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A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

The slogan of purported educational charity One Door for Education was “we make your educational dreams a reality.” On Monday, Corrine Brown and her co-conspirators in the years-long scheme got an education of her own about reality. That reality: a future of incarceration and reimbursement of those defrauded over the course of years on their […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

Sentencing looms Monday morning for Corrine Brown and her two co-conspirators in the One Door for Education case. Brown, her former chief of staff Ronnie Simmons and the former CEO of the charity, Carla Wiley, almost certainly face prison time and restitution. Brown is looking at $1,179,459.25 in restitution and fines; she also could face up to nine years in […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2017

There are fifteen months until the election, yet mud has already begun to fly in a Jacksonville City Council race. In Council District 6, where Republicans Michael Boylan and Rose Conry are vying to replace termed-out Republican Matt Schellenberg, questions have emerged about Conry’s recent move to Mandarin. While that is technically true, a spokesman for the Conry […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2017

A bit of late-breaking controversy has emerged between Hazel Gillis and Lisa King in the race for Duval Democratic Party Chairwoman. Some members of the local party have raised issue with King running for the chair while serving as a committeewoman in the Florida Democratic Party. Florida Politics talked to King about it Friday, and she says that if […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2017

Michael Boylan, the President and CEO of Jacksonville’s WJCT Public Broadcasting, filed papers Monday to launch his campaign for City Council. Boylan’s interest in running has been an open secret for some time; he is nearing the end of his tenure at the Jacksonville public broadcasting station. Boylan is running to replace termed-out Republican Matt Schellenberg […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2017

Not even three months after Hurricane Irma comes an indication, via Moody’s, that a storm may be brewing in municipal credit markets. Via Bloomberg: “If cities and states don’t deal with risks from surging seas or intense storms, they are at greater risk of default.” Moody’s considers six indicators to measure exposure, like how many homes are […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2017

When the Jacksonville media finally begins paying attention to 2019 City Council races, bet that the at-large contest between Bill Bishop and Ron Salem will feature. It has to. Though media turnover on the television side necessarily dictates many TV reporters won’t remember Bishop’s audacious play for mayor in 2015 (an underfunded run that nonetheless garnered 17 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2017

Palm Coast Republican Paul Renner has quickly become one of the most powerful members of the Florida House. He chairs Ways and Means, and he is on the track to be Speaker in 2022. Although he represents Palm Coast, Renner practices law in — and has roots in — Jacksonville, where he found himself speaking Wednesday to […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2017

The big local story this week was on Tuesday, when former JEA Board Chairman Tom Petway said customers of the 50-year-old municipal Jacksonville utility might be better off under a privatized model. Jacksonville City Council members — such as Matt Schellenberg and Garrett Dennis — were open to the idea, while Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry framed it as a […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2017

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams filed for re-election Tuesday, opening a campaign account and launching an operation well ahead of the 2019 vote. Despite the formal filing for re-election, it’s clear that Williams has been working in that direction for months. Williams’ political committee, “A Safe Jacksonville,” has raised $154,000, and has $131,000 on hand. The committee’s […]

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Corrine Brown sentenced to 5 years in prison, will appeal sentence

Sentencing looms for Corrine Brown, but will justice be served?

Residency not an issue in Rose Conry bid for Jax City Council

Lisa King will resign FDP committeewoman post if elected Duval Dems chair

Michael Boylan launches Jacksonville City Council run

Could climate change presage Jacksonville credit downgrade?

Will money decide the Bill Bishop Vs. Ron Salem race for Jax City Council?

Paul Renner previews 2018 Legislative Session in Jacksonville

Lenny Curry frames JEA privatization proposal as an example of thinking big

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams files for re-election