Jacksonville’s Next Mayor: Moran, Hogan Top Reader Choices
Last week, the Jacksonville Observer conducted a reader survey on Jacksonville’s 2011 mayoral race. While voters won’t head to the polls for over a year, several candidates are already off and running and others have made it clear they will join the fray in the coming weeks. Our survey’s results, recorded in the graphic on [...]
Compromise May Help Move School Prayer Bill Forward
A change to a statewide school prayer proposal may ease the way for its passage after years of floundering, though civil liberties groups continue to oppose it. Rep. Brad Drake, R-Eucheanna, and Sen. Stephen Wise, R-Jacksonville, are the sponsors of bills (HB 31, SB 1580) that would permit students to give “inspirational messages, including a [...]
Full Steam Ahead for School Voucher Expansion
A panel of lawmakers gave the green light Tuesday to a big expansion of a state voucher program that gives low-income students an opportunity to attend private schools. The Senate Finance and Tax Committee passed SB 2126, which would allow more students to apply for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program. The program provides 25,000 [...]
Today’s Show: Chairman of Jacksonville’s Charter Review Commission
Wyman Duggan, chairman of Jacksonville’s Charter Review Commission, will join us today on the Jacksonville Observer Radio Show hosted by Tom Patton. The commission has been hard at work presenting their recommendations to the Jacksonville City Council for changes to the city’s charter. Some of the commission’s suggestions to the council include making it harder for the [...]
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