The power of the political purse prevails again
As always, there were many political twists and turns during 2021. One was the jockeying for position in the mayor’s race coming up next year. Three people got in and one of them dropped out. Others seem to be waiting in the wings. The dropout was Matt Carlucci, an insurance agent who has been a […]
Another poll confirms: people don’t like taxes
According to a new poll, property tax reform ranks high among the concerns of Florida residents, along with school choice and health care costs. This is a bit puzzling. The median property tax in Florida is $1,773.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $182,400. Florida counties collect an average of 0.97% […]
Ashes in your stockings, Jacksonville taxpayers
Scrooges in City Hall had a chance to give the people of Jacksonville a nice Christmas gift Tuesday, but instead they said, “Bah, humbug.” Only five members of City Council voted to repeal the recent local gas tax hike. Those heroes are Rory Diamond, LeAnna Cumber, Al Ferraro, Randy DeFoor and Danny Becton. The hefty, […]
City’s need for an inspector general should be re-examined
As the city inspector general’s office devolves into a flurry of lawsuits, claims and counter-claims, someone should be asking: why do we have an inspector general anyway? The new office was not a result of consolidation and had not been recommended by any other body that has studied local government. It simply appeared about seven […]
Unity proposal seeks to end senseless squabbling about history
Local conservatives want to be inclusive, rather than dividing people. The issue is statues and monuments reflecting the city’s history. Those on the Far Left seek to rewrite history by removing any trace of the Confederacy. Conservatives want to show the nation’s complete history in regard to the Civil War, both North and South. Unity […]
Local government access is available to “some”
Our story on media access to local government brought an interesting response from a long-time reporter for a local TV station. Jim Piggott of News4Jax said, “I’ve been covering City Hall for 35 years and, yes, I remember when things were much more open.” Yet, he says he still goes to City Hall every morning […]
Council member wants another shot at the local gas tax
One member of the City Council has stepped up to protect the city’s residents from a rapidly growing tax burden being heaped on them at all levels of government. Council Member Leanna Cumber told Eye on Jacksonville she will file a bill seeking to rescind the local option gas tax enacted earlier this year by […]
Council members finally are bucking the cancel culture
There may be a backlash forming in the City Council against the unending demands from the Far Left. The local signs mirror what may be major turning points nationally. The first of those is the Republican win in Virginia, a clear repudiation of the liberal agenda. In addition, Minneapolis voters turned down a proposal to […]
New bill by Councilman Dennis may not be a “hit” with the taxpayers
Another bill has been tossed into the legislative hopper by Council Member Garrett Dennis, who has gained a reputation for championing utterly useless ideas. Apparently there has been an overlooked outbreak of people beating children in City Hall, because Dennis wants to declare it a “No Hit Zone.” It is a resolution, which means it […]
Committee with a loud voice wants to be louder
In an unintentionally hilarious “news story,” First Coast News is supporting the efforts of a group of local liberals seeking to hamper law and order in Jacksonville. The so-called Jacksonville Community Action Committee held a demonstration to urge the city to reinstate the recently disbanded “Safer Together Committee,” the station reported. There is no such […]