#AskJAXTDY l Can people hand out political flyers near polling locations?
Q.ย Aย Jacksonville Todayย reader, Courtney S., wants to know whether itโs legal for political groups to hang out near polling locations and hand out pamphlets to voters.
#AskJAXTDY | Does the cityโs resilience office have any power?
Q: Jacksonville Today reader Alice K. has multiple questions about Jacksonvilleโs 3-year-old Office of Resilience. Does the resilience office have more than advisory power? she asks. If not, how serious is the mayor about actually listening to the officeโs advice? And is the resilience office โpart of the debate about what to do with the Downtown/river corridor?
#AskJAXTDY | Whoโs behind mailers in School Board District 3 race?
Jacksonville Todayย reader Henry T. received a political mailer that caught his eye in late June. In Henryโs eyes, its message against District 3 Duval County School Board incumbent Cindy Pearson was โover-the-top scaremongering.โ A second anti-Pearson card soon followed. Henry wrote to us, asking for info on who sent the mailers, which is listed on them as a political action committee called Educated Professionals for Jacksonville.
#AskJAXTDY l Why prevent stronger local heat protections for workers?
Q: Florida recently enacted a law prohibiting local governments from requiring heat protections for workers, after Miami-Dade County last year ended a push to protect outdoor workers like agricultural and construction laborers.
#AskJAXTDY | Does Jacksonville get its moneyโs worth on EverBank Stadium?
Q: With a deal reached between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city on splitting the cost of an estimated $1.4 billion โStadium of the Futureโ renovation, Jacksonville Today reader Paul N. asks what taxpayers are getting for their money when it comes to investing in EverBank Stadium.