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A.G. GancarskiOctober 20, 2017

Nationwide, unemployment claims are down to levels not seen since 1973; a sign of confidence among employers, who aren’t laying off stafaf. However, September saw the cataclysmic Hurricane Irma hit Florida hard. Neighboring Georgia had already reported job loss and increased unemployment due to the storm. So, going into the monthly jobs report from Florida Gov. Rick […]

Phil AmmannOctober 20, 2017

Politics in Northeast Florida — except when hot-button social issues like lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights or Confederate monuments are in play — is often a matter of mechanics. Much of what we see in this week’s Bold: a matter of fundamentals, blocking and tackling. We see it with our region’s two congressmen, raising […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2017

Immediately surrounded by 50 shades of cuteness but more broadly surrounded by deep worries about anti-Semitic violence and growing anti-Semitic sentiment, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday pushed his proposal to include $1 million in his 2018 budget proposal to help Florida’s Jewish community centers, schools and day care centers further secure against attacks. Scott’s visit to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2017

While GOP gubernatorial rivals Jack Latvala and Adam Putnam feud over campaign contributions from investor-owned utilities, Richard Corcoran is watching from the sidelines. As reported by FloridaPolitics last week, Agriculture Commissioner Putnam’s political committee has received nearly $800,000 from the utilities, and another $1.8 million to political committees that may have been re-directed to him. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2017

Ahead of white nationalist Richard Spencer‘s speech in Gainesville Thursday, Florida Democratic Party Chair Stephen Bittel issued a lengthy statement condemning the “neo-Nazi.” While Bittel was at it, he castigated Gov. Rick Scott for failing to condemn President Donald Trump and his “stunning lack of moral leadership,” adding that any politician who failed to offer such condemnation is “unfit […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2017

Police Chief Tony Holloway has become an issue in the St. Petersburg mayoral campaign, as Rick Kriseman has been on the offensive about public safety, especially with crime down from the era of past mayor and present candidate Rick Baker. The two squared off Wednesday night during an hour-long debate sponsored by the Council on Neighborhood Associations and moderated […]

Staff ReportsOctober 19, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags at half-staff to honor former state Rep. James F. “Jim” Tullis, who died Saturday. Tullis represented District 17, which included Jacksonville, in the Florida House of Representatives for one term between 1999 and 2000. He graduated with a degree in business and economics from Jacksonville University in 1965, and he was an […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerOctober 18, 2017

In a rare move, Florida is considering taking on a large pharmaceutical company, alleging the state’s pension fund lost some $127 million in stock value because of federal security violations by the company. The State Board of Administration, which includes Gov. Rick Scott and two Cabinet members, will decide next month whether to hire a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 17, 2017

(UPDATED) Debbie Wasserman Schultz is again pressing Gov. Rick Scott on his decisions about debris removal in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The South Florida Democrat says she was already perplexed about why the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) refused to submit to FEMA local requests for full reimbursement. The local communities were forced to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2017

As Congress prepares to cut taxes, our nation’s job creators have high hopes for the economy. The Republican tax plan cuts the federal small business tax rate from nearly 40 percent to a much fairer 25 percent. Under the current tax code, the overwhelming majority of small businesses (95 percent) are considered “pass-through” entities, which […]

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Close-up. Arrested man handcuffed hands at the back

Irma impact: Florida loses jobs in September, yet unemployment falls

Jacksonville Bold for 10.20.17 — Winning is everything

Rick Scott touts $1M proposal to secure Jewish centers

Campaign cash from utilities? ‘I’ll accept it,’ Richard Corcoran says

Florida Democratic Party chair condemns Richard Spencer, slams Rick Scott as ‘unfit to lead’

Rick Baker says he’d retain Tony Holloway as police chief, but …

Flags at half-staff for former Jax Rep. Jim Tullis

State targets pharmaceutical company in stock case

Debbie Wasserman Schultz again questions Rick Scott on debris removal

Aubrey Shines: Florida’s minority businesses need tax cuts most