Local government is taking steps to increase affordability
Affordable housing is a popular topic everywhere, and Jacksonville is no exception. Mayor Donna Deegan prefers the term “attainable housing” rather than “affordable housing” and she is paying a lot of attention to the subject. Housing is affordable when the household pays no more than 30 percent of their gross income for housing costs, including […]
Jacksonville’s $66,000 Holo-Donna is MIA at JIA
The plug finally is pulled on the mayor’s hologram box at Jacksonville International Airport. Mayor Donna Deegan is relieved – for the airport – because people making fun of her $66,000 political pet project really hurts JIA’s feelings. “I am sort of relieved for the airport that they no longer have to be a part […]
Meet Scout, Follow Eye on Instagram & Help Guide What We Cover Next
We’ve got a few exciting updates to share with our Eye on Jacksonville community. First — we’re officially on Instagram.We’re thrilled to welcome Madeline Graham, our new social media team leader, who’s helping expand Eye on Jacksonville to new platforms and new audiences. You can now follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/eyeonjacksonville And now, for […]
Careful What You Ask For, Democrats — The Epstein Files Are Talking
How about an Epstein fallout update? Yesterday, the New York Times ran another deplorable story headlined, “Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout.” The DOJ disclosures just nabbed another elite Epstein-snuggler. Brad Karp, Democrat super-bundler and longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the country’s “top corporate law firms, suddenly resigned on […]
Florida’s SB 290 Isn’t About Protecting Farmers — It’s About Silencing You
Remember when you weren’t allowed to question COVID protocols? Here we go again…Florida is using similar tactics to silence dissent again. There’s a bill moving through the Florida Legislature that should alarm every parent, doctor, scientist, journalist, and taxpayer who cares about clean water, safe food, and the freedom to speak the truth. Senate Bill […]
New Florida Trust Bill Would Let Trustees Walk Away And Erase Beneficiaries’ Rights
A newly filed bill in the Florida Legislature, Senate Bill 786, would significantly change how trustees are released from legal responsibility — and it raises serious concerns for trust beneficiaries across the state. It heavily favors trustees over beneficiaries which is alarming. The bill creates a non-judicial process allowing a trustee to obtain full discharge […]
Florida’s SB 326 Lets the State Take Your Property Without Telling Your Family
Florida lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 326, a bill described as a way to “protect” estates — yours, your parents’, and everyone else’s. But behind the friendly language is something far more dangerous: expanded government power over private property without basic due-process protections. Here’s the problem, in plain English. SB 326 allows a probate judge […]
Schooling students in the art of being liberal
The Florida House has passed a bill intended to put additional restraints on the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in schools and colleges. Despite efforts to stop the practice there is evidence that the teaching has just been disguised and continues. But DEI is only part of the entire “woke” agenda, which in […]
Florida Probate Power Players: Consider This Your Warning
This is not a think piece.This is a notice. To Florida probate judges, attorneys, professional guardians, fiduciary agencies and banks, elder-affairs organizations/nonprofits, and anyone who looked the other way while vulnerable people were stripped of their assets: Beware.Because the Department of Justice just showed the country what accountability looks like — and Florida should assume […]
No Protests, No Panic: Florida Moves Driver’s License Tests to English
CBS News ran an encouraging story headlined, “Florida mandates driver’s license tests must be taken in English, eliminates other languages.” That was fast. Starting February 6th, all driver’s license tests in the Sunshine State will only be administered in English, including commercial and non-commercial types. Coincidentally, my 16-year-old recently took his driver’s license test (in […]