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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 23, 2016

On Thursday evening, in front of a standing room only crowd of 300 people at Jacksonville University, Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate William Weld expounded the message of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism. For those looking for an alternative to the two major parties, the Libertarian message – and Mr. Weld himself – provided it. Weld told […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

Incumbent Travis Hutson is facing a lightly-funded challenger in his re-election bid for SD 7, but he’s already started spending money. As of his most recent campaign finance report, Hutson spent $20,014 in the period between Sept. 3 and Sept. 16. The bulk of that money went to political consultants. Of that sum, $12,200 went to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

The Mothers of the Movement will be appearing this weekend at three locations in Jacksonville. The African-American women have a chilling common bond: all of them are surviving mothers of children who died either while in state custody or after an altercation with law enforcement. On hand Saturday: Lucie McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis; Gwen Carr, the mother of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

On Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry offered opening remarks ahead of pivotal collective bargaining talks between administrators and the Jacksonville Supervisors Association. The collective bargaining is necessary, as new pension plans for new hires must be negotiated to unlock the guaranteed revenue offered after the passage of County Referendum 1, which allows the city to extend […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

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Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson don’t agree on everything. But when it comes to the horrors of the HUD-funded properties in Florida that are owned currently by Global Ministries Foundation, they presented a united from Thursday in a Senate subcommittee meeting on “Oversight of the HUD Inspection Process.” Both Rubio and Nelson have visited GMF properties […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority goes from victory to victory of late, and the JTA scored another win this week with a $399,200 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The FTA grant, part of its “Rides to Wellness Initiative,” is intended to encourage people who need non-emergency healthcare to use mass […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

In a Thursday morning op-ed in USA Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott blasted the federal government for its “incompetence” in the fight against Zika. Scott, who has made many fruitless appeals to the federal government to be a “good partner” in the battle against the mosquito-borne virus in recent months, reprised critiques familiar to Florida media and audiences […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

Earlier this week, the narrative was that Duval County School Board chair Ashley Smith-Juarez had called a meeting Friday of the board to discuss the termination of Superintendent Nikolai Vitti. Since that news came out, some developments have happened. Community leaders pressed Smith-Juarez to reconsider her intransigence; by Wednesday afternoon, she had backpedaled, contravening what she […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

On Saturday at 12:20, former Senator Bob Graham will be speaking at Speak Up for Florida Forever, a Jacksonville event put on by the Florida Conservation Commission. The free all-day event at Jacksonville’s Camp Milton Historic Preserve is billed as “a call to action to preserve and protect Florida’s natural lands and working landscapes,” aligning […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, in conjunction with WJXT-TV, has hosted a number of meaningful debates in the last couple of years. Candidates for mayor and sheriff have debated at the private university, as have candidates for state attorney and the United States Congress. Now, the non-partisan Public Policy Institute wants the two major […]

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Standing room only for Bill Weld town hall in Jacksonville

Travis Hutson begins spending in general election campaign

‘Mothers of the Movement’ to appear in Jacksonville Saturday and Sunday

Lenny Curry speaks to negotiators ahead of collective bargaining

In subcommittee, Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson spotlight Florida HUD horrors

Jacksonville Transportation Authority scores $399K federal grant for ‘rides to wellness’

Rick Scott blasts feds for ‘incompetence’ in Zika fight

In meeting with school board chair, Lenny Curry advocates for Nikolai Vitti

Bob Graham to speak on environmental issues Saturday in Duval County

Will Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy debate in Jacksonville?