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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., takes the oath to be the new House speaker l Alex Brandon/AP
October 31, 2023

#AskJAXTDY l How did Northeast Florida’s reps vote for House speaker?

A reader asked us which Northeast Florida Representatives voted for new House Speaker Mike Johnson.…

By Steven Ponson

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Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
March 5, 2023

Unlike GOP donor Kent Stermon, most of JSO’s ‘Sheriff’s Circle’ barely used special access 

All used the special badge access far less frequently than Kent Stermon — the influential Republican donor who died last…

By Claire Heddles

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U.S. Representative John Rutherford (right) was the first sheriff to grant Republican donor Kent Stermon badge access to JSO buildings.
January 19, 2023

Republican donor Kent Stermon had JSO access for nearly a decade as part of “the sheriff’s circle”

Kent Stermon, the donor who was under investigation when he died, was issued 5 separate badges giving him JSO access,…

By Claire Heddles

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Former state Sen. Aaron Bean celebrates winning the Republican primary for Congressional District 4. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 23, 2022

Rutherford, Cammack, Bean roll in Republican primaries; Holloway leads by tiny margin in D4 Dem contest

John Rutherford will return to Congress for a fourth term in the House of Representatives. The Jacksonville congressman defeated challengers…

By Will Brown

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Jaxport CEO Eric Green celebrates harbor deepening on May 23, 2022. The $410 million project is projected to produce scores of jobs in Jacksonville's maritime industry. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 27, 2022

Black labor fuels Jacksonville’s maritime industry

JAXPORT is on pace for another record-setting year in container volume, a volume that would not be possible without its…

By Will Brown

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