OPINION | Love him or hate him, Dean Black continues to shape the narrative
In Jacksonville’s Deegan era, Rep. Dean Black continues to be the new mayor’s foil.
In Jacksonville’s Deegan era, Rep. Dean Black continues to be the new mayor’s foil.
In the images of Woods and Deegan, the degradation of one, and the praise of another, is how much further we have to go toward equity.
The mayor isn’t going to be able to make everyone happy. Will anyone be smiling at the end?
Jacksonville’s recent local elections were the nastiest in our city’s history. These campaigns slung first mud.
Typically, one poll does not garner this much attention. But the latest University of North Florida Jax Speaks poll gives us insight into what Jaxsons are feeling at this moment about newly elected officials and looming issues, like stadium negotiations between the city and the Jaguars. Before we get to the poll’s results, keep in mind: Polling only provides a
Two failed nominations reveal a surprising lack of understanding of how the City Council actually works and thinks.
Randy DeFoor, the former Jacksonville City Council member who Mayor Donna Deegan nominated to lead the city’s Office of General Council, withdrew her name from consideration.
City Council voted Tuesday to send a second request to the Florida ethics commission about Randy DeFoor’s ability to take the position of general counsel.
What makes Mayor Deegan’s appointment of Al Ferraro to lead the city’s Neighborhoods Department, so baffling.
Mayor Donna Deegan has made some moves that show a dramatic break with the previous administration. But not all of them are going unchallenged.