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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2018

Brian Hughes, chief of staff for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, has been cleared of charges that he violated any laws in an interaction earlier this week with a City Council staffer. Hughes had been accused of “accosting” Jeneen Sanders, assistant to Council President Anna Brosche, in a conversation over Curry’s office not being copied on an email from […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2018

In January, Jacksonville residents complained about the return of Ku Klux Klan flyers to city streets. “I am visiting Jacksonville, and was disturbed to see these flyers (such as those pictured) rolled up and strewn along Riverside Ave. in Five Points in short intervals. They are everywhere in the area between the Publix and Bell […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2018

At the request of Mayor Lenny Curry, the Jacksonville City Council met Wednesday to discuss a “valuation study” commissioned by local utility JEA, as what many observers see as a prerequisite toward “next steps” toward selling the utility. Council President Anna Brosche was adamantly opposed to the meeting, and expressed such Monday, which led Curry, for the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2018

In what has been one of the roughest weeks in the tenure of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, his administration presented to a skeptical City Council — and a more skeptical overflow crowd — a controversial report outlining the benefits of the sale of the local public utility. Profits could be up to $6 billion, the report […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s recently hired chief of staff, Brian Hughes, was accused of bullying by Council President Anna Brosche‘s executive assistant. However, the charge was dismissed by the city’s general counsel Thursday. Original story below: As reported by every outlet in Jacksonville at this point (with WJXT‘s Lynnsey Gardner being first), Jeneen Sanders alleges that Hughes “accosted” her on the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2018

Tuesday evening saw the Jacksonville City Council move two bills Florida Politics has covered through the process. The reboot of the KingSoutel CRA was passed by the Council. Hopes are that a recrafted CRA, expanding the boundary to include 1,100 linear feet of right of way on Norfolk Avenue, will drive the tax base in the Northwest […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2018

Save JEA now. That’s the rallying cry of a political committee (Florida Committee for Infrastructure Investment) designed to stop the exploration of selling Jacksonville’s utility in its tracks. The charge: “Mayor Curry and his buddies are trying to sell JEA behind your back. He has already been caught giving misleading statement to the media about the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2018

Local Jacksonville candidates continue fundraising for the 2019 elections, and a leit motif is the relative uncompetitiveness of cash dashes thus far. The carnage starts in the race for Sheriff, where new entry Tony Cummings sputtered in his first campaign finance report, bringing in an anemic $525. That’s a car payment, but not nearly enough to […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2018

Former U.S. Senator and Florida Gov. Bob Graham addressed a packed room Tuesday in Jacksonville at the North Florida Land Trust’s annual meeting. Graham, the keynote speaker at the event, discussed water issues and tenets of effective lobbying. Water, Graham said, would be a “continuing challenge” for Florida, due to anticipated population growth and development. Currently, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

A power struggle between Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Anna Brosche continued Monday. The latest field of battle for the two Republican CPAs: the JEA valuation study that will be finalized Wednesday. Brosche rebuffed JEA Board Chair Alan Howard‘s call for a special Council meeting that day to discuss the study, which will suggest exploring the true […]

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Jacksonville general counsel clears Brian Hughes in dispute with City Council assistant

Jacksonville warns Klansman about littering in wake of leaflet drop

Duval GOP chair backs Lenny Curry, turns on Anna Brosche

Jacksonville City Council pushes back hard against JEA sales pitch

Bullying charge against Brian Hughes investigated; no laws violated

Civil rights history task force, CRA bills moved by Jacksonville City Council

Committee messages against JEA privatization

Lopsided money races continue in Jacksonville city campaigns

Bob Graham: ‘The state needs to step its game up’ regarding water issues

Bad blood: Lenny Curry, Anna Brosche clash over potential JEA sale ahead of Wednesday meeting