Gary Siplin to run for Congress?
Democrat Gary Siplin is on the way back. The former member of the Florida House and Senate is supposedly set to run for Congress in an ever growing field of candidates in District 10. According to...
View ArticleWithout Corrine Brown, will black voters have a voice in Congress?
Does Corrine Brown have a point? If she loses her redistricting battle to keep the lines of District 5 intact, will black voters lose out on having support in Congress? Well, that’s a convoluted...
View ArticleSusannah Randolph – A train wreck for Democrats?
**The opinions contained within guest posts are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of The Jason Henry Project.** A guest post by Nicole McLaren In her first prime...
View ArticleWho’s running in District 12?
With Senator Geraldine Thompson on her way out to run for Congress, the state Senate seat that she currently holds will be up for grabs when she officially announces and files papers to run in...
View ArticleWatch out! White people are coming back to the city
Well, sort of. In big cities like Detroit, Atlanta, and Oakland, white people left in droves. No, really. White people got as far away from urban centers like Detroit as if you could catch bad credit...
View ArticleIs “The Minimum Wage Challenge” flirting with dangerous empathy?
Living on about $17 dollars per day, some Florida lawmakers are taking “The Minimum Wage Challenge.” It is an attempt to bring attention to the economically beleaguered; a group of about 1.5 million in...
View ArticleIt’s good to be king
John H. “Buddy” Dyer was elected to a fourth term as Orlando’s mayor last night. He received nearly 63 percent of the vote and bulldozed the two challengers looking to unseat him. Sunshine Grund...
View ArticleWhat does a Google search say about your state? That it’s probably weird
Estately recently posted Google Trends in 2015 for each state, and it’s fairly interesting. If true, some of you people really need to get a life. Please, please don’t search for what I Google....
View ArticlePastors don’t need protection, but Floridians do
Sometimes the Florida Legislature is an exercise in futility. Representative Scott Plakon’s “Pastor Protection Act” passed the House and Senate last week and is headed to Governor Rick Scott’s desk for...
View ArticleBlacks lack of access to capital spills over into politics, too
Representative Corrine Brown is one of the poorest members of Congress. Surrounded by functioning millionaires, Brown has no assets and a net worth of $-0.46 million. While Brown isn’t necessarily...
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