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A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2015

Jacksonville’s City Council meets on Tuesday, and it could be a meeting dominated as much by interpersonal conflict as by legislation. One topic worthy of note: the presentation of Inspector General Thomas Cline. He gave a shaky performance last week in front of the Inspector General Selection and Retention Committee in presenting his six-month review. […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 13, 2015

The Jax Young Voters Coalition wants to make sure voters remember to flip over their ballots and vote on the two issues to be decided in the March city election. The first is a referendum that would give the inspector general’s office the authority to investigate complaints and provide oversight regarding the city’s constitutional officers […]

Guest AuthorJune 3, 2014

Last week, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki took the public-relations bullet for President Obama in an attempt to ease the damage of the growing VA scandal. VA officials have routinely hid months-long wait times that veterans faced when seeking care at VA facilities across the nation. Shinseki ended his five-year stint at the VA and […]

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