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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2016

“Let’s go get ’em!” The always enthusiastic Senator Aaron Bean enthused in a card about Jax Mayor Lenny Curry‘s trip to Tallahassee to sell the pension surtax, intended to address the unfunded liability. “My Senate colleagues are telling me how great you did in talking and framing the issue,” Bean said, before saying “thank you so much […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2016

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Hemming Park is having its 150th anniversary this week, and a Wednesday meeting revealed that it’s on the right track, yet work remains to improve it regarding sustainable funding and enforcing community standards with more robust security. A meeting between Jacksonville City Council members Bill Gulliford. Lori Boyer and Anna Brosche and Friends of Hemming Park’s Wayne Wood and Vince Cavin […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilwoman Kim Daniels filed to run in HD 14 Tuesday, a gift to all NE Florida political journalists. Daniels, picked as one of this site’s 5 People to Watch in Jacksonville Politics in 2016, was first linked to a potential run this summer. Now? She’s in a three way race with Terry Fields, a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

A week after anti-HRO Roy Bay shocked Jacksonville with confessing child molestation at City Council Public Comment (a phrase I never expected to type), he’s got a new look and a new story. He told WJXT on Tuesday that he had molested young boys in the 1970s and 1980s, after being sold into sex slavery to a man […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

In a packed conference room, Jax City Council members, media, and activists convened to discuss the Committee of the Whole process Tuesday. Council President Greg Anderson, by necessity, reiterated much of what he’s said already on the subject, saying that the process would encompass the current bills, in addition to anything that may be coming from […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

Everyone seems to know whether Corrine Brown is running in Congressional District 10 or for re-election in Congressional District 5. However, Brown continues to keep her options open, she told FloridaPolitics.com Tuesday. The congresswoman said, “No decision has been made yet because of the pending redistricting court case.” The popular guessing game among political junkies continues.

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

The story in the Jax City Council VP race on Tuesday afternoon: Aaron Bowman and John Crescimbeni each got backing from the other party in dueling 3:00 p.m. meetings. Bowman met with Tommy Hazouri, and the co-sponsors of the HRO expansion bill had what amounted to a mutual admiration society. Bowman told Hazouri that he was the first […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

One of the most consistent fundraising operations in Northeast Florida is that of Sen. Rob Bradley‘s PAC, Working for Florida’s Families. December showed Bradley’s PAC maintaining its consistency: $59,500 raised pushed his PAC’s total up to $405,775. A big contributor: Costa Farms of Miami, one of five nurseries approved to grow medical cannabis, and the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

A recurring concern of the Lenny Curry administration: improving fire safety. To that end, some good news when Jacksonville leaders said Monday that Jacksonville is the largest city in the country to get a Class 1 rating. The Class 1 rating denotes, in the words of the administration’s Charles Moreland, “the highest service available.” Moreland, a former […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2016

For the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality, it’s all About the Benjamins on Jan. 29. A $100 suggested contribution is the price of admission for the Jacksonville Equality Affair. Speaking at the event: JCE Chair Dan Merkan, Councilman Tommy Hazouri, and Bishop Lorenzo Hall. Sponsorship opportunities start at $200, with the top end of the range exceeded only by […]

A.G. Gancarski

Aaron Bean gives Lenny Curry high marks for pension tax pitch

Hemming Park on right track, yet concerns remain

Journalists rejoice: Kim Daniels in HD 14 race

Roy Bay is back with a new personal narrative

Jax HRO Committee of the Whole discussed

Corrine Brown’s 2016 options remain open

Jax Council VP race sees two endorsers cross party lines

Rob Bradley’s PAC clears $400K raised with December money

Jacksonville achieves Class 1 fire safety rating

Jax Coalition for Equality plans Jacksonville Equality Affair