by Lloyd Brown | May 19, 2022 |
Members of the TRUE Commission should be commended for asking the City Council to reconsider a long-term contract with a company that has made millions for decades from that status. ASM, formerly known as SMG, has contracts to run several city operations, including... by Lloyd Brown | May 14, 2022 |
Gov. Ron DeSantis has chosen State Rep. Cord Byrd of Jacksonville to be Florida’s next Secretary of State. Byrd, an attorney who is from Jacksonville and lives in Neptune Beach, has been a staunch advocate for election security, public integrity, the fight against big... 
by Lloyd Brown | May 5, 2022 |
Liberals are thrilled over an unserious lawsuit that has been filed in Jacksonville challenging the new City Council districts. But anyone can file a lawsuit over anything. It does not in any way indicate that the claims in the suit are meaningful or justified. In... by Lloyd Brown | May 3, 2022 |
One local lawyer calls the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade “much ado about nothing,” and he’s right. If the news stories are accurate, the decision merely corrects what one justice called an egregious error by the court. “Roe was egregiously wrong from... by Lloyd Brown | May 2, 2022 |
Parents with children in the government schools may want to attend Tuesday’s School Board meeting to participate in what may be a showdown on parental rights. One board member plans to make certain the board knows about the state’s new law on parental rights and... 
by Lloyd Brown | Apr 30, 2022 |
Clever politicians in Florida have learned that although people don’t like taxes heaped on them by the government they usually are willing to tax themselves when given the chance. It is a rather astonishing phenomenon, but three out of four times people will vote to... by Lloyd Brown | Apr 28, 2022 |
Considering the billions of dollars that are spent on higher education, one would think that some serious work is being done there. That is not always the case. An example is close to home. Revealed — with straight-faced reporting – by News4Jax is an... by Lloyd Brown | Apr 26, 2022 |
Anyone who reads or watches the local media would think that violent crime is out of control and rising in Jacksonville. But that may not be the case. State Attorney Melissa Nelson is getting ink in the national press for her stance on prosecuting criminals. The Daily... by Lloyd Brown | Apr 22, 2022 |
Boss Lenny Curry, Jacksonville’s mayor, stuck his toe in the water, and found it cold. Soon after floating a trial balloon about running for Congress, Curry tweeted: “After some time to reflect, I will continue to serve Jax as Mayor until the end of my second term.... by Lloyd Brown | Apr 17, 2022 |
Although the Red Chinese virus visited a lot of pain on Jacksonville residents, it meant big profits for the bosses in the building we have nicknamed City Haul. For Mayor Lenny Curry’s top aide – already one of the highest paid people in local government – the deadly...