May 7, 2025
The Jacksonville senator discusses legislating in the minority party, taxes, public schools and women’s health care.…
April 4, 2025
Two Jax lawmakers square off on immigration law
City Council members Nick Howland and Jimmy Peluso debated the new immigration law Friday on the Florida Roundup.…
March 3, 2025
What Jax-area lawmakers are proposing, facing as 2025 Florida legislative session starts
Northeast Florida lawmakers have filed more than 100 bills before the 2025 legislative session officially gavels in at 9:30 a.m.…
June 30, 2024
OPINION | Why is Tom Leek all over your TV when you probably can’t vote for him?
Tom Leek’s establishment cred and big spending haven’t helped him in what’s now a three-way primary battle.…
October 31, 2023
When DeSantis says ‘woke,’ some in Jacksonville hear ‘Black’
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigns for president on a platform of “anti-wokeness,” pastors and civil rights activists in Jacksonville…
August 16, 2023
William may need a form for his teacher to call him Bill
A new Florida law requires a parent’s permission for students to use alternative names and pronouns. In some districts, that…
July 17, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis shares blame for Aguilar fiasco
Former Florida Times-Union journalist Matt Dixon, now of POLITICO Florida, had a “scoop” the other day that illustrated tragedies throughout…
June 28, 2022
OPINION | Remembering David, Jacksonville’s trailblazing gay magazine
From 1970 to 1974, Jacksonville was the headquarters of the first magazine to serve Florida’s gay community. In honor of…
May 2, 2022
OPINION | The miseducation of Florida’s future
The summer after my freshman year at Florida State University, I worked as an intern at Pearson. As in the…
April 25, 2022
OPINION | Say goodbye, or stay put?
There is a big difference between perception and reality. For example, the perception the United States has of itself and…
January 5, 2022
OPINION | 2022 will be a Republican rout in Florida
In 2002, Jeb Bush was a runaway political freight train. His first four years in the Governor’s Mansion resulted in…
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…