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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

There may be one more statewide office for Florida voters to select the occupant of soon. Senate Joint Resolution 882, filed by Aaron Bean, proposes an amendment to the Florida Constitution for direct election of Florida’s Secretary of State starting in the 2022 election. The Bean bill also would elevate the Secretary of State to a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

If the people of Florida want to make their voices heard in Tallahassee, they may have to speak a bit more emphatically going forward. Senate Joint Resolution 866, filed by Ocala Republican Dennis Baxley, would require a 2/3 majority to amend the Florida Constitution. The current threshold is 60 percent. Recent high-profile ballot measures have cleared the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

Those of a certain age in Jacksonville will remember Bart Hubbuch. Hubbuch, who left the River City some years ago, used to cover the Jacksonville Jaguars for the Florida Times-Union. He moved on, ending up with the New York Post. Hubbuch is back on the job market now, reports Deadspin, after an ill-advised Tweet comparing the inauguration of […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

Voters in Miami-Dade County may vote for a sheriff soon, if a joint resolution filed in the House by Jason Fischer and the Senate by Frank Artiles becomes law. HJR 721/SJR 134 would make the Sheriff of Miami-Dade a Constitutional officer. Currently, the position is appointed by the executive branch, foreclosing the voters’ right to decide their chief […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

On Thursday, an appropriations bill (HB 2787) was filed in the Florida House for the benefit of the “Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP).” The bill, filed by Jacksonville Republican Jason Fischer (a former member of the Duval County School Board), seeks to continue the $1,224,000 appropriation from the previous budget to benefit Jacksonville’s KIPP school. HB 2787 is […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

The city of Jacksonville’s battle against the failing family businesses of a Jacksonville City Councilwoman was escalated this week. Jacksonville filed a suit Tuesday against CoWealth, LLC and Basic Products, LLC. in Florida’s 4th Circuit. [COJ v. Cowealth Complaint] Both limited liability corporations see Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, a member of the council’s Finance Committee, listed as a member-manager […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 9, 2017

It was never supposed to be like this for Corrine Brown. The now-former twelve-term United States Congresswoman was one of the leading politicos in Jacksonville, upbraiding media that crossed her, and picking winners and losers in primary and general elections alike. The slogan: Corrine Delivers. The end of that era: July 6, 2016, when Brown and […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 9, 2017

A priority of the city of Jacksonville during the Lenny Curry era: increasing police presence on its most dangerous streets. One vehicle to do just that: COPS Grants. The city is pursuing state money for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Matching Grant. The vehicle in the 2017 session of the Florida Legislature: HB 2781, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2017

A familiar sight at the Jacksonville City Council meetings of late: Blake Harper. Harper, staunchly opposed to the city’s proposed expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity, has shown up at meetings of the full council and committees with a large Bible under his arm for the whole meeting. While […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2017

The city of Jacksonville, plagued by gun violence in certain parts of the city, has gotten behind ShotSpotter technology as a solution. And a former city councilwoman turned state legislator, freshman Rep. Kim Daniels, has filed a bill to augment the city’s $435,000 investment in the pilot program. House Bill 2703 would allocate $325,000 for Jacksonville’s two-year […]

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Aaron Bean revives bill proposing elected Secretary of State

Lawmakers would require two-thirds vote to amend Florida constitution

Former Florida Times-Union writer likens Trump inauguration to 9/11, loses job, sues

Joint resolution filed to make Miami-Dade sheriff an elected office

Former Duval School Board member carries KIPP charter school bill in Tallahassee

Jacksonville sues Councilwoman Katrina Brown’s family businesses

Corrine Brown won’t plead guilty, rebuffed in request for trial delay

Cord Byrd sponsors bill for Jacksonville ‘COPS’ grant

Jax HRO opponents plan seven-day fast, praying for ‘extreme confusion’

Kim Daniels files ShotSpotter appropriations bill