Archive for September, 2009

As the City of Jacksonville began negotiations with the union representing police and corrections officers Friday, Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba made the decision to open the conversation with a bang.  Referring to the Jacksonville City Council as "buffoons", Cuba launched a verbal assault on Jacksonville's elected government that left no question... »

This article originally appeared on November 20, 2008--the month of JaxPoliticsOnline.com's inception.  In light of the recent special elections, where voter turnout in Jacksonville failed to top 20%, the points remain quite valid. Duval County voters turned out in astonishing fashion in the 2008 Presidential race. When all was said and done, roughly 78% of... »

During Jacksonville's recent budget debate, the City Council Finance Committee's proposal to eliminate the $1.1 million budget for the City's Office of Inspector General.  Hours after the Finance Committee voted to eliminate funding for the office; however, Mayor John Peyton launched a public relations blitz to save the office, making the case that the... »

In an exclusive interview with the St. Pete Times, Scott Carruthers, executive director of the Florida Justice Association, the trial bar's statewide lobbying arm, admitted that the group was behind the notorious race-baiting flier in the State Senate District 8 race.  The flier, which was first made public on JaxPoliticsOnline.com, appealed to Republican voters to... »