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A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

On Monday, Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety committee greenlit the ‘District‘ development plan. That said, the bill did not pass without considerable discussion and consternation among myriad members of the panel before the 5-1 vote The bill (2018-313) could transform the Southbank with its radical redevelopment of 30 acres at the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

On Monday, the Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhoods, Community Development, Public Health, and Safety committee deferred the “Homeless Bill of Rights,” legislation that could codify civil rights for the city’s dispossessed populations. Ordinance 2018-308, filed by currently-suspended Councilwoman Katrina Brown, contends that “the basic rights all people should enjoy must be guaranteed for homeless individuals and families,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

On Thursday, Jacksonville City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown were indicted on a 38-count conspiracy to defraud, after both allegedly misused city and federal funds intended for economic incentive purposes. Friday saw Gov. Rick Scott suspend the two less than a year before elections, leaving the Jacksonville City Council to scramble in terms of figuring out […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

On Friday, first-term Republican Danny Becton made official his interest in a second term on the Jacksonville City Council, filing for re-election. Becton, who represents the Baymeadows area and points south, faced no competition in 2015. The filing comes just weeks after Becton lost a close race for Council VP-designate to Scott Wilson, a loss that saw familiar […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

Travis Hutson‘s campaign is heating up, posting monster May fundraising numbers in his Senate District 7 re-election bid. The Palm Coast Republican brought in $332,000 last month for his two committees: Sunshine State Conservatives hauled in $85,000, and First Coast Business Foundation took in the balance. The FCBF money is of special interest, as it […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2018

Saturday afternoon saw a couple of atypical retweets from the personal account of Rep. Al Lawson. The RT action went to President Donald Trump, in what was either a remarkable crossing of party lines in a contested primary, or perhaps a compromised account. After deleting the tweets, Lawson asserted the “campaign accounts” were “breached” and “hacked,” an […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2018

Cannabis legalization is approaching consensus in the Democratic field for Florida governor, but U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is maintaining a ‘Just say no’ policy. Speaking to media in Jacksonville on Friday, Nelson was asked if he aligned with the growing consensus among the Democratic candidates for liberalization of cannabis laws, including decriminalization, legalization, and removing the plant […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, indicted Thursday on a 38-count scheme to defraud, will have more time to devise a legal defense in the coming weeks. As many expected, Gov. Rick Scott devoted a chunk of his Friday 5 p.m. news dump to the inevitable memo, suspending the Councilmembers, though not naming temporary replacements. The suspension […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

President Donald Trump has irritated traditional U.S. allies such as Canada and the European Union with tariffs, setting off a trade war amidst fiery rhetoric on both sides. In Jacksonville Friday, Sen. Bill Nelson took Trump to task, discussing how tariffs would affect domestic businesses. Meanwhile, he endorsed the President’s Singapore Summit with North Korea’s Supreme Leader […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

Jacksonville’s political class is reeling from Thursday’s federal indictment of City Councilors Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, which saw the two Democrats slammed with a 38-count conspiracy to defraud. Councilwoman Brown was named in 37 counts; Councilman Brown in 32. Per prosecutors, the two misappropriated federal and city money provided to fund an ultimately failed BBQ sauce […]

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Despite hiccups, Jacksonville ‘District’ development clears first City Council panel

Jacksonville Council committee defers ‘bill of rights’ for homeless population

Jacksonville City Council confident in post-indictment path

Danny Becton chases second Jacksonville City Council term

Travis Hutson delivers monster May fundraising

‘Dirty politics at best,’ as ‘hacked’ Al Lawson account retweets Donald Trump

Bill Nelson a hard no on adult use cannabis legalization

Rick Scott suspends two Jacksonville City Councilmembers after fraud indictment

Bill Nelson warns of ‘trade war’ with allies, holds out hope for NoKo summit

Jacksonville in wait and see mode regarding Rick Scott suspending indicted councilors