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A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

With Lenny Curry at the one-week mark in his mayoral term, his transition committees are preparing their recommendations for final delivery. Florida Politics has obtained a draft copy of one such transition committee document, that of Streamlining Growth and Opportunity, and it predictably goes deep. The committee addressed issues related to making planning, zoning, and […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 7, 2015

It is amusing, in a wry sort of way, to witness the tantrums and hear the gnashing of teeth in right-wing circles over the several big cases they have just lost at the U.S. Supreme Court. Spare them no sympathy. You might think that losing has become more than they can bear. But in fact, […]

Daniel TilsonJuly 7, 2015

Dog Days of Summer, indeed. For lots of Major League Baseball fans like me, that describes the sultry stretch of the six-month regular season when many a contending team has historically succumbed to accumulated stress, fallen into a slump and out of contention. For other folks, that phrase describes any prolonged stretch of steamy summertime […]

Bill PrescottJuly 7, 2015

Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a provision that says California parents can no longer claim “personal belief” as a reason for not vaccinating their children. Pediatrician and state Sen. Richard Pan introduced the legislation in response to the measles outbreak that began in Disneyland this past December. On Friday, parents rallied […]

Melissa RossJuly 7, 2015

After downtown Jacksonville’s Andrew Jackson statue was vandalized twice in one week, a spokeswoman for the activist group the Dream Defenders said she’d like to see as much outrage over controversial police-involved shootings as the recent widespread tagging of Confederate monuments in various states. “I always pay attention to what people care more about,” said the group’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 7, 2015

In Jacksonville, the big news from the Lenny Curry administration on Tuesday was the reappointment of a familiar quantity: Emergency Preparedness Chief Steven Woodward. Woodward, a former FEMA deputy administrator, was first appointed in 2013. “Public safety is a top priority and being prepared for an emergency plays a big part in keeping our city safe,” Curry […]

Drew WilsonJuly 7, 2015

Orlando Republican Dean Asher raised more than $164,000 in June, easily outclassing his competition in the race to replace term-limited Senate President Andy Gardiner in District 13. Most of the money came through Asher’s newly formed political action committee, Allegiant Friends for Florida. The committee’s inaugural month only brought in two checks, but they came […]

Phil AmmannJuly 7, 2015

Republican Donnie Horner announced raising $44,450 in the first 27 days as a candidate in the crowded House District 11 race. Horner is seeking the seat to be vacated by term-limited Rep. Janet Adkins, which covers all of Nassau as well as part of eastern Duval County. In a statement from his campaign on Tuesday, […]

Associated PressJuly 7, 2015

The popular ridesharing service Uber has announced it is leaving Broward County. The company announced Monday that it will withdraw completely from the county on July 31. Uber had previously agreed to withdraw from the airport and port in Broward County, hoping to persuade commissioners not to institute new regulations. Those rules include requiring each […]

Phil AmmannJuly 7, 2015

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott appointed Myriam Irizarry as the newest judge of the Pinellas County Court. Irizarry, 60, of Palm Harbor, has served as Chief Deputy and General Counsel to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pinellas County since 2003. From 1989-2003, she had been Assistant Director of the Clerk of Court Services […]

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Jax “Streamlining Growth and Opportunity” transition committee readies recommendations

Martin Dyckman: Supreme Court more often goes astray

Dan Tilson: Courageous conjunction can help Florida Democrats through dog days

Julie Delegal: Let’s get to the right conversation about vaccines and autism

Dream Defenders ask why statue defacing raises more concern than black man’s death

Lenny Curry reappoints emergency preparedness chief Steven Woodward

Dean Asher adds $164K haul in June for Senate District 13 race

Donnie Horner raises nearly $45K in first month of HD 11 campaign

Uber to cease operations in Broward County

Gov. Scott names Myriam Irizarry to the Pinellas County Court