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Phil AmmannMay 27, 2016

On Wednesday evening, FloridaPolitics.com reviewed a replay of a Jacksonville City Council committee meeting from the previous week. Specifically, it was Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety … a gathering that had been already covered in real time. That committee, with its singularly unwieldy name, was of interest because of an equally awkward subject: […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

In emails Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and General Counsel Jason Gabriel issued striking criticisms of the “arrogance and disregard for taxpayers” and “a blatant disregard of public records law” exhibited by the Police and Fire Pension Fund. At issue: the PFPF counsel circumventing the ultimate authority of General Counsel Gabriel by contacting Attorney General Pam Bondi for her opinion on […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

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Reliable sources tell FloridaPolitics.com that First Coast Values, a political committee supporting Melissa Nelson, has launched a “six-figure” ad buy to introduce the former assistant state attorney to 4th Circuit voters as she challenges for the job of state attorney. The ads are said to be positive, introducing the candidate at the very time incumbent Angela Corey has […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

“Our agenda is pretty much set. Our budget is pretty much set for this year,” said W.C. Gentry at the front of the Jax Journey oversight committee meeting Thursday. However, there were still some issues to discuss, including the future of Alternatives to Out of School Suspension (ATOSS) and neighborhood accountability funding next year, the budget […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

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Pastor Mark Griffin is the fourth Republican in the House District 13 race, hoping to win the primary and challenge embattled Democratic incumbent Reggie Fullwood. Griffin is by far the most credible challenger of the bunch. The pastor and CEO of Wayman Ministries, Griffin’s focus on Eureka Garden, the troubled HUD apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside, has […]

Melissa RossMay 26, 2016

Improving Duval County’s dismally low child literacy rates is the mission behind Jacksonville’s Read It Forward Jax Coalition. One of the initiatives that coalition has discussed is looking at ways to get more books into the hands of more kids — particularly low-income children who may not have access to a wide variety of books at home. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

A familiar figure in Jacksonville’s City Hall is John Winkler. The Riverside lawyer, former Democratic candidate for clerk of courts, and president of the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County has a new cause: defeating the Aug. 30 pension tax referendum. And there’s a website to match: Just-Vote-No.com. Winkler won’t be winning any “Webmaster of the Year” awards […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

State Sen. Rob Bradley, who has one of the most robust campaign finance operations in Northeast Florida, has the grassroots backing to match. Bradley announced Thursday he qualified for the re-election ballot via petition. “We have collected and submitted more than the 1,552 petitions which are necessary to qualify for Florida Senate District 5. We collected petitions […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 26, 2016

After three months of a half-cent sales tax passed to ensure the ongoing quality of St. Johns County schools, the trend is clear. Revenue is surging, month over month, a trend apparently driven in large part by tourism. March saw $1,537,660 collected, money that will go to much-needed capital projects for schools in the fast-growing […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2016

An important endorsement came through from Sen. Travis Hutson for Hans Tanzler in the crowded GOP primary in Congressional District 4 Wednesday. Tanzler, best known in Duval County where his father was mayor of Jacksonville for over a decade, will benefit from the important endorsement from Hutson, whose base is St. Johns County. “Hans Tanzler is the […]

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Jacksonville Bold for 5.27.16 — With friends like these, who needs enemies?

Lenny Curry, Jax General Counsel take aim at pension fund perfidy, subversion of authority

Melissa Nelson hits Jax airwaves with ‘six-figure’ ad buy

Jax Journey shuffles priorities in new budget; ATOSS to be cut

Pastor Mark Griffin in HD 13 race as Republican, challenging Reggie Fullwood

Molly Curry to help relaunch the JaxKids Book Club

Jax activist John Winkler: ‘Just vote no’ on pension tax

Rob Bradley qualifies for re-election ballot by petition

St. Johns County school sales tax revenue nears $4M in first three months

Travis Hutson backs Hans Tanzler in CD 4 GOP scrum