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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Tommy Hazouri wanted the Committee of the Whole to consider the fully-inclusive HRO bill he introduced. And Council President Greg Anderson obliged, albeit independently of Hazouri’s stance. On Wednesday afternoon, Anderson sent out a memo. “As President it is my responsibility to make sure we have a fair, civil, and orderly debate as we move to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

The two most high-profile supporters of a fully-inclusive Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) met Wednesday afternoon to talk strategy. Councilmen Tommy Hazouri and Aaron Bowman came together to talk about the bill that Hazouri introduced before the Council’s holiday break. Along with them, Councilmen Sam Newby and Reggie Brown showed up for the discussion, as did Council Vice President […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

On Wednesday, Operation Enduring Freedom veteran Brandon Patty, a St. Augustine resident, announced his intention to run to succeed Ron DeSantis in Congressional District 6. Citing the need to “to strengthen American leadership abroad and fix a broken federal government here at home,” Patty asserted that CD 6 voters are angry at “the ineffectiveness and incompetence […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has asserted that Google Fiber would have a positive effect upon Jacksonville. An executive from a local Internet company agrees. Nick Tulip, a director for Web.com, wrote Curry an email in December. “Having worked in technology all my life I can assure you there is no better service out there,” Tulip writes. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Determining Rep. Corrine Brown‘s next move is a delightful game enjoyed by all Northeast Florida political junkies. Speculation swirling in Jacksonville City Hall on Tuesday was that Brown has been in Jacksonville this week, and that she was served a subpoena. Spokesman David Simon said in an email on Tuesday that, “As far as I know, the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

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Retired neurosurgeon and foreign-policy novice Ben Carson is losing viability with each passing news cycle. Yet the contributions continue to roll in. The Tallahassee Democrat reported on Tuesday that a Tallahassee resident is the 500,000th person to give money to the Carson campaign. Dustin Brock, reports the Democrat, was flown from Tallahassee to Las Vegas for a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

As members of the Lenny Curry administration will tell you, details regarding the proposal to extend the Better Jacksonville Plan half-cent sales tax until 2060 to pay off unfunded pension liability are still being ironed out. That includes in Tallahassee, where two variations on the same bill will be introduced, one in each chamber. State Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Going into Wednesday’s meeting in Jacksonville, state Sen. Audrey Gibson and NextGen Energy agreed that they were meeting, but not what they were meeting about. Gibson’s letter in December, promoting the event, concerned “engaging Faith Leaders to help with planning power for communities, with an eye towards 50 percent clean carbon-free energy by 2030.” “Engaging faith and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

“The people made it clear what they wanted,” a re-elected politician said. “I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and I intend to spend it.” That politician: George W. Bush, in 2004. Bush 43 learned about the finite power of political capital the hard way: seeing his father go from 91 percent approval ratings to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2016

Former Club for Growth President Rep. Chris Chocola is backing Marco Rubio for President, The Weekly Standard reported Tuesday. “Marco is committed to expanding jobs and opportunity for all Americans, and he has successfully chipped away at Obamacare and consistently fought back against burdensome regulations that are crippling businesses from hiring more workers and increasing wages,” said Chocola. […]

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Committee of the Whole to consider Jax HRO legislation

Tommy Hazouri, Aaron Bowman talk HRO expansion bill; Bowman to co-sponsor

Republican Brandon Patty announces run in CD 6

Web.com exec touts Google Fiber, slams Jax ISPs

Corrine Brown served federal subpoena, calls it “tangential investigation”

Florida Man is 500,000th Ben Carson contributor

Travis Cummings, Rob Bradley discuss Jax pension tax proposal

Audrey Gibson, NextGen Climate hold community forum on clean energy

Lenny Curry, the pension tax, and political capital

Chris Chocola backs Marco Rubio for President