayor. The poll, with a 3 percent margin of error, shows a tight mayoral race with incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown very slightly ahead of Republican Lenny Curry. It also […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2015

A new automated phone poll of 1,076 likely voters from St. Pete Polls is the first to address the 2015 Jacksonville runoff election for sheriff and mayor. The poll, with a 3 percent margin of error, shows a tight mayoral race with incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown slightly ahead of Republican Lenny Curry. It also shows […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 26, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council once again rejected a police and fire-pension reform plan championed by Mayor Alvin Brown. The proposal was defeated on a 9-9 vote, falling short of the majority needed to pass. There was a long debate on several amendments that if approved likely would have gotten the legislation approved. One would have […]

Mitch PerryMarch 26, 2015

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Jon Stewart and his comedy writing team over at The Daily Show has never lacked for content when it comes to mocking Florida, so it was a natural that the Comedy Central franchise would take note of the recent report that Gov. Rick Scott has banned the terms “Climate change,” and “Global warming,” from use […]

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Jacksonville found to be “gayest” city in Florida

Tallahassee City Commission defers action on Uber

Organizers prepare for Tampa Pride event on Saturday

Lenny Curry campaign reacts to Jax runoff election poll

Rewind to 2013: House bill would allow adjacent landowners to acquire state land

Rose Ferlita hopes Jackie Toledo learns from mistakes, runs again

Mayoral race tight in first poll analysis of Jacksonville runoff election

First poll of Jax runoff shows Alvin Brown, Ken Jefferson ahead in close races

Jax City Council rejects (again) pension reform plan

Daily Show takes hilarious shot at Rick Scott’s ban on “Global warming”