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A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2018

Travis Cummings, the Republican incumbent in House District 18, has drawn a familiar Libertarian challenger, Ken Willey, in his re-election bid. The odds are with Cummings, who won more than 81 percent of the vote when the two faced off in 2016. Willey also ran in the 2014 race which produced the same result, give or […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum addressed a crowd of Jacksonville Democrats Monday evening, his second Northeast Florida foray in three days. Gillum is no stranger to the region; in fact, he was campaigning here even in his pre-candidate phase. Though Gillum’s remarks were familiar to those who have heard his stump speech, they were welcome expressions for Democrats […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2018

Committees run Monday and Tuesday for the Jacksonville City Council; high-profile measures ranging from cannabis regulation changes to a JEA sale straw ballot have already been deferred in Monday committees. JEA Referendum: Ordinance 2018-141 would set a public straw vote referendum on the November 2018 ballot regarding selling more than 10 percent of JEA. The […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2018

Joseph Peppers‘ bid for the CEO slot in Jacksonville’s Kids Hope Alliance has been controversial, given he was on the new board. A resignation tendered Sunday evening should remove some of that controversy. “After careful prayer and consideration,” Peppers wrote, “I have decided to submit my resignation from the Kids Hope Alliance Board. I am […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 19, 2018

A representative of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department noted in a Monday meeting of a City Council panel that ‘fentanyl-laced cocaine’ is an emergent overdose trend. Jacksonville currently has a pilot program treating overdose victims. The program tests for 17 different adulterants, spanning a wide pharmacological range. Previous concerns have been fentanyl-based heroin, suggesting […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a Democratic candidate for Governor, spoke in St. Augustine Saturday about the importance of the vote of black women — and the importance of “allyship.” Engaged turnout among black women was seen as a contributing factor to the Democrats taking a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama last year; to that end, Gillum […]

Staff ReportsMarch 16, 2018

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointments of two sheriffs to the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams will fill a vacant seat on the council, and will serve through October 2018. Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast will succeed Sheriff Larry Ashley, and his term will expire in October 2020. The group’s mission is “to provide […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2018

$12.5 million for Jacksonville’s Talleyrand Connector, an ambitious reconfiguration of Hart Bridge offramps that would route traffic on surface streets by the stadium and toward the port, escaped Gov. Rick Scott‘s veto pen Friday. The money is 1/4 of the $50 million Jacksonville anticipates needing for the total project. Jacksonville is pursuing $25 million in infrastructure […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a 2018 candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, will visit St. Augustine Saturday. Gillum will participate in a discussion on the power of the vote of black women in the morning, and will follow that up with a walking tour of civil rights monuments and sites early in the afternoon. The […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2018

Physical violence will be expressly prohibited on city property in Jacksonville if a resolution filed by Councilman Garrett Dennis this week to the City Council passes. Resolution 2018-171 would support policy designating city property “hit free zones.” This would create “areas in which no adult shall hit another adult, no adult shall hit a child, no child […]

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A familiar opponent files to run against Travis Cummings

Andrew Gillum rallies Duval Democrats with familiar themes

Jacksonville City Council committee defers JEA sale straw ballot bill

Joseph Peppers, CEO hopeful, resigns from Jacksonville Kids Hope Alliance board

‘Fentanyl laced cocaine’ an emergent overdose trend in Jacksonville

Andrew Gillum talks importance of ‘allyship’ with black women in St. Augustine

Jacksonville, Citrus County Sheriffs picked for Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council

Talleyrand Connector money comes to Jacksonville from Tallahassee, survives veto process

Andrew Gillum plans Saturday St. Augustine swing

Jacksonville to mull making city property a hit free zone