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A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

As Jacksonville wrestles with the question of whether or not to privatize its public utility, the influential Jacksonville Civic Council outlined its plan to weigh in Friday. “After meeting with several consultants and public utility experts, the committee has developed – and our Executive Committee has approved — a framework for proceeding with the analysis,” […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council’s special committee on the “potential sale” of local utility JEA met Thursday for the first time since the Council decided to expand the panel from five to 19 members. The major item of interest: the testimony of JEA CEO Paul McElroy, previously summoned via subpoena. McElroy was compelled to address, among other […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2018

Some say John Parker, a Democratic state committeeman from Duval County and husband of the current county party chair, made racist comments at a dinner and should resign. Others say Parker was misrepresented. Whatever the case, the Florida Democratic Party is now investigating the matter. And Democratic elected officials, such as Senate Democratic Leader-Designate Audrey Gibson and state […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2018

On the issue of the potential sale of Jacksonville public utility JEA, a narrative turning point occurred Tuesday. City Council members voted to expand the five-person special committee of sale skeptics to include the full council while divesting the panel of subpoena powers (such as those imposed on JEA CEO Paul McElroy two weeks prior). In […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2018

Duval County Democrats are dealing with unusual scrutiny and internal tension in the wake of remarks allegedly made by state committeeman John Parker at a dinner in January. The remarks were first discussed with Florida Politics in February, with James Deininger, the secretary of the Florida Senior Democratic Caucus, alleging that Parker made comments at […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is back in Northeast Florida, with media hits and fundraising pitches filling his Thursday stop in Jacksonville. Gillum, who appears on WJCT’s First Coast Connect at 9 a.m., has a number of non-press events slated also. Not the least of which, in terms of his campaign’s viability, a fundraiser in Downtown Jacksonville Thursday evening. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

Jacksonville’s City Hall has been roiled for weeks with claims and counterclaims about whether or not Mayor Lenny Curry wants to sell the local utility, JEA. Tuesday evening saw a floor motion to successfully kneecap a five-person special committee that was evaluating whether or not JEA should be sold; the committee now includes everyone on the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

On Wednesday, former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown picked his home turf for his first official campaign stop in his congressional campaign. Brown, running against Tallahassee Democrat Al Lawson in the August primary in the east/west North Florida district, picked AGAPE Health to message on health care. The location was not incidental: AGAPE CEO, former state Rep. Mia Jones, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, a candidate for Congress in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, is promoting what he calls on Twitter a “big fundraiser” Wednesday evening. He will be accompanied by Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Congressional Black Caucus member who endorsed Brown over incumbent Democratic Rep. Al Lawson. Lawson, a Democrat from Tallahassee, is seen by many Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

On WJCT’s “First Coast Connect“, Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis sat for his first interview Wednesday since the Council made the decision to strip the JEA Special Committee of subpoena power and include everyone on council in the committee. As expected, Dennis (a member of what was a five-person committee and a staunch critic of selling JEA) […]

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Jacksonville Civic Council rolls out next steps in its JEA valuation inquiry

Jacksonville City Councilmembers hammer JEA CEO Paul McElroy over inconsistencies

Audrey Gibson, Tracie Davis address Duval Democrat committeeman’s alleged racist comments

Lenny Curry denies pulling strings, intimidating Jacksonville City Council members over JEA issue

Duval Democrats in civil war over committeeman’s alleged ‘racist remarks’

Andrew Gillum slates Thursday fundraiser in Jacksonville

Alvin Brown: JEA a ‘tremendous asset … should remain with the people’

Alvin Brown talks health care, congressional campaign

Congressional hopeful Alvin Brown promotes ‘big fundraiser’ in Jacksonville Wednesday

Duval drama: Garrett Dennis charges Lenny Curry team with intimidation, ‘subliminal tactics’