Archive for January, 2009

We posted on Jaxport previously with a mention of how it seems to do things backwards.  Well, here's another case where it appears the Port didn't do all of its homework first.  Jaxport and its new terminals for Hanjin and Mitsui are expected to be a huge boon in the form of millions, maybe billions,... »

On Thursday, the Florida Legislature suffered a loss at the hands of Florida's citizens.  The Florida Supreme Court issued 2 advisory opinions upholding Fair Districts Florida's proposed constitutional amendments regarding legislative and congressional redistricting.   The legislative redistricting constitutional amendment as proposed by Fair Districts Florida provides that redistricting measures cannot be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent... »

Alan Boyd has now said he's out, meaning there will be no resident of North Florida in the US Senate race. Additionally, Bill McCollum has now declared he will not make his 18th attempt to secure a seat. Looks like it's a crop of new names (and maybe Daddy's name). »

The bill for the no-bid contract to run Trail Ridge Landfill that the Mayor wants to give to his buddy Paul Harden and Waste Management will be up for consideration in Council Committees next week.  Jacksonville Politics has posted on this issue numerous times and why it is such a bad deal for the... »