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A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2017

Jacksonville City Councilors made the long walk from the Council suite to the Mayor’s Office Wednesday afternoon, for promised “refreshments” with Lenny Curry. In a period of transition for the Council, the public notice meeting was worthy of notice; it was a conscious forging of camaraderie and unity, and one well-timed, with the Finance Committee taking […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2017

Wednesday saw 4th Circuit State Attorney Melissa Nelson address the Southside Business Men’s Club. Nelson, who assumed office at the start of the year, is in the tail end of her honeymoon period. She’s been given a wide berth by many locals — media and otherwise — who remember the excesses of the Angela Corey era and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2017

The scene at the end of Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting was interesting. John Crescimbeni, who came within a few votes of being Jacksonville City Council President, was imploring the candidate who won — Anna Brosche — to hold public hearings on dredging the St. Johns River as JAXPORT wants. Though no money has been […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017

Even ahead of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, there was a hint that a taffy pull of a bill regarding additional afterschool program funding would go ugly. Council members had questions, qualms, and quibbles that dominated the agenda meeting, setting up a querulous marathon discussion session of the bill that sprawled to the length of […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Councilman Garrett Dennis agree that more money is needed for Duval County’s after-school programs. However, they are on what Dennis called “different pages” regarding how much is needed. A need for resolution looms and will be provided at Council Tuesday night. And that resolution looks likely to come out of one-time, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017

Have the promises made when the city of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County half a century ago been fulfilled? That’s an open question, and one with a spectrum of answers ranging from “nope” to “things have actually gotten better for most of the city.” On Tuesday, members of the Jacksonville City Council convened to discuss […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017

GOP state Rep. Bobby Payne, whose district encompasses parts of Union, Clay, Bradford, and Putnam Counties, has drawn both primary and general election opposition in recent days. Green Cove Springs Republican Boyce Royal filed on July 31 to run against Payne in the GOP primary. Royal is a real estate agent by trade. The winner of that […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

On Monday afternoon, in Jacksonville’s federal courthouse, Corrine Brown came one step closer to learning whether or not she can avoid time in prison. But she did not get a definitive answer in court. Convicted of 18 counts in a federal fraud trial regarding “One Door for Education,” a sham educational charity Brown and her cohorts raised […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

July was the first month of fundraising for future State House Speaker Paul Renner‘s political committees since he won the honor in late June. Some observers may have anticipated an avalanche of activity, but in reality the committees had modest contributions and spends. “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” Renner’s primary committee, brought in just $25,500 in July […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

The JAX Chamber’s JAXBIZ arm hosted a fundraiser as August began for the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. And if there was any doubt who the Chamber would support in the 2019 Mayoral race, that doubt should have eroded like so much beachfront during a hurricane. Curry’s “Build Something That Lasts” committee raised over […]

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Lenny Curry, Jax City Council have ‘feelgood discussion’ ahead of budget review

Melissa Nelson outlines reform path, accomplishments of State Attorney’s office

Public hearing on Jax dredge? Opinions vary in City Hall

Lenny Curry defeats Garrett Dennis in Jax after-school funding turf war

After-school funding showdown looms in Jax City Council

Did Jacksonville’s Consolidation work? Or is it a work in progress?

Bobby Payne draws opposition in HD 19

Corrine Brown’s lawyer: Former congresswoman’s guilt is a ‘myth’

Quiet July on finance front for Paul Renner committees

Lenny Curry fundraising machine churns on