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Jim RosicaMay 14, 2018

A federal judge has denied the National Rifle Association‘s request to shield a plaintiff’s name in litigation against the state’s new school safety and mental health law. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Sunday turned down the NRA’s request to use a “Jane Doe” pseudonym for the 19-year-old Alachua County woman, portrayed in court documents as seeking […]

Joe HendersonApril 24, 2018

While survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre got headlines and lots of support in the weeks following the murders there, the National Rifle Association was raking in cash. Lots of cash. The Miami Herald reported the NRA’s Political Victory Fund raised $2.4 million in March. For perspective, that is $1.5 million more […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018

This week, Jacksonville developer and political donor Peter Rummell called on Mayor Lenny Curry, a frequent recipient of Rummell dollars, to “see the light” and get behind a ban on assault weapons. This continued a divergence between the two that first surfaced in the immediate wake of the Parkland massacre in February, when Rummell first spoke out […]

Joe HendersonMarch 25, 2018

Maybe the March For Our Lives pulled some people off the sideline and converted them to the cause of ending gun violence here and around the world. I hope so. But you know what? I know how the other side thinks, and they are betting against that. They figure that within a few more days, maybe […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 22, 2018

Governor Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam are in the twilight of their current tenures. Putnam wants to replace Scott and has been vocal in criticisms of Scott policy. Putnam vowed to bring back the drug czar position that Scott eliminated after he took office in 2011, although the commissioner was quick to point out that Scott […]

Joe HendersonMarch 22, 2018

Some of the state’s leading Republicans are finding their new dance steps a little tricky to master. Many of them, including outgoing House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, have long pledged support for the National Rifle Association and, by association, its no-compromise stance on the Second Amendment. But Corcoran drew the wrath […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2018

In a campaign capacity in Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon, Agriculture Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Adam Putnam helmed an opioid roundtable. Putnam heard about Jacksonville’s own efforts on this front, as the city deals with an overdose crisis that has led to action on the local level. But even with that action, the problem is crippling the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2018

On Monday morning, Democratic state Rep. Jared Moskowitz and U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch (both representing Parkland) charged that Republican gubernatorial candidates Adam Putnam and Ron DeSantis are in fact representing the NRA in their opposition to gun control. Putnam famously described himself as an “NRA sellout” and broke with Gov. Rick Scott on the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Safety Act.” DeSantis […]

Ana CeballosMarch 9, 2018

Almost immediately after Gov. Rick Scott signed gun-control measures that are unprecedented in the state, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to try to block it. Scott signed the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Act” flanked by some of the parents who lost their children in the school mass shooting on Valentine’s Day. […]

Ana CeballosMarch 8, 2018

Senate Budget Chief Rob Bradley said it would set “bad precedent” to go along with a House plan that would have financially punished Enterprise Rent-A-Car for cutting ties with the National Rifle Association. “I think that it’s silly to get involved in rebidding contracts … because you’re mad at a temporary moment in time about […]

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Judge denies anonymity in NRA suit against gun law

Joe Henderson: Mixed messages abound in gun control debate

Lenny Curry has yet to ‘see the light’ on assault weapons ban

Joe Henderson: March leaders’ next challenge is keeping momentum

In twilight of their time in office, daylight emerges between Rick Scott, Adam Putnam

Joe Henderson: Some GOP leaders dancing around gun issue

Adam Putnam: ‘Opioids are eroding our state from within’

Adam Putnam staff slams Jared Moskowitz for ‘untruths’ about Parkland reaction

NRA sues state shortly after Rick Scott signs gun-control measures

‘It’s silly’: Senate won’t punish Enterprise Rent-A-Car for NRA move