Is the City involved in election interference?
The Donna Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds breast cancer research and patient care, is waiting for approval from the city to host its annual Mother’s Day race. The event, which has taken place for over 20 years and was started by mayoral candidate Donna Deegan, is a significant fundraiser for the organization. However, the […]
JEA scandal update: Former executives request closed hearing to determine use of compelled statements in corruption case
JEA, the city-owned utility in Jacksonville, is in the news again as two former executives, Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher, face criminal charges of corruption and wire fraud. The executives are accused of conspiring to extract millions of dollars from the company by creating and then purchasing “performance units” whose value would increase when JEA […]
Legislature might restrain those attacking history in Jacksonville
Freshman state Rep. Dean Black continues to sponsor high-profile bills in the Florida Legislature, which current is having one of its most productive sessions ever.
Possibility of a liberal Democrat mayor looms
There are 655,396 people registered to vote in Duval County. Yet only 168,256 bothered to vote in the first city election – 25.66 percent.
Controversial local law is attacked in federal court by store owner
Jacksonville’s so-called “human rights” ordinance is under fire. Pushed through the City Council by the late Tommy Hazouri, a Democrat, the law purported to provide protections to people who didn’t lack protection. In fact, it was primarily to promote the Democrat political agenda. But the threat of being called “homophobic” or other phony charges caused […]
Hate speech doesn’t warrant useless laws
It might be a good idea to view the “hate speech” incidents in Jacksonville and reaction to them with some skepticism. City Council members are rushing to pass a law, which is what politicians do by reflex. Whether that law can override the First Amendment is questionable. Everyone, of course, condemns hate speech. The latest […]
Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! Ben Frazier Has Got to Go!
Lock Ben up! Lock Ben up! Northside Coalition agitator Ben Frazier was arrested for disrupting a Dec. 13 Jacksonville City Council meeting. He was protesting for the removal of local Confederate monuments. This jail bird needs to go back to his dilapidated, crime-infested Northside neighborhood and stay there. We’ve had enough of his anti-police, public-disorder […]
News blackout on efforts to unite Jacksonville
As if we didn’t already know it, the local news media is firmly committed to dividing Jacksonville residents. Like Twitter in the past, they censor what they don’t want you to hear. They emphasize what will divide. A press conference by Project Unity – an organization that seeks to unite local residents – was held […]
Distraction from compromise and solutions works
Professional political agitator Ben Frazier got himself arrested during a City Council meeting this week, accomplishing his goal of dominating the headlines about the meeting. The council was hearing speakers address the proposal to tear down yet another part of Jacksonville history. Liberal “preservationists” always want to keep any building in the city because it […]
Nip talk of higher taxes in the bud
Clay County commissioners are displaying a new, insatiable appetite politicians and bureaucrats always have for other people’s money. The county already collects impact fees. They are discussing adding even more. Impact fees are supposed to pay for growth. In effect, they are a penalty on people who buy new homes. The theory is that new […]