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Charter Review Commission considers appointing Sheriff

Every decade for the last four, under the Charter for the consolidated City of Jacksonville, a group titled the Charter Review Commission convenes to...
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Changing the dates for Jacksonville's Elections

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Several, seemingly innocuous pieces of legislation are making their way through Jacksonville City Council committees that could change the way we...
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Jacksonville's race for mayor begins

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The race is on. The first Tuesday in March 2011, the voters of Jacksonville, Duval County will go to the polls and most likely choose their next...
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Jacksonville Jaguars may give Orlando a part time team

While it seemed like a great idea at the time, it’s clear that it was a lousy idea now. Besides Jacksonville, simply can’t afford it. The...
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A Dream that simply cost too much

It would seem to be a rather small and insignificant story to someone reading about it from outside or new to Jacksonville, Florida. But behind every...
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Jacksonville City Council should take the Mayor’s budget

While it was a grand exercise in city council prerogative, it was also a wasted effort. Nearly two thirds of the members of the Jacksonville city...
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Thrasher’s return to Tallahassee means return to the same old song

John Thrasher has won again. Good for the voters in his district. Not so good for the state of Florida. While the race to replace former State Senator...
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Jacksonville city council set to raise taxes

At first, when Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton came out with the budget he would present to the City Council, I was skeptical of his call for a tax...
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Obama's Healthcare reform will come to Jacksonville

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You would think that there would be more public discussion in Jacksonville Florida on President Barak Obama’s Health Insurance reform attempt. I...
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Jacksonville City gets ready to tax, or not

The Jacksonville City Council has spoken. But not the last word. Mayor John Peyton has spoken once again, but he does not have the last word-yet. The...
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