July 6, 2022
After losing the governor’s mansion in 1998 and losing both chambers of the state Legislature a few years prior, Florida…
June 5, 2022
OPINION | Have Democrats already lost the governor’s race?
Democrats are in a bad position vis-a-vis Ron DeSantis, and it seems to have them hamstrung as time starts to…
May 22, 2022
OPINION | Corrine Brown’s pyrrhic victory
Months back, I pleaded to the federal government in this column space to stop prosecuting Corrine Brown. Last week, they…
April 20, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis Republicans run the show
It’s pretty clear that much of the Tallahassee Establishment – the TE – still doesn’t get it. This detachment from…
April 3, 2022
OPINION | The day Brian Kilmeade silenced Jacksonville’s political class
On Thursday morning, the Fox & Friends program began the 7 o’clock hour blasting the city of Jacksonville. The catalyst…
March 27, 2022
OPINION | Will Ron DeSantis pick a Jacksonville senator?
Imagine you’re Clay Yarborough, a current state representative who thought the next campaign was all set. A few months back,…
February 27, 2022
EXPLORE: Is your voting precinct one of Jax’s highest-turnout? Or the lowest?
Plus, 5 takeaways from the City Council election Republican Nick Howland will be sworn in on Jacksonville’s City Council Wednesday,…
February 9, 2022
OPINION | Florida’s surgeon general fight is a preview of 2024
Before the 2000 Bush/Gore election, Tim Russert, the late Meet the Press host, was asked what he would be watching…
December 12, 2021
OPINION | Polson’s problem
The First Election of the Jacksonville City Council At Large Group 3 race is in the books, and nobody won.…
December 6, 2021
OPINION | Voting is the price of freedom
Today is election day. Albeit it’s a small election, a special election to fill the seat of the late at-large…
November 28, 2021
OPINION | Primary battles to watch in 2022
We will have a few live August contests in this region next summer. While top-of-the-ticket stuff leaves some intrigue for…
October 24, 2021
OPINION | 2023 mayoral hopefuls flex fundraising muscles
Time was when a candidate could run for mayor or whatever they wanted in Duval County, armed with nothing more…