Deirdra FuncheonBRADENTON, Fla. —Criminal justice reformers say that letting very sick inmates out of prison early would be a sensible way to relieve pressure on Florida’s overburdened corrections system, and on taxpayers, who will pony up nearly half a billion...
BRADENTON, Fla. — Inside a carpeted room at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, an audience of about 75 settled into rows of banquet chairs. In the center of the room was a table, topped with microphones and a box of tissues that would be plucked...
Editorial StaffIn a November 5 letter to the president and members of City council, Jacksonville’s Civic Council claims that JEA is “not in a ‘death spiral’ and the “urgency” of a sale is “nonexistent.” The letter further states that the current “JEA...
With 18 members voting, the measure sponsored by Member Garrett Dennis passed with just 3 nay votes. How They Voted For the Measure: Danny Becton, Michael Boylan, Matt Carlucci, Randy DeFoor, Garrett Dennis, Rory Diamond, Al Ferraro, Reggie...
Selling JEA is a three-step process with the voting public having the final say. Step one: The JEA board, entirely under its own authority with no input from city council or the public, has solicited and is evaluating responses to what...
MIAMI — An hour south of Miami, down the street from an alligator farm, a security guard buzzes visitors into the Homestead Correctional Institution. Each guest’s bags are run through a rickety metal detector and he or she is issued a panic button —...
Sherry MagillJacksonville, FL–The number of individuals supporting Northeast Florida’s nonprofit organizations “declined significantly” between 2007 and 2017, according to the 2019 State of the Sector report released today by the Nonprofit Center for Northeast...
Local government is governed by a charter which may be revised every ten years: According to Times-Union reporting, Mayor Curry and his supporters wish to change the Charter, which stipulates an appointed superintendent of schools and a board...
Claire Goforth“A municipal charter is the basic document that defines the organization, powers, functions and essential procedures of the city government. The charter is, therefore, the most important legal document of any city.” ~ Wikipedia
Disconnect between current needs and interventions contributes to systemic and youth failures Tallahassee, Fla. (September 25, 2019) —Although reform for girls in Florida has advanced over the past 10 years with numerous progressive policies and...