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Jac VerSteegJuly 12, 2015

Expect to see the Confederate flag back in the Florida Capitol as an unwanted Christmas present. How? Consider this item from the Broward/Palm Beach New Times. Writer Chris Joseph details plans by Chaz Stevens, described as “a Deerfield Beach activist and blogger,” to erect an elaborate Festivus pole this Christmas in the Capitol Rotunda. Stevens […]

Guest AuthorJuly 12, 2015

Florida is not an early adapter. Most of the time, our state takes a “wait-and-see” attitude regarding nearly any health policy, social program or economic strategy that has been attempted by another state’s legislature. In some cases, no amount of positive data on a successful program is enough to convince our leadership to move in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 12, 2015

A Florida Southern Pride Ride in support of the Confederate flag was scheduled to take place at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala on Sunday afternoon – a day after Marion County Government officials restored the Third National Confederate flag and a french flag that were removed in two separate incidents in front of the McPherson Complex […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2015

Spoiler alert: no. It’s easy to get swept up in the endless wave of Are the Jaguars Moving? I’ve done it myself. It’s easy to see things like games in London, enthusiastically advocated by an owner with a pro soccer team in that same city, and wonder why he wouldn’t just pull up stakes. I’ve done it myself. […]

Ryan RayJuly 11, 2015

Democratic House candidate Ramon Alexander took in $12,154 in June fundraising from more than a hundred donors to add to his steep lead in contribution totals over fellow Democrat Brad Johnson in House District 8. Alexander’s haul takes his fundraising total to $70,649 overall in as he seeks to succeed term-limited Rep. Alan Williams in HD 8, which takes […]

Associated PressJuly 10, 2015

The ride-hailing service Lyft says it will also cease operations in Broward County. Competitor Uber announced its plans to leave Broward County on July 31 after Broward County Commission approved new laws regulating transportation network companies. Both services will continue operations in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. Lyft spokeswoman Chelsea Wilson told the South Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

Those who have seen Jacksonville grow over the decades have seen Florida State College at Jacksonville grow with it. A few decades back, Florida Junior College was a sleepy two-year school, used primarily as a feeder into the University of North Florida’s upper division offerings. Jacksonville has grown, and FSCJ has grown with it. A four-year […]

Ryan RayJuly 10, 2015

Speaker of the House Steve Crisafulli has endorsed Rep. Tom Goodson in central Brevard County-based HD 51, the term-limited Crisafulli’s home district, according to a Friday news release. Goodson now represents a sliver of Brevard in his HD 50 seat, but had to establish residence in Titusville after 2011 House redistricting removed his home base in Rockledge […]

Ryan RayJuly 10, 2015

Rep. Ray Pilon raised just $1,985 this past month while his opponent in Sarasota’s HD 72, Democrat Edward James, brought in more than $30,000 between his campaign account and an affiliated PAC. That blowout margin bears an asterisk — Pilon was prohibited from taking contributions for most of June because of the Special Session — but it […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

One of the recurrent issues during the mayoral campaign: the “Liberty Street Collapse.” Candidate Lenny Curry promised action on it. Mayor Lenny Curry delivered. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has moved up its safety inspection of Coastline Drive to the week of July 20. It had been scheduled for mid-August. In a statement, Curry said: […]

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: This Christmas, we could be walkin’ in a Rebel wonderland

Gary Stein: Needle exchange is the one-buck no-brainer

After protest, third national confederate flag in Marion County still flying

Is Shad Khan gone?

Ramon Alexander rakes in $12k in June to top $70k overall in HD 8

Ride-hailing service Lyft also leaving Broward County

FSCJ Downtown Immersion project is on the table

Speaker Steve Crisafulli endorses Tom Goodson in HD 51

Ray Pilon, out-raised in June, unfazed by Democratic challenge

Lenny Curry gets FDOT action on Liberty Street