Leon County’s courthouse recently became the latest battleground in Florida’s Fair Districts fight, when competing lawsuits were filed, each designed to keep two fair district amendments (6 &7) off of this year’s ballot.  Congresswoman Corrine Brown filed suit to keep Amendment 6 out of voters’ hands, because it would prevent incumbents from carving out... »

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31, 2010 – Nine public officials, representing the State of Florida, The City of Jacksonville and The Duval County Public Schools, will be on hand to explore the current state of education, youth crime prevention and economic development in Duval County. The event will take place at Edward Waters College’s Milney... »

The following is a guest column written by @coj_tweeters on Twitter. What kind of city do I want to live in?  That was the question Mayor Peyton posed during budget discussions in 2009.  I knew that I was no longer sure Jacksonville was a place I wanted to call home.  But why not?  As I... »

In the closing hours of this year’s legislative session, both the Florida Senate and House sabotaged a two year, voter-led effort seeking to rein in gerrymandering.  Two joint resolution bills (HJR7231 and SJR 2288) rolled to a majority vote, sliding a politician-crafted constitutional amendment onto November’s ballot.  Aimed at undermining Amendments 5 & 6,... »

Florida Senate Bill 2288 aims to counter two state reapportionment constitutional amendments on November's ballot, after a nearly two-year effort to petition 1.65 million voters. With one piece of legislation, Tallahassee lawmakers hope to thwart the will of the people and undermine Fair District Amendments 5 & 6 with one of their own. The... »

Research of public records by the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, Inc. today reveals a possible motivation for the vote of one City Council member last week against the City continuing to seek the right to take bids on running the landfill.  Ordinance 2010-217 would make Waste Management the sole source garbage dump operator,... »