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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

In September, Jacksonville City Council candidate Randy DeFoor launched her 2019 campaign. Shortly thereafter, DeFoor, a Republican running to replace termed-out Jim Love in District 14. rolled out an all-star roster for a fundraiser. In October, we have an idea of what that fundraiser did; predictably, it brought in big money — $51,850 to be exact. Among those […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

Budget meetings of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee were rocked in August by a well-timed poll from the political committee of Sheriff Mike Williams. The poll, released to make the case that Jacksonville voters backed Mayor Lenny Curry in his push for 100 new police officers, was rare, in that Council members called it out as […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

Jacksonville State Rep. Jay Fant looked to be facing a cash crunch in his race for the 2018 GOP attorney general nomination against former Hillsborough County Judge Ashley Moody. For a third straight month, Fant’s “Pledge This Day” committee raised no funds. Fant’s committee has $54,000 on hand. However, Fant looks poised to at least close that […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

A new poll from the University of North Florida shows high approval ratings for the owner and coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. While Shad Khan and Doug Marrone sit at 65 and 58 percent approval, there nonetheless is still some grievance from Republicans toward the home team’s anthem protest in London. Republicans are less likely to watch […]

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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

Randy DeFoor’s September surge paces Jax Council candidate fundraising

Controversial poll highlights Jacksonville Sheriff’s Sept. cmte. spending

$750K loan brings Jay Fant close to Ashley Moody in GOP AG cash race

Poll: Jacksonville loves Shad Khan, even as Republicans cool on Jaguars