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Republicans line up to replace Janet Adkins in HD 11

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GOP candidates are lining up to succeed state Rep. Janet Adkins, the Fernandina Beach Republican from House District 11 who faces term limits next year. Barry Holloway, a Bryceville Republican, filed a campaign account this week to become the fifth Republican in the HD 11 race, according to the state Division of Elections. A GOP stronghold, the district includes Nassau and part of Duval counties; no Democrats have yet filed for the 2016 race. Republicans Cord Byrd, Richard Clark, Tom…

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Florida House leader Adam Hasner weighed in on Jacksonville Muslim professor’s nomination

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This is a must-read post from the Florida Times-Union’s Tia Mitchell: The Florida House majority leader, who has ties to the anti-radical Islam movement, called at least two Jacksonville City Council members to discuss the nomination of a Muslim professor to the city’s Human Rights Commission. Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, reached out to the council members before their April 13 meeting, when a vote on Parvez  Ahmed’s nomination was scheduled. The council voted 13-5 — including 11 of the…

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Florida House leader Adam Hasner weighed in on Jacksonville Muslim professor’s nomination

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This is a must-read post from the Florida Times-Union’s Tia Mitchell: The Florida House majority leader, who has ties to the anti-radical Islam movement, called at least two Jacksonville City Council members to discuss the nomination of a Muslim professor to the city’s Human Rights Commission. Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, reached out to the council members before their April 13 meeting, when a vote on Parvez  Ahmed’s nomination was scheduled. The council voted 13-5 — including 11 of the…

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