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A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced Tuesday a $3,356,900 Passenger Ferry Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. The money is earmarked for improvements for the ferry slips, the vessel, and the ferry terminal. JTA took over the ferry’s ownership and operations two years ago, noted its CEO. “We have made a lot of […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

For Jacksonville’s safety-net hospital UF Health, money has been tight for a number of years. And the latest fiscal constraints are driving a change to the business model, per UF Health CEO Leon Haley. In a letter to Jacksonville City Council President Anna Lopez Brosche, Haley notes that the hospital is negotiating to sell its outpatient dialysis […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Doyle Carter was already termed out in 2019 before he threw in for the soon-to-be-vacant Duval County Tax Collector position. And Carter made it clear that he backed his old friend Randy White for the Westside seat. Like Carter, White is a Republican. And despite the absence of any real competition for the seat, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

On a shoestring budget of just over $9,000, Jacksonville City Councilman Sam Newby won his at-large seat on the City Council three years ago, defeating a candidate who raised 15 times what he did in the May 2015 unitary general election. And, if his first month in the race is any indication, Newby figures he can win […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

Tuesday saw the latest in a series of high-profile endorsements for the first statewide campaign of appointed CFO Jimmy Patronis, via Senate President-designate Bill Galvano. Galvano, who represents southern Hillsborough and Manatee Counties, issued an unstinting endorsement of Patronis. “I am proud to announce my support and endorsement of CFO Jimmy Patronis in his re-election bid. In […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam may be winning the fundraising battle in the Republican primary for Florida governor. But liberal activist group American Bridge thinks that U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the endorsed candidate of President Donald Trump, is the “frontrunner.” To that end, the group has set up a website and is launching a digital ad campaign, both in English and Spanish, starting […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

Jacksonville’s director of intergovernmental affairs, Ali Korman Shelton, is leaving her position at the end of next week. On Monday, the office of Mayor Lenny Curry revealed the path forward for the team, with one promotion and two internal hires effective May 21. Jordan Elsbury, a previous “30 under 30 rising star of Florida politics” honoree on […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

House District 16, a seat on the Southside of Jacksonville, is a reliably Republican seat. The district leans Republican with a 55,593 to 35,171 voter registration advantage over Democrats, according to LobbyTools. Rep. Jason Fischer faced no Democratic opposition in 2016. And predecessor Charles McBurney had the same luck. 2018 is a different matter, however, with Ken Organes […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

When then-Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop finished a strong third in the 2015 mayor’s race, the Republican vowed that he would run for Mayor again, before endorsing Democrat Alvin Brown over the eventual Republican winner, Lenny Curry. Both the early declaration of a mayoral re-do and the cross-party endorsement of Brown seemed like a safe bet at the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis began his Monday with a hit on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria Bartiromo.” The Northeast Florida Congressman addressed a number of topics, ranging from the farm bill to the potential for Democrat Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker, while reiterating his position that the Robert Mueller investigation of President Donald Trump must end soon. Regarding the farm bill, DeSantis […]

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Feds give Jacksonville Transportation Authority $3.356 million for St. Johns River Ferry

Cash-strapped UF Health looks to sell outpatient dialysis service

Unopposed Randy White readies to replace Doyle Carter on Jacksonville City Council

Soft April fundraising in Sam Newby’s Jacksonville City Council re-election bid

Bill Galvano backs Jimmy Patronis for CFO

American Bridge labels Ron DeSantis as “Trump’s #1 Fan”

Jordan Elsbury to replace Ali Korman Shelton, as Jacksonville revamps intergovernmental affairs team

Democrat Ken Organes banks $11K for challenge to Jason Fischer

Bill Bishop continues to bellyflop in Jacksonville City Council race fundraising

Ron DeSantis suggests Democrats would attempt to impeach Donald Trump over his tweets, criticism of NFL