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Melissa RossFebruary 4, 2015
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Dark horse mayoral candidate Bill Bishop is banking on an underdog appeal and policy wonk specificity as he mounts an insurgent’s challenge to incumbent Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and extremely well-funded GOP establishment favorite Lenny Curry. Bishop, an architect and former president of the Jacksonville City Council, has peeled off a few GOP endorsements in recent days, and says he has a strategy to […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015
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Gov. Rick Scott appointed veteran Florida lawyer Marc Dunbar to the Northwest Florida Water Management District’s governing board. Dunbar, 44, of Tallahassee, is a partner with the Jones Walker LLP national law firm and an adjunct professor at the Florida State University College of Law. Prior to his tenure at Jones Walker, Dunbar was Assistant General […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 4, 2015
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5min139
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is emerging as the Republican front-runner in an early look at possible presidential primaries in the critical swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. However, even with Mitt Romney out of the race,  Bush’s only clear dominance is in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released today. […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 4, 2015
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Former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard is joining white-shoe law firm Foley & Lardner. A formal announcement is expected soon. Vinyard, a former Jacksonville shipbuilding executive, resigned his DEP post in December and was replaced by Cliff Wilson. Gov. Rick Scott appointed Vineyard in 2011. “Secretary Vinyard is a welcome addition to Foley […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 4, 2015
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Former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard is joining white-shoe law firm Foley & Lardner. A formal announcement is expected soon. Vinyard, a former Jacksonville shipbuilding executive, resigned his DEP post in December and was replaced by Cliff Wilson. Gov. Rick Scott appointed Vineyard in 2011. “Secretary Vinyard is a welcome addition to Foley […]


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