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Jacksonville-Area Congressmen Have Interesting Foreign Ties
There's an interesting new website that is making waves in Washington, DC. Foreignlobbying.org is focused solely on bringing sunshine to the interactions of members of Congress with lobbyists of foreign governments. Not merely limited to lobbyist interactions, the site also looks at campaign contributions from lobbyists who represent foreign governments. According to the... »
Fight To End Gerrymandering In Full Swing
Abel Harding Florida's fight to end gerrymandering is in full swing. As of July 16, Fair Districts Florida had received 70% of the necessary petitions to put the two Fair Districts Amendments on the 2010 ballot. (There are two amendments---one for federal races and one for state races.) Gerrymandering, of course, is when a district is... »
Did Jacksonville promise battery maker $7 million in cash?
The Peyton Administration celebrated a major coup several weeks ago when news broke that Saft America, a division of Johnson Controls, was looking to build a $200 million high-tech battery manufacturing facility at Cecil Field using $100 million in DOE federal stimulus grant money. According to the Mayor's Office, the plant could add up... »
Florida's US Senators Now Have Earmarks on Web
Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson, Florida's two US Senators, have now updated their websites to include any earmark requests they are seeking. Nelson's list can be found here and Martinez's can be found here. Nelson has also taken the additional step of listing his military requests separately. They can be viewed here. Opening up... »
