JaxDaily interviews Dan Quiggle, State Chairman of Americans for Prosperity

30. July 2008

Dan Quiggle is the State Chairman of Americans for Prosperity, an anti-tax group that recently took on the mayor over a proposed property tax hike to fund the Jacksonville Journey. Quiggle was a candidate for U.S. Congress in 2000, running against Ander Crenshaw in the Republican Primary. He recently took a few moments [...]

Butterworth resigns DCF post

30. July 2008

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Former Attorney General Bob Butterworth has resigned from his current post as head of the state’s Department of Children and Families. He has said he will head back to Miami to practice law. From the Sun-Sentinel… Under Butterworth’s leadership, the department settled more than 900 pending lawsuits, increased adoptions and reduced by 22 percent the number [...]

Regina Young back on the ballot in State House District 17 race

30. July 2008

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Regina Young, a Democratic candidate for State House of Representatives, had been disqualified from seeking office due to a small technicality on her paperwork. A notary had accidentally written “Florida” instead of “Duval” in a spot marked “county.” Following an emergency hearing, Circuit Judge John Cooper ordered Young’s name to be put back on the [...]