Reader Poll: Your Pick for Jacksonville’s Next Mayor?
Sometime next year, Jacksonville voters will head to the polls to pick our city’s next mayor. A trio of major candidates have already launched their campaigns, and several other high profile figures have announced that they will enter the race in early April. The last time the Jacksonville Observer conducted a reader poll on the [...]
Leadership Funds Ready for an Encore
House and Senate leaders would gain new authority over millions of dollars in campaign cash under legislation approved on Tuesday by a Senate Ethics and Elections Committee divided along party lines. The legislation (CS/SB 880) revives so-called leadership funds, outlawed by lawmakers 20 years ago, but whose re-emergence has been fueled by accusations of financial [...]
Robin Lumb Appointed County Manager of Duval Republican Party
Lenny Curry, Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County, today announced the appointment of Robin Lumb to the newly created position as the party’s County Manager. The position was established by Curry for the purpose of streamlining the party’s Get Out The Vote effort in 2010. “Our goal is a massive turnout of Republican [...]
E-mail Comparing Michelle Obama to a Chimp Could Hurt Tennessee Tourism
With national attention focused on an e-mail sent by a Nashville hospitality executive comparing first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee, Tennessee’s tourism industry has started to feel the fallout. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development heard from several people Monday who said Walt Baker’s e-mail had turned them off, costing the Volunteer State some [...]
Oldest American Finds Reason to Sing
AMES, Iowa – Even after 114 years, Neva Morris still has the energy to sing a good tune. Morris, who has lived most of her life in Ames, is now America’s oldest person and the second-oldest person in the world. The previous oldest American, Mary Josephine Ray of New Hampshire, died Sunday at age 114. [...]
Limits on Marijuana Slowly Fade Away
LOS ANGELES – James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less. “I ask kids all [...]
Rubio Opens Huge Lead in Senate Primary; Surprising Age Gap Develops
A new poll from North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling shows that Charlie Crist leads Marco Rubio by 49% to 36% among Republicans who describe themselves as moderates. However, among self-described conservatives, Rubio leads Crist by an absolutely staggering 71% to 17% margin. Unfortunately for the governor, conservatives outnumber moderates by about a 2-1 margin among [...]
State Unemployment Nears 12%
Florida’s unemployment rate inched up in January but did not eclipse the 12 percent level predicted by some economists months ago, the Agency for Workforce Innovation reported Wednesday. The jobless rate hit 11.9 percent, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier and 0.2 percentage points higher than December’s adjusted rate. Continued job losses in the [...]
Senate President Jeff Atwater on ‘What’s the Buzz?’
Jeff Atwater, State Senate President and current candidate for Florida CFO, will be the guest on today’s episode of ‘What’s the Buzz?’ on ABC 1320 WBOB. Atwater is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 25th District since 2003. In 2008 he became President of the Florida Senate, and his term is expected [...]
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