November’s ballot will bring voters two state constitutional amendments that could change the way legislative districts look in the near future. Amendments 5 and 6 attempt to put provisions in place that will bring an end to irregularly shaped State and Federal districts that have come to resemble puzzle pieces, rather than the equal... »

Fast-moving education “reforms” recall the worst of Jeb’s tenure The children of thousands of public education advocates learned an unfortunate civics lesson last month during the Florida PTA’s Rally in Tally: Hoards of parents don’t matter nearly as much as one prized constituent -- Jeb Bush.  Bush’s “Foundation for Florida’s Future” website cues voters as... »

The International Visitor Corps of Jacksonville recently hosted a touring delegation of six ranking members of Estonia’s ruling Reform Party, which included the Speaker of Parliament and the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.  During their second leg of a three city tour, the group was introduced to a cadre of First Coast politicos to... »

The following post, is a guest commentary from John Winkler; a local attorney and Chairman of The Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County. It doesn’t take knowledge of rocket science to operate a landfill.  Whatever Waste Management (WM), Republic/Southland, or anyone else in the garbage disposal industry may want the people of Jacksonville and their City... »

Public managers do not have the same luxury their counterparts in private industry have when it comes to dealing with personnel issues. When crisis hits in the public workplace, the matter can become very transparent and public managers have to contend with public outrage and stringent worker protections. When economic times are tough, it... »

Posted courtesy of Folio Weekly Last month, Floridians were regaled with education reform plans by the usual suspects. The Governor offered the decidedly underwhelming goal of bringing funding almost back to 2007 levels, the year in which education funding peaked in Florida. The legislature is talking about rolling back the voters’ only failsafe to Jeb... »