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A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry pitched his pension-tax referendum to the Northeast Florida Builders Association Wednesday. A day later, NEFBA’s unconditional and unanimous support for the Aug. 30 plebiscite came through via a press release. “We appreciate Mayor Curry’s leadership on this important issue. After hearing his presentation today, we are more committed than ever to support this […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

On Thursday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Jaguars’ quarterback Blake Bortles, and the Jaguars Foundation assembled to announce a coordinated response to the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning. For Bortles and Curry, the tragedy hit close to home. Bortles, a Central Florida native and alumnus of the University of Central Florida, noted […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

An Italian restaurant in Fleming Island was the unlikely venue for the first candidate forum in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race. Incumbent Angela Corey and challengers Wes White and Melissa Nelson participated in what turned out to be a heated discussion. Of the three candidates, Nelson seemed the most interested in making her case for why it was time […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

“You know me well, and know I can get the job done.” Those words close out the first TV ad from former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford, as he runs for the GOP nomination in the 4th Congressional District, a low-key, yet definitive, declaration by Rutherford that he’s the man to go to Washington and replace Ander Crenshaw, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2016

Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard on Jacksonville’s Southside have seen better days. Their infrastructure — and their buildings — would be eligible for Social Security if they were people. Meanwhile, the neighborhoods nearby likewise suffer. Parental Home Road. Hogan Road. Grove Park. The northern stretch of Touchton. Windy Hill. These neighborhoods fall into a netherworld. They clearly […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2016

It’s hard not to like Jacksonville City Council President Greg Anderson. When the at-large councilman assumed the yearlong position of president last summer, one media headline lauded him as a “Southern Gentleman.” And despite the slings and arrows from people on and off the council, he has lived up to that designation. He came to the presidency […]

Melissa RossJune 15, 2016

The mass shooting in Orlando isn’t changing Tommy Hazouri‘s timetable for reintroducing an updated human rights ordinance in Jacksonville. “It’s been our plan all along to do it after the mayor’s sales tax referendum,” Hazouri told WJCT. That said, the former mayor and at-large city councilman says the shootings of 49 people at the Pulse nightclub […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2016

Before his legal troubles, Democrat Reggie Fullwood seemed safe in his bid for re-election in Jacksonville’s House District 13. But with 14 federal counts (10 for wire fraud, four for failure to file income tax returns) looming over the incumbent, he has drawn challengers. Keith Walters is the fourth Republican to enter the HD 13 race, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2016

Duval Clerk of Courts Ronnie Fussell is a beloved figure with Jacksonville insiders, even though outsiders know him best for ending courthouse wedding ceremonies a day before same-sex marriage was legalized. This year, Fussell faces two challengers: Democrat Paula Bartlett and Republican Mike Riley, both vowing to reinstate courthouse wedding ceremonies, which were a staple for close to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2016

As Jacksonville continues to refine its Inspector General position, two bills to that effect highlighted a quiet agenda. One bill expanded the duties of the Inspector General to cover the entire consolidated government. It passed 18-0 without discussion. And a second sought to remove the provision that the Inspector General could not have been employed by the city […]

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NEFBA backs Jax pension tax referendum, gives $10K to effort

City of Jacksonville, Jaguars Foundation, Blake Bortles respond to Orlando Pulse massacre

State attorney candidates spar at Fleming Island forum

‘Washington is broken,’ claims John Rutherford in new ad

How Jacksonville’s economic incentives leave the Southside behind

Greg Anderson looks back on his Jacksonville City Council presidency

Tommy Hazouri on Lenny Curry: ‘I’m sure the mayor has his regrets’

Keith Walters becomes fourth Republican in HD 13 race

Incumbent Ronnie Fussell extends lead in Duval Clerk of Courts money race

Jax City Council moves inspector general legislation