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Guest AuthorDecember 10, 2014

Florida’s unemployment rate is at 6 percent. It is hard to imagine a more deliberate focus on job creation than the state witnessed in the past four years. But what happens when we broaden the goal of economic development beyond job creation? In fairness, there is an obligation to demonstrate first why job creation is […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 10, 2014

I’m this close to believing Florida Democratic Party (FDP) leaders can’t see the political forest full of discontent and disinterest enveloping them, due to a new reform agenda focused on “operational” tree trimming. The party responded to its Election 2014 failures the same way so many other large, out-of-touch organizations respond after taking big, embarrassing […]

Guest AuthorDecember 10, 2014

“So you’re telling me there’s a chance.” I love movie lines. So many epic motivational themes about overcoming obstacles come from movies like “Braveheart,” “Rocky” and “Remember the Titans.” Admittedly my opening quote doesn’t come from any one of these cinematic masterpieces. It comes from the much-less-appreciated classic “Dumb and Dumber.” Yet “a chance” has […]

Phil AmmannDecember 10, 2014

On Wednesday, an appeals court backed Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish in a budgetary dispute with the Broward County Commission. The decision by the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed the section of state law allowing the Florida Department of Revenue to approve budgets for property appraisers. Counties are required to pay operation costs; any […]

Ryan RayDecember 10, 2014

While the 2014 midterm elections have sent scores of Democratic Capitol Hill staffers scrambling after new employment, this fall is a season of change for some Republicans too: domestic policy specialists Sara Decker and Scott Parkinson are set to take on higher-ranking roles within U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s staff. Sara Decker is currently Rubio’s head […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Although Uber was recently valued at $40 billion, it’s been a rough week for the ride-sharing behemoth. A judge in Spain yesterday ordered the company to stop operating there. That ruling came a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital of Delhi after a driver raped a passenger. And on Sunday, a court […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

Although Uber was recently valued at $40 billion, it’s been a rough week for the ride-sharing behemoth. A judge in Spain yesterday ordered the company to stop operating there. That ruling came a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital of Delhi after a driver raped a passenger. And on Sunday, a court […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

The CIA and its supporters are in full pushback mode today, a day after the publication of a summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the use of torture (or as the CIA euphemistically refers to it as, “enhanced interrogation tactics”). Like so many other things that come out of Washington, the political establishment […]

Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2014

The 2015 Jacksonville mayoral race has, up until now, been a three man race. The incumbent, Alvin Brown, who is still polling well, but who has taken heat from many supporters last time around for an overly conservative approach to policy discussions (most notably the squelched Human Rights Ordinance). Former Florida GOP Chairman Lenny Curry, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2014

In the Senate District 6 special election, state Rep. Ronald “Doc” Renuart edged out Rep. Travis Hutson in fundraising for last month, but Renuart still lags behind in overall campaign cash, according to the Division of Elections. Renuart collected $51,100 in contributions in November, for a total of $53,850, not including $50,000 in loans to […]

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Dale Brill: Florida economy on a roll that isn’t sustainable

Daniel Tilson: Florida Democratic Party can’t ‘LEAD’ from behind

Todd Dagenais: Telling UCF women’s volleyball team ‘There’s a chance’

Appeals Court supports Broward County Property Appraiser In budget dispute

Sara Decker, Scott Parkinson climb the ranks in Sen. Marco Rubio's office

Frustration about Uber & Lyft intensifies at Hillsborough PTC meeting

Frustration about Uber & Lyft intensifies at Hillsborough PTC meeting

Mitch Perry Report for 12.10.14 – The politics of torture

“Hogan knows best?” Could Jacksonville mayoral race get more crowded soon?

Doc Renuart edges Travis Hutson in November fundraising in SD 6 special election, but…