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Melissa RossMarch 14, 2016

In a very intimate setting, former President Bill Clinton stumped for his wife Hillary Clinton by rallying dozens of local union members gathered at the Ironworkers Local 597 Hall on Jacksonville’s Northside. It was one of two Jacksonville stops for the HRC campaign’s most high-profile surrogate. And the message was straight-up economic populism. “Even though […]

Melissa RossMarch 14, 2016

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Drawing a direct line between the popularity of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and the rise of Nazism in Germany, UNF professor Parvez Ahmed in a talk radio interview with WJCT pointed out that all the factors in a country that make genocide possible are now present in today’s United States. He spoke strongly against the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 14, 2016

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Donald Trump continues to hold a double-digit lead over Marco Rubio in the Sunshine State. According to a Quinnipiac poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters, Trump leads the GOP field with 46 percent, followed by Rubio at 22 percent. Ted Cruz is at 14 percent, followed by John Kasich at 10 percent. The winner-take-all […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2016

On Sunday, the Marco Rubio for President campaign issued “Florida,” a new “web video highlighting the contrast the Florida papers have drawn between Marco and the con man Donald Trump. With Florida’s March 15 primary getting close,” the campaign release asserts, “more Floridians are rallying around Marco to be the candidate to stop Trump.” The […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 11, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott kicks off his “Million Billion Jobs” victory tour Monday. The self-proclaimed jobs governor is visiting five cities celebrating creating more than 1 million jobs in five years and $1 billion in tax cuts for Florida families over the past two years. “The debate in Florida is now about how we can create […]

Melissa RossMarch 10, 2016

Family law attorneys are blasting a sweeping overhaul of Florida’s divorce laws, saying they hope Gov. Rick Scott will veto SB 668. The measure does away with lifetime alimony in the state. Instead, the amount and duration of alimony would be determined by a formula. “It’s really going to affect women in a negative way,” said Jacksonville […]

Scott PowersMarch 10, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott‘s penchant for refusing to answer questions dumbfounded MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show host Joe Scarborough and reduced co-host Mika Brzezinski to exasperation during a four-minute interview Thursday morning. Afterwards, Brzezinski blasted Scott, calling him sniveling and the interview “pathetic.” She said he should not be a governor. During the interview, a national TV audience watched […]

Scott PowersMarch 9, 2016

A new poll from Univision Noticias and The Washington Post shows U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy leading the Democrats’ U.S. Senate race, confirming a similar result found in another poll this week. The new survey, published by those two media outlets, gives Murphy, of Jupiter, 36 percent and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando 29 percent. […]

Drew WilsonMarch 9, 2016

Florida added 20,200 jobs in February according to data released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. The total bested all but California in the Regional Employment Report and is an improvement of about 2,300 jobs over January numbers and 5,000 jobs over the February 2015 total. California, which has the largest population among the states, saw […]

Melissa RossMarch 8, 2016

Solar activists are crying foul about proposed changes to JEA’s net metering program. They’ll be airing their concerns at a community forum on solar Wednesday evening at Jacksonville University. The JEA board is considering whether to adopt reductions in the credit that is provided to customers who send power back to the grid through JEA’s net metering policy. Net […]

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Bill Clinton to union workers: “America needs a raise”

UNF professor on Donald Trump: “This is what modern fascism looks like”

Donald Trump leads Marco Rubio 46 percent to 22 percent in Florida

New Marco Rubio web video makes closing Florida pitch

Rick Scott to launch jobs creation and “tax cut victory” tour

Family law attorneys blast alimony, child custody bill headed to Governor’s desk

Rick Scott appearance on “Morning Joe” dumbfounds Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski

Patrick Murphy leads in Democrats’ U.S. Senate race, Hillary Clinton in presidential primary

Florida adds 20K jobs in February

Solar activists speak out about proposed changes to JEA net metering