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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016

Youth may be wasted on the young. But the Jax Young Voters Coalition seeks to ensure the right of suffrage is not similarly squandered. With that in mind, the group — in concord with AIGA Jacksonville — has set the evening of Oct. 1 for its “Ballots and Brews” poster show at the new Intuition Ale Works […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

Former NBA center Jason Collins made history by being the first openly gay player in a major men’s American team sport. Now, Collins is helping Hillary Clinton achieve history in her own right, as she campaigns to be the first woman elected president. On Thursday, Collins is playing a doubleheader, so to speak, for Clinton, dishing out […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

Slowly but surely, Jacksonville is moving toward affording its LGBT citizens the same rights others have. The latest example of progress: the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and four independent authorities (The Jacksonville Aviation Authority, JEA, Jacksonville Port Authority, and Jacksonville Transportation Authority) protect LGBT employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Activists hailed […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

The first annual ‘Champions for Child Safety’ luncheon from the Monique Burr Foundation saw a series of people honored for their past work in protecting children from abuse of all types. However, the main takeaway for many attendees after hearing keynote speaker Erin Merryn likely was a look at an approach to protecting children in the future. Merryn […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

Tuesday was budget night for the Jacksonville City Council. Arguably, the most interesting segment of the whole evening came at the very end, when Councilman Scott Wilson proposed a stunning floor amendment: de-appropriating $2.1 million from the Jacksonville Journey program — 50 percent of its funding — due to a lack of crime data provided for the 10 zip […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016

Despite a late-hour amendment taking aim at Lenny Curry‘s signature social initiative, the rebooted Jacksonville Journey, the office of the Jacksonville mayor issued a press release Tuesday night — dropped just in time for the 11 p.m. newscasts — lauding the spirit of collaboration that brought Curry’s second budget from concept to completion. “The approval of the 2016-2017 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council passed a $1.18 billion budget that will add more and better-equipped police officers to city streets. However, the big talkers were swimming lessons, travel budgets, and special events allocations … adding up to a picayune $115,000 out of the council contingency budget. And another big talker: a failed but audacious […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Communication Workers of America filed a complaint with the Public Employees Relations Commission against the City of Jacksonville. The CWA alleges a “refusal to bargain in good faith.” The contract between the CWA and the city lapsed in 2015. Kevin Kimber, the CWA representative, alleges that after one 20-minute “meet and greet” […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

Florida’s first lady Ann Scott has a passion for the written word. And because of that, one of her modes of outreach in her official capacity is reading to schoolchildren. Over the last five years, Mrs. Scott has visited all 67 Florida counties to that end. She has been to Jacksonville many times, including on Tuesday, […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

Outside of the Drudge Report poll, most observers agree Monday night’s debate was an inauspicious performance for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. In a conversation Tuesday, State Sen. Aaron Bean — a strong supporter of Trump, who even helped to open a campaign headquarters earlier this month for the candidate — talked about where the debate went wrong for […]

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Jacksonville’s ‘Ballots and Brews’ political poster show slated for Saturday

Former NBA player Jason Collins stumps in Jacksonville for Hillary Clinton

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, independent authorities codify LGBT protections

Push for ‘Erin’s Law’ begins in Jacksonville

Why Scott Wilson took on the Jacksonville Journey

Lenny Curry lauds ‘teamwork and cooperation’ in the budget process

Jacksonville City Council passes big budget after robust discussion of small details

Communications Workers of America to PERC: Jacksonville not bargaining ‘in good faith’

First Lady Ann Scott reads to kids in Jacksonville

Aaron Bean discusses Donald Trump debate debacle