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State Rep. Janet Adkins (R-Fernandina Beach) has asked Gov. Rick Scott for an investigation of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund.In a letter…
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First Coast ConnectOn Tuesday night the Jacksonville City Council, in a 16-3 vote, approved new pension reform legislation, seen as a major step forward in a very long…
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The Jacksonville City Council has passed a pension reform package in an effort to reduce the city’s deficit of more than $1.6 billion. Three council…
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First Coast ConnectMayor Alvin Brown said Wednesday he strongly supports a new pension reform proposal developed by two private citizens in consultation with the mayor's…
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JEA said it is not in a position to meet Mayor Brown’s request for $40 million per year to fund some of the City’s unpaid $1.6 billion Police and Fire…
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First Coast ConnectThe results of election 2014 and Jacksonville's pension are making headlines this week.Governor Rick Scott narrowly won re-election Tuesday, defeating…
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First Coast ConnectAs Mayor Alvin Brown called on the Jacksonville City Council to pass his proposed pension reform legislation last week, the city's most influential…
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First Coast ConnectJacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown says he will veto any attempt by City Council to pay down the city’s pension costs by way of a sales tax.Brown made his…
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First Coast ConnectLucrative retirement benefits for the city’s police and firefighters are renewing calls for reform.An investigative report in the Florida Times-Union is…
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First Coast ConnectThings got interesting this week in the Jacksonville mayor’s race.Former Florida Republican Party chair Lenny Curry filed Tuesday morning to run for the…