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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) […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday evening to maintain the JEA Special committee, but not until after a heated debate that exposed historic fissures and spoke to the eternal struggle between the Council President and the Mayor’s allies. After a compromise motion to kill the committee’s subpoena power failed after a reconsidered vote, the Council […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018

With the Legislative Session in the rear view mirror, Northeast Florida legislators are looking back at the 60 days with a sense of accomplishment, tempered in some cases with a sense that there are more battles to fight and win. While the $12.5 million of state money for the Talleyrand Connector was the biggest win, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2018

In an extended speech Tuesday evening, Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis said there was a “cloud” over Joe Peppers, a former Kids Hope Alliance board member who has since resigned and made a play for the CEO of the same organization. Dennis asked that Peppers withdraw from CEO consideration. Dennis spotlighted Peppers’ alleged disrespect of Raines and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 27, 2018

The City of Jacksonville last week advanced suggestions to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for Opportunity Zones, each with an urban core focus. Per Neighborhoods Director Stephanie Burch, five census tracts have been chosen in the downtown area, within the aegis of the Downtown Investment Authority. The areas chosen have extant infrastructure, can absorb private […]

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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’

Jacksonville City Council expands JEA special committee to 19 members

Northeast Florida lawmakers look back on ‘productive Legislative Session’

Jacksonville City Councilman says there’s ‘cloud’ over Kids Hope Alliance CEO nominee

Proposed Jacksonville ‘opportunity zones’ have urban core focus