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Posted: 5:08 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2011

10/3: Reforming government in Jacksonville  

Cool temps continue this week and it starts out dry.  By Thursday and Friday we could see rain and thunderstorm chances increase.

Today's interview lineup:

At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree set up the timeline for the Supreme Court's probable review of "Obamacare". 

At 7:53 hear Kevin Rincon explain why Paygo rules in Jacksonville could lead to deeper cuts in spending.

At 8:23 hear Jamie Dupree explain why Chris Christie may end up running for the WH after all.

At 8:53 hear Senator Marco Rubio, who just returned from a trip to Libya, on the rebuilding of the government

Our Top Local Story:  We're in the midst of shrinking the size of Jacksonville's government.  With property values down once again, some city council members are calling for deeper savings, so as not to raise your taxes.  Finance committee chairman Richard Clark says the city is nearly maxed out in terms of debt.  By law they need to set aside almost 50 million dollars in a pay-go fund, and right now they have about 20 million. 

An 850-thousand dollar reimbursement.  St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar says he's reimbursing his staff with money that has been put into the Florida Retirement System since July.  Shoar tells the Times Union it's a moral obligation, and his move is not a raise.

A frightening thought for drivers--someone is shooting at cars on the far westside. Five cars were shot at -- one man was hit in the shoulder and survived.  Police say the shooter is hiding in the woods and randomly shooting at cars.  All the shootings have happened between Argyle Forest Boulevard and 103rd Street.

Three kids are killed in a house fire in Valdosta, Georgia.  Fire officials say the blaze was caused by unattended cooking in the kitchen.  They say the home did not have a smoke detector.  A fourth child was able to escape.

We still don't know the date or venue for the Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville.  We learned Friday from GOP Chairman Lenny Curry that the party secured the debate with the candidates and CNN. 

Herman Cain wins the TeaCon 2011 Straw Poll with 77% of the vote.  Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich came in second and third place. Cain says the patriot movement is what's going to save this nation.

Herman Cain says it's insensitive--a racial slur posted on property leased by his fellow GOP candidate Rick Perry.  The Washington Post says Perry's family leased the land with his father, known for years as "Niggerhead".  Perry has called the name “offensive” and said his father painted over the word shortly after leasing the land.

Blaine Gabbert's home debut as a starter didn't go exactly as he had hoped.  Gabbert threw for 196 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a losing effort, as the Saints beat the Jags, 23-10.  The Jags fall to one-and-three on the season.

A note to the Jags' grounds crew.  Those little arrows next to the yard markers -- they're supposed to point to the closest end zone.  Yesterday, the arrows in the southwestern part of the field were pointed in the wrong direction.

A new Florida state law is raising some eyebrows this morning.  It basically states that local governments must follow the same gun ordinances and restrictions as the state, taking control out of local government.  WOKV Legal Analyst Mark Rubin says he doesn't see any way for local communities to attack the state at a local level, other than object to the law calling it unconstitutional.

Our Top National Story:  The arrests of 700 people on New York's Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend have fueled the anger of anti-Wall Street protesters and sparked support elsewhere in the country as the campaign enters its third week.  Occupy Wall Street started with fewer than a dozen college students spending days and nights in a park near the city's financial center. But after Saturday's mass arrests, hundreds remain resolute and like-minded groups in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio, are showing support. In Toronto, a Wall Street rally is planned for later this month.

The Supreme Court is beginning a term expected to be dominated by Obamacare.  But the first order of business is disposing of appeals in more than a thousand cases that piled up over the summer.  The court won't decide until later this fall whether it will hear the constitutionality of the health reform plan. 

Having a burger and fries with that workout?  Don't laugh. Many Americans talk skinny but eat fat. Research shows that while 47 percent of Americans say they'd like restaurants to offer healthier items like salads, only 23 percent tend to order those foods. 

The manslaughter trial against Michael Jackson's doctor begins its second week today with prosecutors furthering their examination of an emergency room physician who gave paramedics permission to pronounce the pop superstar dead in the bedroom of his home. 

A U.S. Marshals Service spokesman says a Phoenix-based TV pitchman charged with running a nationwide scheme to sell essentially worthless Internet-based businesses has died in an apparent suicide while in federal custody.  Donald Lapre was found dead in his cell at a Florence facility Sunday morning.

 
 
 

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