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Staff ReportsApril 28, 2015

In the growing rift between the chambers, the House of Representatives has sidelined a number of special-needs bills pushed by Senate President Andy Gardiner and agreed to in a joint priorities’ agenda by both chambers before the start of session. Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant blasted the move in a press release saying it’s […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2015

Adding to an increasingly probable bid for the White House in 2016, Jeb Bush has been busy courting GOP members from his home state of Florida. The former governor has now snagged firm support from least five members of Florida’s GOP congressional delegation, with several others leaning his way. This aggressive move is in clear […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 3, 2015

The Lenny Curry campaign scored four more key GOP establishment endorsements for his Jacksonville mayoral bid today, as the Republican frontrunner continues to build strength ahead of next month’s general election. U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, State Sen. Aaron Bean, and State Reps. Janet Adkins and Charles McBurney have, in the words of the Curry campaign, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 22, 2014

As Jacksonville Mulls Port Expansion, Cuba Becomes Significant Last week, the Jacksonville/Northeast Florida Metropolitan Region released an export market assessment, which it characterized as a “critical step in the development of a regional export strategy”, which is part of the region’s participation in the Global Cities Initiative, a collaboration between JPMorgan Chase and the Brookings […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 20, 2014

The anniversary of one of the most significant moments in our history slipped by Wednesday, largely overlooked by those of us preoccupied with a worrisome future. It was on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Gettysburg battlefield cemetery, that President Abraham Lincoln expressed the purpose of America as we like to think of […]

Martin DyckmanJune 8, 2014

Nothing so clearly shows the difference between theory and practice as the notion that Americans choose their elected representatives. In reality, it’s more often the politicians who do the choosing. Evidence in the congressional gerrymandering — excuse me — redistricting trial at Tallahassee has reaffirmed it. For the politicians to build and feather their own […]

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Democratic Party chair calls stalling special-needs bills “reprehensible”

Jeb Bush leads Marco Rubio in support among Florida GOP delegation

Lenny Curry scores more endorsements: Ander Crenshaw, Aaron Bean, Charles McBurney, and Janet Adkins all backing mayoral run

Cuba: JAXPORT’s next great export market?

Martin Dyckman: Why do people not vote? Primarily because they don’t think they’ll make a difference

Martin Dyckman: Redistricting is too important to be left to the politicians