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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2017

Wednesday saw House Speaker Paul Ryan stop briefly in Jacksonville, as part of a three-stop tour of Irma damage in Florida. A corollary, equally important story: the Florida Delegation setting aside partisan concerns to meet the post-storm needs of the Sunshine State, while discussing the way forward. In Jacksonville, Ryan saw the Duval Emergency Operations Center, […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry rolled out his re-org of Jacksonville children’s programs, the Kids Hope Alliance, amid hoopla this summer. While no fewer than 14 Jacksonville City Council members made a vow to co-sponsor the measure at a presser in early August, momentum has stalled since. The bill is deferred in committees for a second straight two-week […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

The city of Jacksonville’s IOUs are starting to pile up from FEMA. The city is owed $26 million in reimbursements after Hurricane Matthew, and expectations are that Irma will cost even more. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry again addressed the shortfall Tuesday. “We’ll get through this storm,” Curry told reporters, “but my team will be aggressively working […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

Northeast Florida avoided the Irma landfall impact, but wind damage and rampant flooding were — and in some places, are — major impacts. In Orange Park, flooding impacted residences by the river and — a bit south of town — along Black Creek. Tuesday saw Gov. Rick Scott in town to discuss the path forward. Apartment complexes […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

Almost 11 months ago to the day, the JEA Board gave the utility high marks for its performance during and after Hurricane Matthew. On Tuesday, it was time for an encore performance — as the JEA Board met, with Hurricane Irma on its mind. After a week in which the Mayor had “stern words” for […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche missed Monday’s special Council meeting because she was in London for the annual Jax Chamber trip for the Jaguars’ game. One Council colleague — former Mayor Tommy Hazouri — believes she should have been at Council, especially given the import of the matters discussed at the meeting. “Interesting that the Mayor […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2017

Controversy over Confederate monuments remains in Jacksonville — and comments on such had their place at Monday evening’s Jacksonville City Council meeting. Recall that in August, Council President Anna Brosche responded to the violence in Charlottesville by demanding an inventory of monuments, ahead of removing and relocating them to a museum or some other place with […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2017

Monday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting saw local officials address the body regarding Hurricane Irma. Expect a big budgetary hit from this year’s storm, with infrastructural damage that is still being tallied. That cost was buried in the mix of a few speakers on Monday, but will be the long-range policy impact of the storm. The city’s […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council will meet Monday, a reschedule of last Tuesday’s meeting. There will be drama — even with a Council agenda Tuesday that is bereft of bills readers will care about. Expect that Jacksonville City Council members will push to alter the budget, which will have to be approved next Tuesday at the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2017

Sewage spills. Flawed communication with customers. Dead stoplights and live wires in the street. A board not accountable to City Hall. These are just a few of the issues vexing local policy makers as the week ends. A story percolating just beneath the surface of Jacksonville coverage of Irma: disquiet of local officials with the […]

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For Florida Delegation, Irma aid trumps partisan politics

Lenny Curry renews vow for ‘real reform’ in Jax kids’ programs

Rick Scott: Advance payments a possibility for Jax FEMA reimbursements

Rick Scott gets hero’s welcome, talks Irma recovery in Orange Park

Lenny Curry: JEA crisis comms issues ‘need to be fixed’

Jacksonville City Council President criticized for missing post-Irma meeting

Confederate monument furor lingers in Jacksonville

Jax Irma costs: ‘Equal or a bit more’ than Matthew

Jacksonville City Council drama will extend beyond light agenda Monday

Bill Gulliford vexed by JEA communications, performance flaws