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A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry delivered his administration’s first budget address just after at 8:30 a.m. Monday to a packed Jacksonville City Council chambers. It was a short, direct speech that, as expected, mirrored policies established in budget hearings and the draft version released this past week. Council President Greg Anderson called the meeting to order at 8:33, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

The always interesting race for the Duval County Republican Party Chair took a couple of turns in recent days. The campaign against Jack Webb started in earnest this past weekend, with a prominent member of the Jacksonville Christian right going in hard on the former Councilman. Breaking news, meanwhile: in the Duval GOP, not everybody […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

Good morning, everyone. Not to start the week off on a rough note, but can we reflect for a moment on what happened at those two military sites in Chattanooga last Thursday? As we all know by now, a naturalized citizen from Kuwait ended up killing four U.S. Marines and one sailor and wounded two others. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

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The crowded field of Duval GOP chair candidates may get more crowded soon, as term-limited Representative Lake Ray has been “looking at running over the course of the last several weeks” and is “likely to step into this thing.” Rep. Ray sees his candidacy as a “chance to build unity in the party.” and he is […]

Guest AuthorJuly 19, 2015

Most Floridians agree: Solar power is an essential part of our energy future. In fact, Florida voters might even find two solar amendments on their 2016 ballot. Be warned: There are important differences between the two ideas. One amendment, written by a group called Floridians for Solar Choice, may sound appealing at first glance. However, […]

Guest AuthorJuly 19, 2015

Most Floridians agree: Solar power is an essential part of our energy future. In fact, Florida voters might even find two solar amendments on their 2016 ballot. Be warned: There are important differences between the two ideas. One amendment, written by a group called Floridians for Solar Choice, may sound appealing at first glance. However, […]

Guest AuthorJuly 19, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court recently invalidated the state’s congressional districts map, finding it had been drawn with unconstitutional intent to favor the majority party and incumbents. This landmark decision is the first to determine whether newly drawn legislative districts comply with the Fair Districts Amendment as passed by voters in 2010 to remove partisan gerrymandering […]

Associated PressJuly 19, 2015

Daytona Beach is famous for allowing drivers to cruise its sand-packed shoreline, but real estate experts say getting cars off the beach could raise property values. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that property values and the volume of real estate deals are on the rise now that Volusia County has moved to eliminate beach driving […]

Phil AmmannJuly 19, 2015

Five years after the Obama administration promised to move swiftly to permanently plug unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, even more shafts are lingering for longer periods with only temporary sealing, an investigation by The Associated Press shows. It is not clear how many incompletely sealed wells may have leaked — […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2015

A previous version of this post incorrectly reported that Nassau County School Board members did not attend Janet Adkins’ Education Leadership Summit. We regret the error. Members did attend the event, at which School Board member Kathy Burns spoke. On Saturday, reports Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union, Fernandina Beach Republican Janet Adkins announced plans to run for […]

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With first budget, Lenny Curry says “Jacksonville is back in business”

The Christian right aims for Duval GOP Chair candidate Jack Webb

Mitch Perry Report for 7.20.15 – Chattanooga is the latest mass killing in U.S.

Lake Ray mulls run for Duval GOP Chair

Dick Batchelor and Jim Kallinger: Floridians deserve smarter solar

Dick Batchelor and Jim Kallinger: Floridians deserve smarter solar

Glenn Burhans Jr.: O civility, where art thou?

Volusia County beach-driving ban ups property values

Share of aging temporarily sealed wells grows

Janet Adkins runs for Nassau County superintendent