Tag: Kids Hope Alliance

A.G. GancarskiMarch 26, 2018
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Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche got her task force to look at transparency in local government. The bill (2018-133) passed Tuesday’s Council agenda after having passed the Rules Committee unanimously last week, though the vote didn’t reflect issues between one committee member and a controversial nominee. “The Task Force on Open Government” will “undertake an in-depth review of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 8, 2018
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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has been an active candidate for re-election since Wednesday; on Thursday, he discussed why he’s going for four more years. One reason he offered: “to keep fighting for things I told people I’d fight for,” including public safety, resources for children, and a tangible commitment to all of Jacksonville. Curry stresses that […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 8, 2018
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Jacksonville on the Rise, a new local political committee designed to boost Mayor Lenny Curry‘s re-election bid, released its first ad this week: a six-figure buy. As one would expect, the ad extols Curry’s first term accomplishments, framing them in a holistic, big picture narrative that makes the case that the mayor has kept the city […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 15, 2017
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The Jacksonville City Council approved six members of the Kids Hope Alliance board on Tuesday, including Joe Peppers. Peppers, in fact, was approved unanimously — but by no means does that mean his nomination process went smoothly, specifically with regard to one particular Councilman: Garrett Dennis. In fact, the process was characterized in an email by Jessica Laird — […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2017
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On Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced the chairman of the board for the Kids Hope Alliance will be Kevin Gay. Gay, founder and CEO of Operation New Hope-Ready4Work (an organization that helps ex-offenders re-acclimate to society), will helm a board that includes Rebekah Davis, Nat Glover, Joe Peppers, Tyra Tutor and Dr. Marvin Wells. All six were confirmed Tuesday by […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2017
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Six of the seven board members of Jacksonville’s nascent Kids Hope Alliance cleared City Council Tuesday evening. Five of them made the cut via the consent agenda: Rebekah Davis, a former member of the Jacksonville Children’s Commission board of directors; Kevin Gay, a previous Jacksonville Journey board member; former Jacksonville Sheriff and current Edward Waters College President Nat Glover; Iraq War […]


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