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A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2015

Even as Lenny Curry and Sheriff John Rutherford message to the contrary, Mayor Alvin Brown‘s reelection campaign has issued a television ad in recent days touting the Mayor’s commitment to fighting crime and keeping Jacksonville’s streets safe. This ad, entitled “Safe,” will blunt at least some of the impact of Rutherford’s consistent messaging that the Mayor hasn’t been a […]

Diane RobertsMarch 9, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE–You think you live in a representative democracy. You don’t. You live on a sugar plantation. You call it “Florida.” And while you may reside far from the muck farms and wouldn’t know a cane field from a pawpaw patch, it doesn’t matter. Your state government works for Big Sugar. In 2012 and 2014, […]

Melissa RossMarch 9, 2015

Even though turnout is only expected to be around 30 percent and polls show the majority of voters aren’t tuned into the candidates or the races, early voting gets underway today in Duval County leading up to the March 24 Unitary Election. At stake: the mayor’s and sheriff’s offices, along with a slew of City Council seats […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2015

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This upcoming season for the Jacksonville Suns marks the end of an era in Jacksonville, as the Bragan family is set to sell the Double A affiliate of the Miami Marlins at the end of the season to Ken Babby, who already owns the successful franchise, the Akron RubberDucks. The Bragans bought the Suns in 1984 for $330,000 and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2015

A few days before early voting began, a thirty second Lenny Curry ad, paid for by the Republican Party of Florida, hit Jacksonville airwaves to remind voters anew that Sheriff John Rutherford supports Curry for Mayor. The ad, which does not mention Mayor Alvin Brown, with whom the Sheriff has some longstanding disagreements, takes a positive approach to the issue. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2015

A few days before early voting began, a thirty second Lenny Curry ad, paid for by the Republican Party of Florida, hit Jacksonville airwaves to remind voters anew that Sheriff John Rutherford supports Curry for Mayor. The ad, which does not mention Mayor Alvin Brown, with whom the Sheriff has some longstanding disagreements, takes a positive approach to the issue. […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 9, 2015

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Behind the scenes of a looming budget stalemate it turns out Florida and officials of the federal government are negotiating a revamped funding formula for hospitals that could cause a dramatic change of fortune for them. Florida has already been told it won’t receive the more than $1 billion in federal aid it has been […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 9, 2015

Karl Nurse will be representing St. Pete at the National League of Cities meeting this Monday and Tuesday in Washington D.C. While the longtime city council member doesn’t have any specific goals in mind, he is hoping to identify opportunities to help families by identifying possible pilot programs that would be funded through various foundations. […]

Associated PressMarch 9, 2015

Since announcing on Facebook his plan to explore running for president, Jeb Bush has courted high-dollar donors in private rooms and luxury resorts, and delivered weighty speeches in hotel ballrooms and city clubs. This past weekend, he was at a Pizza Ranch. The former Florida governor arrived in Cedar Rapids behind schedule, a sign as […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2015

President Barack Obama has been lambasted by many for his administration’s refusal to address the terrorist threat around the globe as “Islamic terrorism.” “We are not at war with Islam,” the president said last month at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism last month. “We are at war with people who have perverted […]

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Alvin Brown releases “Safe”, a TV ad touting his crime fighting approach

Diane Roberts: Florida Legislature in the sticky embrace of Big Shug

Early voting underway in Jacksonville

Bragans sell Jacksonville Suns after 31 successful seasons

John Rutherford: “Lenny Curry’s plan will make our city safe again”

John Rutherford: "Lenny Curry's plan will make our city safe again"

Some hospitals lose, some win under possible LIP revamp

Karl Nurse heads to D.C. hoping to spot program start-up funding

Jeb Bush jumps into retail politics of Iowa’s caucuses

Mitch Perry Report for 3.9.15 — Let’s not talk about climate change in Florida