Tag: pension reform

Melissa RossMarch 23, 2015
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Facing strong challenges in Tuesday’s election, incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown said he’s confident — and that he’s fulfilled the campaign promises from four years ago that made him a come-from-behind winner in Jacksonville’s 2011 mayoral race. “I made a promise that I would streamline government, that we would live within our means, put Jacksonville back […]

Ryan RayJanuary 12, 2015
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Americans for Prosperity released a poll on Monday that shows substantial majorities of Floridians in favor of priorities backed by the Koch Brothers-funded political group. Among the top-line findings from the poll, available here: 73 percent of Floridians in support of school choice broadly construed, including 58 percent supportive of a voucher system in particular; […]

Guest AuthorJuly 3, 2014
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Because of a credit rating downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service, Jacksonville will soon be paying higher interest rates on its debts. This may well divert millions of tax dollars from serving the city’s residents to enhancing the bottom line of Wall Street’s lenders. The Florida Legislature’s chronic failure to make major reforms in state and […]


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