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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2017

Jacksonville City Council District 14 candidate Randy DeFoor had her first fundraiser last week. While final numbers for the fundraiser were not made available at the time of writing, 125 people were there, for an event with a suggested contribution of $250 per person or entity. DeFoor — a client of Tim Baker and Brian Hughes — had […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2017

The Jacksonville Jaguars had one of the most impressive wins in team history Sunday, but the real headlines were before the game. As expected, a number of Jacksonville Jaguars kneeled for the American National Anthem; a protest against President Donald Trump‘s provocative comments about protesting players. Trump said at a rally: “Wouldn’t you love to see […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 23, 2017

Just days before the Jacksonville City Council is set to approve a budget giving the city 100 new police officers, two Councilors are in the news for an altercation with current cops. As WJXT first reported, Councilman Reggie Gaffney was pulled over Monday night for driving with a tag that he’d reported stolen a year before. Gaffney […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2017

New names and $90,000,000 look likely for the acqusition, rebranding and rehab of four of Jacksonville’s most troubled low-income housing developments, which contain 768 units total. Jacksonville City Council resolution 2017-671 would authorize $90,000,000 in Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority bonds to “finance, acquire, rehab & equip four Multifamily Rental Housing Developments.” With the new money would come […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

A new resolution (2017-674) filed this week in the Jacksonville City Council would allow the city’s general counsel to “investigate and pursue” a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. Since the beginning of the year, Councilman Bill Gulliford has sounded the alarm about the human and economic toll of the opioid crisis; in recent months, he has moved […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

Ending what passes for suspense in some quarters, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced Thursday that he will be in London this weekend. The Jacksonville Jaguars — the NFL’s equivalent of an existential crisis — is set to take on the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley Stadium. The annual London trip offers the city’s business leaders and power […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

Team of rivals? Florida Gov. Rick Scott toured storm damage, including wrecked houses and eroded beaches, along the St. Johns County coastline Thursday, and with him were two likely candidates to replace him as the 2018 GOP nominee. House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Agriculture Secretary Adam Putnam were both along for the ride. As three of the most […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was at Beauclerc Elementary in Jacksonville Thursday morning, serving breakfast to students. The appearance at the Southside school underscored his office’s announcement this week that students in 48 Florida counties under FEMA’s major disaster declaration could eat free at school until October 20. Putnam noted that this declaration allows 2.5M students at […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will return to Northeast Florida for the second time in less than 48 hours Thursday, with a morning tour of storm damage at St. Johns County beaches. St. Johns’ beaches were pummeled by Matthew in 2016, and Irma last week. On Tuesday, Scott was in Orange Park, where he held a roundtable […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran rolled out his select committee on hurricane preparedness Tuesday, and one of the more interesting members is Rep. Cyndi Stevenson. Stevenson came to the Florida House after a stint as a St. Johns County Commissioner, in which she dealt with the unique needs of a rapidly-growing county, one that has felt the wrath of […]

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All-star roster for Jax Council candidate Randy DeFoor’s first fundraiser

Jags kneel for anthem, and Shad Khan slams President Trump

Jacksonville police union chief to City Councilors: Apologize or resign

New names, new money proposed for Jax Section 8 complexes

Jax moves closer to suing opioid producers

Lenny Curry is headed to London

Rick Scott, Adam Putnam, Richard Corcoran tour storm-ravaged St. Johns County

Up and Adam: Putnam serves breakfast to Jacksonville kids

Rick Scott to tour storm damage in St. Johns County Thursday

Cyndi Stevenson talks Florida House Select Committee on hurricanes