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A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is in Washington D.C. today making the push for a federal infrastructure grant, and a packed itinerary awaits him. The $25 million grant from the Department of Transportation would allow the city to reconfigure off ramps from the Hart Bridge onto surface streets. The push is supported by Sen. Marco Rubio, who is just […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2017

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam plans a swing into the heart of North Florida Tuesday, including a “family-style dinner” in Lake City. Putnam will be joining “grassroots supporters,” per the campaign, “for a family-style dinner and evening” at Florida Gateway College’s Howard Conference Center. The event starts at 5:30, with the program starting at 6 p.m.. Putnam is […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2017

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams addressed a Jacksonville City Council committee Monday — but the big news is that he is just weeks away from launching his re-election campaign. “We’ll announce that here in the next couple of weeks,” Williams told Florida Politics. “I think we have a lot of work to do and I’m excited.” Williams’ […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2017

A Jacksonville City Council bill that would lower distance requirements between the residences of sexual predators and day care centers/schools was deferred Monday in its first committee. Current ordinance mandates a 2,500 feet distance; the bill would lower the distance to 1,500 feet, which is still higher than the state requirement of 1,000 feet. Councilman Bill Gulliford, the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2017

Two elected Jacksonville Democrats — state Rep. Tracie Davis and School Board member Warren Jones — endorsed Gwen Graham for Governor Monday. Graham had already been endorsed by former Jacksonville Mayors Jake Godbold and City Councilmen Tommy Hazouri and Garrett Dennis, and thus far is the only candidate for Governor on the Democratic side to score meaningful Jacksonville endorsements. “I’m proud to have […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2017

October was the second straight quiet month — by its standards — for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s political committee, “Build Something That Lasts” The committee brought in $35,000, its second straight month below $40,000. All told, the committee has raised $1.436 million — and has spent $1.05 million — since coming into existence. Comfortably over $430,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2017

A motion filed earlier this month by former Rep. Corrine Brown to delay her sentencing was rejected Friday, finalizing the Nov. 16 sentencing on 18 counts related to a nonperforming educational charity, One Door for Education. Brown sought a sentence of probation, and invoked health issues as a justification for the sentencing delay. The “defendant is still […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2017

Sen. Bill Nelson is gearing up for a dogfight with Gov. Rick Scott at the ballot box in 2018, and in that context comes a Friday fundraiser in Jacksonville. Nelson’s fundraiser costs $500 to attend, $1,000 to host, $2,700 to chair. And offering added incentive, Democratic donors will get a chance to meet first-term California Senator Kamala Harris. Harris […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2017

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson represents a big swath of North Florida from Tallahassee to Jacksonville, and in the wake of Irma, the first-term Democrat noted Jacksonville’s historic flooding. Weeks after the waters receded, Lawson moved toward proposing action — and that action could provide relief for much of Jacksonville’s propensity toward river-related flooding, the inundation that […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2017

Jacksonville Beach has been strafed by two hurricanes in the last 13 months — Matthew and Irma. And now state money is requested for dune restoration. On Thursday, Republican Rep. Cord Byrd filed an appropriations request for $2 million for coastal hardening via dune restoration. The money, if approved, would come out of the Department of Environmental […]

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Packed D.C. schedule on Tuesday for Lenny Curry

Adam Putnam headed to Lake City Tuesday

Jax Sheriff Mike Williams’ reelection campaign is imminent

Jax Council panel defers bill changing sexual predator distance requirements

More Jacksonville Democrats endorse Gwen Graham for Governor

Lenny Curry’s political committee backs Frank White for Attorney General

Motion to delay denied: Corrine Brown sentencing is on for Nov. 16

Kamala Harris comes to Jacksonville today to raise money for Bill Nelson

Al Lawson makes big push for Jacksonville flood mitigation

$2M ask for Jax Beach coastal hardening