Tallahassee Is Gaslighting Us — They’re “Protecting” Vulnerable Adults by Exploiting Them
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from watching the Florida Legislature, it’s this: when a bill sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Take CS/SB 106, for example — a bill with a noble-sounding title: “Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults.” Who could oppose that? We all want to protect the elderly from scams and […]
Road to racism is canceled but Team Deegan isn’t giving up
Well, crap. The U.S. Department of Transportation apparently does have access to the internet and figured out the Jacksonville Transportation Authority wanted to spend a $147 million federal grant on sidewalks to end racism. So, they canceled it. The anti-racist sidewalks are part of the Emerald Trail, a 30-mile-long, network of pedestrian paths connecting some […]
Feds cut funds for planner’s fantasy
The long-awaited effort to cut spending in Washington, D.C. is having a positive effect in Jacksonville already. It was announced from City Hall that $147 million in federal funds for the Emerald Trail would not be forthcoming, as the government strives to avoid even more crippling debt. Just four years ago, the cost to build […]