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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2017

There were rumblings last week that some civil rights leaders in Jacksonville were unhappy with the yearly Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast. This week, there is written confirmation. A letter in the mailbox of Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin let it be known that while the NAACP, the SCLC, and the Urban League […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2017

Timing is everything. And it’s no coincidence that a bill pushing a popular election of the U.S. President was filed by a Florida House Democrat just hours before the runner up in the popular vote was to be inaugurated Friday. House Bill 311, filed by Broward County Democrat Joe Geller, seeks to enact the Agreement Among the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2017

With the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday morning, it was predictable that Northeast Florida pols would post thoughts on the event. Some thoughts were sanguine, such as those from Mayor Lenny Curry and former State Rep. Lake Ray. “It’s a beautiful day,” Curry Tweeted Friday morning. Ray had more to say. “The peaceful transition of power […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2017

In St. Augustine Wednesday for the St. Johns County Delegation meeting, Sen. Travis Hutson discussed a variety of topics with FloridaPolitics.com. Hutson expects an interesting year. Among the topics: The Process and his chairmanship of the Senate’s Regulated Industries committee. *** The ongoing Cold War between Senate and House leadership looms over the session at […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2017

The first bill in the Florida House filed by Jacksonville Democrat and charismatic evangelist Kim Daniels turned out to be on a subject close to her heart: “religious expression.” House Bill 303, the “Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act,” would ban school districts “from discriminating against students, parents, & school personnel on basis of religious viewpoints or […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2017

A bill filed Thursday in the Florida Senate, if passed, would expand the medical marijuana system in the Sunshine State, complying with 2016’s Amendment 2. However, some critics — inside the Senate and outside as well — have raised concerns, suggesting the bill will not have the smoothest glide path. Senate Bill 406, filed by […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2017

On Thursday, the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee pushed through a series of bills ahead of approval next Tuesday by the full council. All of these bills were approved unanimously. **** Lien Scene: A bill adding “code enforcement liens” to the list of claims, bills and judgments that may be settled by the Finance Director, Office of General […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2017

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A trio of politicians who suffered recent high-profile losses will be considered by the Jacksonville City Council for board appointments in the coming weeks. The Ethics Commission will potentially be the landing spot for two pols beloved by liberal Democrats. Leslie Jean-Bart, who lost a contentious Democratic primary in August to current HD 14 Rep. Kim […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2017

On Wednesday, the St. Johns County Commission presented its ambitious legislative action plan to the county’s legislative delegation in what is destined to be, in the words of Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, a “tough budget year.” The ambitious 73 page plan covers “transportation funding, water quality, beach renourishment, open space and land conservation grants, and unfunded state and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2017

While Rep. John Rutherford, who collapsed last week in the U.S. House of Representatives, did not suffer heart issues as was feared, he nonetheless is still hospitalized recovering from a severe allergic reaction. There currently is no specific discharge date set, asserted his chief of staff Wednesday. “Congressman Rutherford is much improved and thanks everyone for […]

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Jacksonville civil rights groups plan to take control of MLK Breakfast

House bill seeks popular election of president

Northeast Florida reacts to ‘beautiful day’ of Donald Trump inauguration

Travis Hutson talks ‘The Process’ and Regulated Industries

Kim Daniels files ‘religious liberties’ bill for public schools

Amendment 2 implementation bill filed in Florida Senate

Jacksonville council finance committee clears a series of bills

Defeated politicians poised for new life on Jacksonville boards

St. Johns Legislative Delegation hears county wish list

John Rutherford remains in the hospital