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Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

A new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday shows that Scott Walker and Jeb Bush continue to stand above the rest in the early going of the 2016 GOP presidential field. Walker comes in at 18% and Bush follows with 16% in the national poll released Thursday morning. Then there’s a big drop, with New Jersey Gov. Chris […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

There are 196 nations on Earth, yet the U.S. State Department lists only four as state sponsors of terrorism: Iran, Sudan, Syria, and Cuba (Saudi Arabia didn’t make the list). Getting removed from that list is a huge issue for the Cuban government, since all banks that engage with them are subject to U.S. screenings […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

One argument used consistently the past three years by House Republicans in Florida over why they’ve rejected Medicaid expansion is that they say the federal government will renege on its financial promises. The Obama administration has said that any state that accepts Medicaid funding to help insure more people under the Affordable Care Act will […]

Associated PressMarch 5, 2015

The arguments offered in the U.S. Supreme Court over subsidies that help millions of people afford their health insurance suggest that the Obama administration has two chances to attract one critical vote. The justices will gather in private Friday to cast their votes in the case. The outcome after Wednesday’s argument appears to be in […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

“Nobody puts young voters in the corner.” That’s one of the catchphrases used by the Jax Young Voters Coalition, its mission to “increase turnout of voters age 18 to 40 by at least five percent in the 2015 City Elections through collaborative events, through engaging and informative marketing and social media campaigns, recommendations of like-minded […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2015

“Nobody puts young voters in the corner.” That’s one of the catchphrases used by the Jax Young Voters Coalition, its mission to “increase turnout of voters age 18 to 40 by at least five percent in the 2015 City Elections through collaborative events, through engaging and informative marketing and social media campaigns, recommendations of like-minded […]

Melissa RossMarch 5, 2015

With early voting in Jacksonville less than a week away, a new poll out Thursday from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Laboratory finds incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown leading the race with support from 37% of voters. Lenny Curry holds 25% of the vote, Bill Bishop 11%, and Omega Allen 2%. The rest of those […]

Melissa RossMarch 5, 2015

With early voting in Jacksonville less than a week away, a new poll out Thursday from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Laboratory finds incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown leading the race with support from 37% of voters. Lenny Curry holds 25% of the vote, Bill Bishop 11%, and Omega Allen 2%. The rest of those […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

The question one has to ask after reading just the summary of the Justice Department report on the goings-on with the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department is: How many other municipal law enforcement agencies act this way in America? If you want the headline from Wednesday to read that Justice concluded that the Ferguson PD violated no federal laws in […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

The question one has to ask after reading just the summary of the Justice Department report on the goings-on with the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department is: How many other municipal law enforcement agencies act this way in America? If you want the headline from Wednesday to read that Justice concluded that the Ferguson PD violated no federal laws in […]

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Scott Walker, Jeb Bush top GOP field in new national presidential poll

Marco Rubio urges John Kerry to leave Cuba on terrorism list

In St. Pete, Rick Scott expresses frustration with the feds over LIP program funding

Fate of Obama health law subsidies rests with 2 justices

Jax Young Voters Coalition offers candidate Q&As on website

Jax Young Voters Coalition offers candidate Q&As on website

UNF poll: Alvin Brown leads Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop but many voters “uncertain”

UNF poll: Alvin Brown leads Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop but many voters "uncertain"

Mitch Perry Report for 3.5.15 — Ferguson's ugly legacy

Mitch Perry Report for 3.5.15 — Ferguson’s ugly legacy