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Staff ReportsOctober 13, 2017

Friday sees Sally Boynton Brown, the president of the Florida Democratic Party, in Jacksonville to address Democrats over lunch at the University of North Florida. She will take questions from students and outline FDP plans for 2018. And, in addition to the pizza being served, there may just be optimism in the air, with the local […]

Drew WilsonOctober 12, 2017

Democrat Nancy Soderberg announced Thursday that her campaign in Florida’s 6th Congressional District brought in $336,000 in the first quarter since she entered the race. “I’m honored by the outpouring of support our campaign has received. That energy is a vivid testament to how ready people are for a change from Washington’s broken politics and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2017

A new poll from the University of North Florida says that crime is the number one policy preoccupation for Duval County’s registered voters. And despite concerted investments in public safety in the city’s last three budgets, crime concerns more voters than in previous polls — and that is especially true for females surveyed. Crime was […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2017

Jacksonville’s City Hall has been a cauldron of discontent in recent months; as recently as Tuesday, the Mayor and the City Council President were trading barbs about a priority piece of legislation the Council President opposed. Despite the fissure between the city’s chief executive and lead legislator, city leaders are polling pretty well, per University of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2017

As Jacksonville City Council President Anna Borsch considers potentially moving Confederate monuments, a new poll from the University of North Florida suggests little enthusiasm among Duval residents for relocating the relics. Removal is underwater: 38 percent of registered voters want them gone, while 53 percent of registered voters want the monuments to remain. Brosche, a Republican running for […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2017

Tuesday night was rough for Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche. Her attempts to stall out a vote on Mayor Lenny Curry‘s children’s program reform, the Kids Hope Alliance, failed. And her allegations of Curry Administration attempts to keep the bill from public view, by having a Councilman introduce a substitute in committee earned a sharp rebuke from […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2017

Though neither Aaron Bean nor Audrey Gibson face meaningful competition for re-election next year, the two Northeast Florida Senators are leaving nothing to chance when it comes to fundraising. In a month where Hurricane Irma waylaid many pols’ plans, both Senators had strong months in the realm of campaign finance. Bean, a Republican who represents Nassau County […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2017

As the midnight hour approached Tuesday in Jacksonville, its City Council heard public comment — and much of that comment centered on a Councilor. Councilwoman Katrina Brown ran afoul of the head of the local Fraternal Order of Police, Steve Zona, after accusing officers of “racial profiling” during a stop of yet another Councilman, Reggie Gaffney. Brown pulled […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

Tuesday night saw the Jacksonville City Council pass a bill authorizing the Kids Hope Alliance, a new seven-person board that will replace the Jacksonville Children’s Commission and the Jacksonville Journey. The bill passed 18-1 , after a chippy discussion that lasted almost four hours, exposing and exacerbating fissures on the Council that have moved from […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

On one side, there’s the Mayor. Lenny Curry asserts that his proposed Kids Hope Alliance bill is the “real reform” Jacksonville children’s services need. On the other side, there’s Council President Anna Brosche, who asserts the process needs to be more deliberate and transparent. And there’s also Council Finance Chair Garrett Dennis, who has his own bill for […]

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Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts.

Florida Dems’ president comes to Jacksonville as 2018 cycle revs up

Nancy Soderberg touts raising $336K in Q3 for CD 6 bid

Poll: Crime preoccupies Jacksonville voters for third straight year

Poll gives Duval’s political leaders high job approval numbers

Duval voters want to keep Confederate statues, per poll

Anna Brosche talks Confederate monuments, censure for Council colleagues

Strong September fundraising for Northeast Florida Senators

Police union heads refute Jacksonville council member’s accusation of racial profiling

Mayor wins: After acrimony, Jacksonville City Council passes Kids Hope Alliance bill

Jax Council bucks President, moves Kids Hope Alliance to vote