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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2017

Though it’s still early in the fundraising race for 2019 Jacksonville candidates, City Council hopeful Matt Carlucci continued setting the pace in August. Carlucci brought in $28,051 in new money last month, spending $4,489; all told, the former Councilman and State Ethics Commission chair has roughly $125,000 on hand. The Republican candidate will need that and […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2017

As Northeast Florida continues the recovery phase after Hurricane Irma’s storm surge inundated large swathes of the city, the DEO offered good news on the jobs front Friday. Unemployment in the six-county Northeast Florida region stands at 4.2 percent, down from 5.1 percent last August, and in line with state numbers. And there are 2.5 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2017

“A Safe Jacksonville,” the political committee of Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, cleared $100K cash on hand in August. August, of course, was the first deployment of the committee’s muscle: a well-timed poll from the committee, dropped during budget hearings, helped the Sheriff make his case that his department needs 100 new officers. Williams’ committee brought in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2017

The Duval County Legislative Delegation discussed its role Jacksonville’s continuing efforts to recover from Hurricane Irma on Thursday afternoon. A big part of their vision, whether in a Special Session dedicated to Hurricane Irma or beyond, is ensuring that “Jacksonville gets what it needs,” as Chairman Jay Fant put it, after the “unprecedented destruction” of the […]

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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

Matt Carlucci sets the pace in Jax 2019 campaign fundraising

Northeast Florida jobs numbers strong again in August

Bail bonds money pushes Jacksonville sheriff’s political committee over $100K

Duval Delegation talks recovery from Irma’s ‘unprecedented destruction’