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Local congressman unhappy with rebellious colleagues
U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville, is angry about the dumping of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “These are not reasonable people,” Ruther said of the eight insurgent Republicans who forced McCarthy out of his job with the willing aid of happy Democrats. The move was led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida. It was the first time…
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Tell the truth about government spending
During the current fiscal year, the city of Jacksonville will spend nearly $7.7 billion as the result of the City Council’s recent approval of a budget. For some reason, the other local media persists in reporting city government spending as $1.75 billion, about 23 percent of the actual figure. Even the best newspaper in town,…