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Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a public health emergency in four counties with diagnosed cases of Zika virus: Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Santa Rosa. There have been nine confirmed travel-related instances of the Zika virus in those counties. The Zika virus has become a profound public health crisis throughout much of Latin American and the […]

Melissa RossFebruary 3, 2016

The city of Jacksonville is no longer taking part in the Rockefeller Foundation’s “100 Resilient Cities” Initiative. The program awards cities around the world $1 million grants to address issues such as sea level rise and extreme weather. Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown applied for the grant and received it, but under the Lenny Curry […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 3, 2016

Tables will turn next week as Florida-based online journalists get grilled on the state’s extensive, yet always entertaining, political landscape. Part of the Governors Club Luncheon Speaker Series, “The Tables Are Turned: On The Record with Online News Correspondents,” is Monday, Feb. 8 beginning at noon in the club’s Main Dining Room. The featured panel […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2016

GE announced on Jan. 13 that it had chosen Boston as the new destination for 800 employees who now work in its Connecticut headquarters. Although pending tax increases had been blamed for the Fortune 8 company’s wandering eye, it appears GE’s deliberations had started three years earlier. Evidence is leaking out that suggests the decision […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 27, 2016

As the Iowa caucuses approach, voters with any lingering doubts about the vigor of Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign could be in for a last-minute shock. On Wednesday, Bush’s campaign released a massive list of Florida supporters, signaling a move that just might put to rest any misgivings about the former governor’s political stature in his […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 26, 2016

GE announced on Jan. 13 that it had chosen Boston as the new destination for 800 employees who now work in its Connecticut headquarters. Although pending tax increases had been blamed for the Fortune 8 company’s wandering eye, it appears GE’s deliberations had started three years earlier. Evidence is leaking out that suggests the decision […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

Jeb Bush is talking about jobs in a new advertisement hitting the airwaves in New Hampshire this week. The 30-second spot — dubbed “Jobs” — is slated to rotate into the campaign’s New Hampshire ad buy on Wednesday. The advertisement, as first reported by James Pindell’s Ground Game on Tuesday morning, focuses on Bush’s jobs […]

Melissa RossJanuary 25, 2016

The battle over charter schools has been joined in some Florida cities, particularly in places such as Palm Beach. Charters continue to grow in both popularity – and controversy. It’s against that tense backdrop that Jacksonville prepares to host an annual event looking to improve graduation rates for the city’s young male blacks, and this […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2016

As the son and grandson of small business owners, I understand how hard it can be to achieve success for the company on which a family’s hopes and dreams rest. It is a daily struggle, made all the harder in recent years by over-regulation, a deep recession, and a complicated, burdensome tax code. Congress should […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 25, 2016

We live in a competitive world. Companies compete for our attention as consumers, and each state competes with all the others to entice those companies to move to their state. However, for Florida to attract new businesses, we must better market Florida domestically, nationally and globally. Florida’s low taxes and natural resources attract new residents, […]

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Zika virus spread leads Rick Scott to declare health emergencies in 4 counties

Jacksonville drops out of “100 Resilient Cities” initiative

Tables turn as journalists discuss politics, take questions at Governors Club Feb. 8

Dale Brill: Florida’s innovation mix can’t compete (yet)

With Iowa caucuses days away, Jeb Bush releases massive roll call of supporters, best grassroots in Florida

Dale Brill: Florida’s innovation mix can’t compete (yet)

In new advertisement, Jeb Bush turns his attention to jobs

Jax Urban Ed Symposium to spotlight charter schools: “the good, the bad and the ugly”

José Félix Díaz: Congress must not hurt small businesses by repealing accounting procedure

Ed Moore: Aiming toward a competitive future for Florida