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Awakening River City Voters
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... »
City Council’s “Solution” Is Unconvincing At This Point
Abel Harding The Jacksonville City Council's Finance Committee moved to close the city's $50 million deficit on Thursday by proposing a 3% across the board cut for every city department. This cut, according to The Times-Union, would come on top of the 5% cut already ordered by Mayor John Peyton. Of course, with the general... »
City Council Budget Suggestion Box Now Online
Abel Harding Jacksonville City Council President Richard Clark has created a new "budget suggestion" e-mail address to allow citizens to have input during the 2-month budget-setting process. “As Jacksonville faces its most difficult budget in many years, it just seems to make sense to seek out as many good ideas as possible to help sharpen our... »
Jacksonville’s Millage Rate Explained
Abel Harding Many people are wondering how Duval County's "rollback millage rate", which is set by the state, is actually higher than the County's current millage rate. After all, "rollback" would seemingly mean lower, right? Well, not always and there's a reason why. Check out this handy video tutorial from The Times-Union's... »
