March 22, 2023OPINION | Don’t close your eyesCollege DEI programs provide safe space and solace for those of us looking for community in a dominant culture that’s…By Nikesha Elise Williams
March 9, 2023UNF poll: DeSantis ahead in Florida for Republican presidential primaryA new poll says Ron DeSantis is more popular than Donald Trump among registered Florida Republicans in an imaginary primary.…By WJCT News
January 10, 20235 issues that Jax-area lawmakers might tackle this Florida legislative sessionThe Florida Legislature has a Northeast Florida House speaker for the first time in two decades. Here are 5 issues…By Claire Heddles
December 18, 2022OPINION | ‘Citizen of the year’: Notes on Kent StermonWarning: This essay addresses the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, dial 988 for…By A.G. Gancarski
December 5, 2022DeSantis’ office confirms a plan is brewing to shield local taxpayers from Disney fight falloutGovernor Ron DeSantis’ administration says he doesn’t make “U-Turns.” The administration released a statement Friday after the Financial Times reported…By Lynn Hatter - WFSU
November 30, 2022OPINION | Silence is not assentAs a child I would sometimes get in trouble in school, and then again at home, for trying to express…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 29, 2022$500K idling, facilitators ghosted: A timeline of Jax Confederate monument inactionAdvocates for removing Jacksonville’s Confederate monuments are growing impatient, as two pots of money for addressing Confederate monuments on public…By Claire Heddles
November 20, 2022EXPLORE: How DeSantis’ congressional map affected Northeast Florida midtermsRepublicans narrowly flipped the U.S. House this election cycle, gaining four seats in Florida — including one in the newly…By Claire Heddles
November 16, 2022OPINION | DeSantis’ and Trump’s freedom isn’t freeFreedom. That’s the word that’s been slung like dice since campaigning began for the 2022 midterm elections. Entire narratives were…By Nikesha Elise Williams
October 25, 2022Could Duval’s Black voters dictate the Florida midterms? Moné Holder does not need to be reminded of the importance of next month’s elections. “If we’re about to energize,…By Will Brown
October 23, 2022OPINION | Molly against the machineDozens of endorsements are flying, and most of them are of the “Well, it would be news if they didn’t…By A.G. Gancarski
October 9, 2022OPINION | Will Crist’s empty bus hurt in North Florida?Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist brought his “Together Florida Tour” to Northeast Florida last week. Sort of. The Crist campaign…By A.G. Gancarski
September 25, 2022OPINION | Auditing Lenny Curry’s budget legacyIf Jacksonville hadn’t faced budget crunches for years coming out of the 2008 crash, Mayor Lenny Curry might never have…By A.G. Gancarski
August 28, 2022OPINION | What we learned from the August electionsThe 2022 primaries taught us a lot about how surprises are possible in local politics, even if some things stay…By A.G. Gancarski
August 24, 2022OPINION | Advocating for humanity is not indoctrinationAs humans, we have an average of 6,000 thoughts per day. We are also flooded with as much as 34…By Nikesha Elise Williams
August 23, 2022Jax councilmen defeated in bids for Legislature, as House and Senate races all but decided in several local districtsTwo Jacksonville City Council members fell short in their bids to springboard to seats in the state Legislature in Tuesday’s…By Ric Anderson
August 21, 2022Duval’s Black voters have mixed thoughts on congressional redistrictingTuesday’s primary election will likely begin to close the book on a three-decade run of Black congressional representation in Jacksonville,…By Will Brown
August 17, 2022OPINION | DeSantis’ influence key in local GOP electionsAs the 2022 primary draws to a close, several storylines have emerged at the local, state and federal levels: Former…By Rob Bradley
August 14, 2022OPINION | Expect status quo for JSO after ‘22 electionIs reform coming to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office during the post-Mike Williams era? Based on what we’ve seen thus far…By A.G. Gancarski
July 31, 2022OPINION | August is the cruelest monthT.S. Eliot famously posited that “April is the cruelest month.” This tells us that he didn’t follow primary politics in…By A.G. Gancarski
July 17, 2022OPINION | DeSantis shares blame for Aguilar fiascoFormer Florida Times-Union journalist Matt Dixon, now of POLITICO Florida, had a “scoop” the other day that illustrated tragedies throughout…By A.G. Gancarski
July 6, 2022OPINION | ‘Fair Districts’ vote wasn’t the last wordAfter losing the governor’s mansion in 1998 and losing both chambers of the state Legislature a few years prior, Florida…By Rob Bradley
June 22, 2022OPINION | Which candidate will be in sync with voters?You never really know when voters are done and ready to move on until, well, they move on. Take the…By Rob Bradley
June 12, 2022OPINION | Will DeSantis get his Duval revenge?In the final analysis, Gov. Ron DeSantis may be the big winner of the Jacksonville sheriff’s race in 2023. Consider…By A.G. Gancarski