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A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council launches into committees this Monday. A number of bills merit tracking, including measures related to historic Hemming Park and the Ability Housing settlement. Hemming Happening: Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services kicks off Monday morning with a consideration of a historic designation of the Coquina Road and Confederate monument structures in Hemming […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2017

It’s show and prove time for the Duval County Legislative Delegation. The whispers inside the St. James Building (Jacksonville’s city hall) are full of doubt and disbelief. Some are saying they lack experience – and they do. Five of the six House members are rookies. That’s going to make it difficult to score appropriations victories. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2017

A priority for Jacksonville Rep. Kim Daniels this term: a bill she’s sponsoring in the Florida House to protect “religious expression in public schools.” Her House Bill 303, a measure intended to give religious and secular expression equal weight in public schools, has a Senate companion being carried by Ocala Republican Sen. Dennis Baxley. Senate Bill 436 — the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2017

February fundraising reports are starting to trickle in already from Northeast Florida Republicans. The two earliest filers: HD 11 Rep. Cord Byrd, who represents eastern Duval and Nassau counties, and HD 17 Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, of St. Johns County. Neither looks likely to face a remotely serious challenge in 2018, yet even safe incumbents can, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2017

[Updated with new data.] “Build Something That Lasts,” the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, raised $110,000 in February. That sum follows a $63,000 January. Curry’s committee secured the $110,000 from five donors, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Peter Rummell, Gary Chartrand, and J.B. Coxwell. While these are usual donors, the committee also got a $25,000 donation from Mori […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

An exchange of emails this week between Richard Tuten, the head of the Jacksonville PFPF Board of Trustees, and Sam Mousa, the city’s chief administrative officer, reveal friction between the mayor’s office and the PFPF board chair. The dispute centers around a meeting Mousa sought with Tuten to discuss the latest pension reform package, which has been accepted by […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

Jacksonville, like the rest of the country, is wrestling with a problem of increased opioid overdoses. In January, Councilman Bill Gulliford started sounding the alarm. Gulliford noted that “it is a scary number especially when you compare it to homicides which get all the media attention. And, how many of the homicides are drug related? My […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

U.S. Representative John Rutherford learned during his time running the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office how to do more with less discretionary spending. And it appears he has brought that skill set to the Congress, where he looks to do some cost cutting at the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 1294, the Reducing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acquisition […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

A Thursday meeting between Jacksonville City Councilmen Jim Love and Aaron Bowman proved to be mutually beneficial. Love, unlike last year when he thought Bowman lacked enough council experience for the VP role, agreed to back Bowman. This brings the pledge count in the race for the vice-presidency to two for Bowman and three for Scott Wilson. And […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

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On Thursday morning, Jacksonville City Councilman Scott Wilson continued to recruit pledges for his bid for the council vice-presidency. Wilson discussed his bid with former Council President Greg Anderson, who refused to commit given that he hadn’t talked to the other candidate in the race yet. That said, the meeting essentially was in the “mutual admiration society” vein. […]

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Hemming landmarks, Ability Housing highlight Jax Council committee calendar

2017 Legislative Session preview: Tempered expectations for Duval Legislative Delegation

Kim Daniels compels fasting in support of religious expression in schools

Cord Byrd, Cyndi Stevenson report February fundraising

Lenny Curry political committee raises $110K in February

Jacksonville mayor’s office, PFPF board chair clash on pension pitch

Jacksonville prepares to mobilize against opioid overdose crisis

John Rutherford introduces homeland security spending reform bill

Jim Love and Aaron Bowman align on Jax Council VP race, Enterprise Florida

Scott Wilson pitches Greg Anderson on Jax Council VP support