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A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2017

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After making the case for Enterprise Florida in Jacksonville Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott addressed other issues in a gaggle, including JAXPORT. Scott’s new budget has $176 million for ports, and — crucially — $31M for the long-delayed dredging of the river to deepen the channel for bigger PANAMAX ships. In Jacksonville, Scott addressed the near-term […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2017

When Gov. Rick Scott comes to your town to hold a “Fighting for Florida’s Jobs” round table, that means your GOP State Representatives crossed him on an incentive vote. Scott started off March in Rep. Travis Cummings‘ district, where he repeatedly jabbed at Cummings and Rep. Paul Renner for opposing Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida. Cummings was just one […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum continues to make good on his promise to campaign in and compete for all 67 Florida counties during his campaign for governor. Following up a well-received speech in Tampa, where he cautioned against a “Democrat lite” approach, Gillum hit Jacksonville on Sunday. Jacksonville’s major challenge for Democrats: bridging the divide between various […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2017

The best political theater in this state so far this year: arguably, Gov. Rick Scott‘s “Fighting for Florida Jobs” roundtables. Jacksonville gets its version of the roadshow Monday morning at Harbinger Signs in Mandarin. Scott started off March in Rep. Travis Cummings‘ district, where he repeatedly jabbed at Cummings and Rep. Paul Renner for opposing Enterprise Florida and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2017

Despite an inauspicious launch to his gubernatorial campaign, one which included revelations that city money was used to buy campaign software, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is undeterred from his campaign for the 2018 Democratic nomination. Gillum will make two advertised stops in Jacksonville, with the first being morning services at Bethel Baptist Church at 7:45 a.m. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 18, 2017

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Could Duval County’s loss be Motown’s gain? In what U2 might call “a sort of homecoming,” The Detroit Free Press reported Friday that Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is a finalist to become the next the Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Vitti, a Detroit native, was selected as one of three finalists during a Thursday meeting of the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott appears in Jacksonville with Vice-President Mike Pence Saturday, and the governor set up that meeting with some direct words about the future of Medicaid in the state. “Today, the State of Florida is requesting greater flexibility from the federal government in running our statewide Medicaid program so we can deliver high-quality care without […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry didn’t make it to Friday’s meeting of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund. But he dropped a bomb in the aftermath of the contentious conclave. Curry started off genially: “I’d like to thank four of the five board members who met with our team leading up to today’s meeting and working […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2017

The slow walk by the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund toward policy marginalization continued apace Friday, as the five-person board of trustees offered “review and discussion” of the city’s latest pension proposal. The General Counsel contended earlier this week that the PFPF had no role in the pension decision, arguing that the 2015 pension […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2017

Presented at the Mar. 14 meeting of the Jacksonville City Council, the Jacksonville Inspector General’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016 offers a look into “fraud, waste, and abuse” in city government. Among the details in the 34-page document: “time and attendance fraud, overtime fraud, misrepresentation of educational credentials, failure to meet promotional qualifications for […]

A.G. Gancarski

Rick Scott is ‘committed’ to JAXPORT dredging

Rick Scott harangues Duval Delegation, pushes incentives in Jacksonville

The social gospel of Andrew Gillum

Rick Scott comes to Jacksonville Monday with message for Duval Delegation

Jacksonville swing for Andrew Gillum on Sunday

Nikolai Vitti is a finalist to become Detroit’s school superintendent

Rick Scott to Feds: Give us a Medicaid block grant

Lenny Curry blasts ‘egregious decisions’ of Jax PFPF Board Chair

Jax PFPF Board Chair: ‘I think the mayor’s plan is terrible’

Fraud, waste, and abuse: the Jacksonville Inspector General’s look at 2016