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It is time to re-evaluate local mass transit plans
In 1985, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) received more than $23 million from the federal government to build the Skyway Express. City Council had worked hard to get this grant. From 2009 to 2016 Duval taxpayers subsidized the Skyway by more than $90 million. They also subsidized JTA by an additional $560 million in that…
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Tea Party Conspiracy Proven True
During the tea party days, we were out there screaming about Agenda 21 and how the elites of the world wanted to control everything about our lives. I remember our dear friend, Hank Madden, who used his radio show every Saturday to put in a statement about Agenda 21 and how devastating it would be…
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Longshot candidate gets a boost from Florida’s governor
Kiyan Michael, who seemed to be a longshot candidate for the Florida House against two better-known, well-heeled candidates, suddenly got a big boost this week. The three Republicans are vying for House District 16. This includes the beaches and extends west to the Regency Square area. There is no Democrat in the race. Michael just…
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Details about the budget finances are important
Here are two facts about the local government finances: Mayor Lenny Curry is not “cutting taxes.” The budget Curry is proposing to the City Council is not $1.55 billion. This is not nit-picking, it is clarifying information that is important. When the local government send out a tax bill, it is based on two factors:…
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New students in college get quick instruction on sex
Jacksonville parents attending the school orientation for their children at the University of Central Florida were shocked. They were expecting to hear about dormitories and parking, and class schedules. One of the scheduled events was titled “Navigation polyamorous or non-monogamous relationships.” In the details, they learned their teenage children would “learn about addressing jealousy, effective…
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Tax money is gone with the rain
I have lived in Clay County more than nine years and during that entire time have seen tax dollars literally being washed away every time it rains. The county Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining and repairing the county’s more than 200 miles of dirt roads. Reviewing the 2021-22 fiscal year budget, Eye on…
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Duval Schools Enrollment Tumbling: Costs Skyrocket
Hungry for money, Duval Schools have shown their insatiable appetite for tax increases and lavish spending. Over two billion dollars a year are spent in regular operations, another two billion recently approved via referendum for capital improvements, and they are asking for another $81 million a year in ad valorem taxes in the upcoming August…
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Lawsuit over City Council lines focuses on skin color
As expected, libs obsessed with skin color have filed a lawsuit over the City Council redistricting plan. Whether it will stand in court on its legal merits is yet to be determined, but on its face it is ridiculous. The lawsuit challenges seven of the new council districts. Before being redrawn four contained a majority…
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Strategic Incentives Infiltrating Our Schools
If CRT is banned in schools, and the sexualization of our children is illegal in schools, then please explain to me how a city-funded nonprofit has a federal (Obama appointed) judge, School Board Superintendent, School Board Member, and a JSO officer (who is a running for Sheriff), sitting on the board. And, how is this…
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Rules differ for parents and students
It is difficult not to notice the difference. The liberal school board in Duval County requires parents to control their behavior. But it allows kids to go wild. The board has a policy on audience conduct during board meetings. It prohibits applause and displaying signs. But the board has been getting larger audiences at its…
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Let them eat bugs!!
As if life in our beloved America could not be more stressful, we now have to worry about our food supply and WHAT they are supplying! The left is hell bent on eliminating American’s love for a good steak on the grill or a cheeseburger– because cows produce too much gas and damage the environment. …
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Florida goes for the federal carrots
Have you ever used a treat to coax your pet to act in some specific manner, hoping the morsel would initiate the desired behavior? Well, cities across the nation are the pets and our federal government is the dispenser of treats. In 2013, the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) did not use their allotted…
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Curry is cutting a thin slice of pie for the voters
Mayor Lenny Curry will present his proposed budget for the coming year Thursday and has promised a tax cut. Sort of. The city’s general fund largely is funded by property taxes. Because of a healthy increase in property values – about $10 billion worth – the city is rolling in dough. If the tax rate…
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Radical spending and falling enrollment in Duval Schools
First, let me warn you, we are going to talk about math here. Second, you will want to be sitting down when you see where the cost to educate a single child has gone in our local school system. It’s not pretty. Today, taxpayers spend a staggering $19,648 every year for every student in the…
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Bad ideas never die in Jacksonville
Politicians get hooked on federal money just like crackheads get hooked on dope. Jacksonville is no exception and the Skyway Express is the best example. Some 50 years ago, the U.S. Urban Mass Transit Administration got its hands on a pile of your money and decided to dole it out in what it said would…
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Libraries educated the wrong people on the wrong things
A library is a place of discovery, imagination, suspense — and porn? Years ago, pornographic content would be kept behind a counter, in a locked cabinet or in an adult establishment. But, today one can check out a pornographic book at your local library. A little digging and I found that the American Library Association…