Councilan’s pro HRO op-ed generates hate mail, positive mail pushback
Read the full articleThe messaging war over expanding Jacksonville’s HRO, or human rights ordinance, is heating up as Christmas draws near, with District 3 City Councilman Aaron Bowman the latest to...
View ArticleFlorida Retail Federation expects spike in holiday fraud
Read the full articleAmidst all the shopping, wrapping, and returns, the Florida Retail Federation says this holiday season is also expected to feature a spike in fraud. The FRF says retailers expect...
View ArticleRep. Vern Buchanan on Florida panther: “they face extinction”
Read the full articleThey’re the official state animal, yet the Florida panther is one of the most endangered species on Earth, with fewer than 180 of the big cats alive today. The breeding population...
View ArticleFlorida Blue gives Ability Housing $150K to house homeless, study issue
Read the full articleThe North and Central Florida nonprofit Ability Housing has received a $150,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to support The Solution That Saves, a statewide pilot...
View ArticleEmail insights: Jax same-sex couples to celebrate one-year wedding...
Read the full articleJust as Jacksonville’s battle over its human rights ordinance heats up (again), North Florida same-sex couples are preparing to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversaries in a...
View ArticleImproving economy slightly favors Democrats in 2016 (but anything can happen)
Read the full articleHistory shows that a rebounding economy tends to favor the Democratic nominee in the 2016 presidential election, say two North Florida economists, with the caveat that it’s a long...
View ArticleLake Ray files bill mandating state background checks for Syrian refugees...
Read the full articleSaying that states have the right to protect themselves from “acts of war,” Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville has filed legislation that would compel Florida’s refugee resettlement...
View ArticleLake Ray bill would require state background checks of Syrian refugees
Read the full article Saying that states have the right to protect themselves from “acts of war,” state Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville has filed legislation that would compel Florida’s refugee...
View ArticleJanet Adkins on Corrine Brown: “The courts have spoken”
Read the full articleState Rep. Janet Adkins has introduced legislation intended to clear the massive backlog of rape kits across the state that she hopes moves quickly when the Legislature convenes...
View ArticleAnti-war activists will rally in Miami to close Gitmo
Read the full articleOn Saturday, the 14th anniversary of the day that the first detainees were taken to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, anti-war activists from around the nation will march on US Southern...
View ArticlePublic Defender Matt Shirk to seek a third term: “I’ve owned up to my...
Read the full articleHumbled, contrite, and saying he’s found Jesus, 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk is forging ahead with a campaign for a third term, despite a grand jury recommendation that...
View ArticleFlorida cities among the least energy efficient in America
Read the full articleWhether it’s the construction of green buildings, pushing more public transit, or investing in sustainable infrastructure, the Sunshine State is practically flunking when it comes...
View ArticleTampa, Jax among the least energy efficient cities in America
Read the full article Whether it’s the construction of green buildings, pushing more public transit, or investing in sustainable infrastructure, the Sunshine State is practically flunking when it comes...
View ArticleLabor lawyer pushes back on Lenny Curry pension plan: “we’re setting...
Read the full articleThe Jacksonville City Council meets Tuesday, and the entire 19-member body has sponsored a new bill that would repurpose the Better Jacksonville Plan with a ½ cent sales tax to pay...
View Article“Move to Amend” rolls through Florida with pushback to Citizens United ruling
Read the full articleWhen Mitt Romney said “Corporations are people, my friend,” at the 2011 Iowa State Fair, Citizens United was just over a year old. That Supreme Court decision establishing...
View ArticleRingling to retire elephants early, Jacksonville protests still planned
Read the full articleAnimal rights groups have scored a major victory against the Greatest Show On Earth, but that isn’t stopping the protests. Ringling Brothers, America’s best-known circus, announced...
View ArticleRingling to retire elephants early; protests still planned
Read the full article Animal rights groups have scored a major victory against the Greatest Show On Earth, but that isn’t stopping the protests. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus,...
View ArticleAmid growing NFL concussion concerns, Mark Brunell to lead Eisenhower...
Read the full articleOne of the premier facilities in America treating veterans and NFL players for traumatic brain injury and PTSD has chosen Jacksonville as its location for expansion into the...
View ArticleElton Rivas on leaving One Spark: “a leader serves as a privilege, not as a...
Read the full articleIn Jacksonville, Peter Rummell giveth, and Peter Rummell taketh away. That was a lesson very publicly learned by former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. Now, ousted One Spark...
View ArticleJax death penalty case in spotlight after Supreme Court ruling
Read the full articleDeath penalty cases across Florida have been thrown into a state of uncertainty after last week’s Supreme Court ruling finding the state’s sentencing system for capital cases...
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