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Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2015

A Naples-area restaurateur filed paperwork Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Rep. Kathleen Passidomo in House District 106. In his announcement, Bob Rommel touted his business acumen and vowed to run on a platform of “fiscally responsible, pro-growth economic policies.” “I’m a strong believer that government should work for its citizens rather than stand in their […]

Marc YachtJuly 8, 2015

Walkin’ Lawton Chiles may be the last of Florida’s governors who cared about Florida through action. He showed genuine concern for local families. During his tenure, necessary human service programs expanded, the environment had effective regulatory programs, public health flourished with strong programs regulating food service, sanitation, infectious disease, and maternal and child health. I […]

Guest AuthorJuly 8, 2015

Much was recently made about President Barack Obama uttering “n—-r” during a Los Angeles interview Discussions on racism in America these days tend to much more visceral than intellectual in nature. The recent killings of churchgoers by a white supremacist in Charleston, S.C., not only shocked Americans, but provided the president, and the left, with […]

Guest AuthorJuly 8, 2015

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I wonder whether the need for workplace-diversity initiatives is an indicator of an underlying societal issue? If so, could a more comprehensive approach to diversity serve as a catalyst for social transformation? Many companies recognize the recruitment and hiring of minority-represented groups as an important aspect of diversity. But could the fact that many blacks […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

As of now, the HD 16 race for 2016 is between two candidates: political veteran Dick Kravitz, who has held a variety of offices over the decades, and current Duval County School Board member Jason Fischer, who got started early and looks poised to continue his political rise with another run for office. This would be […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

A few things are certainties in the Bold New City of the South. One of them is that football (with the exception of the gone and mostly forgotten ACC Championship Game) is a consistent draw. The other is that Jacksonville is as strong a military town as any in the country. When you can make […]

Melissa RossJuly 8, 2015

They may be on opposite sides of the aisle in Tallahassee, but State Senator Aaron Bean (R-Fernandina Beach) and State Representative Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville) say they’re on the same page when it comes to figuring out a health care funding solution for Florida the next time the Legislature meets. “We’ve got to figure out a […]

Peter SchorschJuly 8, 2015

Joe Gruters will report raising more than $87,000 for his House District 73 campaign, sources close to the campaign tell Florida Politics. That figure would rank Gruters, the Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Florida, as the the third-highest monthly fundraising total of any legislative candidate this cycle. Gruters was already shaping up to be […]

Associated PressJuly 8, 2015

As lawmakers in South Carolina consider removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, a north Florida county has decided to do the opposite. The Marion County Commission voted Tuesday unanimously to again fly the Confederate flag in front of a government building, weeks after it had been taken down. The interim county administrator had […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

Alexander Pantinakis is barely old enough to drink legally. That said, he is one of a few young people in Jacksonville with undeniably bright political futures. As treasurer of the Duval County Republican Party he was a tireless and unstinting voice during the just-concluded Jacksonville campaigns. Those in the know are very familiar with his […]

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Bob Rommel becomes second Republican to file in HD 106

Marc Yacht: Florida takes a slow, sad slide under Rick Scott

Steven Kurlander: Words and flags aside, we are not a racist nation

Vanessa Lopez-Littleton: Broad changes needed to approach social harmony

Could HD 16 race get more interesting soon?

Jacksonville lands next year’s Navy/Notre Dame football game

Aaron Bean and Mia Jones: “Let’s find the win-win on Medicaid expansion”

Joe Gruters to report head-turning $87K fundraising haul

Marion County votes to fly Confederate flag once again

21-year-old Alexander Pantinakis looks to make history in Duval GOP