Jim RosicaFebruary 21, 2019
5min567
"We don't believe children should be smoking medical marijuana."
Tag: Clay YarboroughGus Bilirakis checks out the latest in rural farm equipment. Image via Greg Nash/The Hill.
Jim RosicaFebruary 21, 2019
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2019
3min308
Concerns from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, continue.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 6, 2019
4min382
A bill designed to allow law enforcement to use unmanned aircraft as a “tool in the toolbox” passed a House committee Wednesday morning.
Scott PowersDecember 14, 2018
3min270
State Reps. Holly Raschein, Chris Latvala, and Jay Trumbull are among seven members appointed by Speaker Jose Oliva to chair House appropriations subcommittees. That trio plus state Reps. Jayer Williamson, MaryLynn Magar, Randy Fine, and Clay Yarborough join Appropriations Committee Chair Travis Cummings of Clay County to lead House budgeting efforts over the next two […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 10, 2018
3min367
More members than not of the Duval County Legislative Delegation went into Monday’s meeting wondering what Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry wants. While the Mayor’s Office has had some conversations, we talked to five delegation members who had yet to hear from staff ahead of the conclave. No matter: Curry’s team was confident going into the event. They […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 5, 2018
6min457
For the third straight Legislative Session, state Rep. Clay Yarborough, a Jacksonville Republican in his second term, filed legislation about drones. His new bill (HB 75) would allow law enforcement to use unmanned aircraft as a “tool in the toolbox” to get perspective on traffic accidents, to collect evidence at a crime scene, and to assist in […]
Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2018
40min307
Election Day is in sight, in Northeast Florida and everywhere else, and we preview the competitive races, as well as the ones decided shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. For Jacksonville, a lot is riding on this. Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams invested real political capital in the gubernatorial campaign of Ron DeSantis. Win, […]
Phil AmmannOctober 25, 2018
37min666
Duval County is now a few days into early in-person voting, with the first of two Souls to the Polls weekends about to commence. Do Democrats feel lucky? It depends on who you ask. The Blue Wave that offered so much potential early on may or may not be a tsunami at this point. The […]
Staff ReportsOctober 19, 2018
36min175
Jacksonville’s political class, with a Republican Mayor and Sheriff, is betting on red this year, all in for Ron DeSantis for Governor. And if he wins, it will be another case of “Jax on the Rise.” Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams endorsed DeSantis before the August primary, as did Duval-adjacent legislators like Sen. […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 15, 2018
6min239
In Northeast Florida, most of the live state House races and the only state Senate race are characterized by a fundamental cash disparity. Republicans have serious bank; Democrats are far behind. However, this most recently reported week saw Republicans coasting while Democrats actually won the weekly tally battle (even as cash-on-hand was less buoyant for […]