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A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2017

On Thursday, the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took its annual romp through budgets of venues managed by SMG. SMG, which saw its contract renewed for five more years this week via the Jacksonville City Council, manages Jacksonville sports and entertainment facilities. Highlights? For masochists and budget obsessives, they are below. The struggle, as ever, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2017

Former Jacksonville Mayor and current City Councilman Tommy Hazouri endorsed Gwen Graham for Governor Thursday. “From the first week of her campaign, Gwen Graham has shown she understands how important Jacksonville is to winning back our state. From her commitment to human rights to her passion for protecting our natural resources and environment,” Hazouri said, “Gwen Graham […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2017

From sauce to loss, the story continues. Thursday sees a foreclosure auction of the former Jerome Brown BBQ sauce plant in Northwest Jacksonville. There is an interesting gap between the assessed value of the plant ($958,700) and the final judgement amount ($2,795,533.89). CoWealth LLC, one of Councilwoman Katrina Brown‘s family’s shell companies, entered into an economic development deal […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2017

In a move that will certainly shore up union support for his likely-uncontested re-election bid, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry rolled out a paid family leave proposal Thursday for all city employees. Family leave for city workers was an agenda item for Curry, which the administration had to get pension reform resolved to make happen. This is, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

For the second straight week, Rep. Jay Fant rolled out more endorsements from State House colleagues. The troika of endorsements, announced Wednesday afternoon, include Reps. Chuck Clemons, Jason Fischer, and Bobby Payne. Fischer is a member of the Duval Delegation, and the first to endorse him. Payne represents Putnam and Clay Counties. Clemons hails from Newberry. “I’m […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President-Designate Anna Brosche was not Mayor Lenny Curry‘s first choice for Council President – a term starting later this week — according to some sources. But the two first-term Republicans are pragmatists, and with Curry a believer in the importance of relationship building, a notable event on the Mayor’s Tuesday schedule was a meeting with […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

Duval County’s beaches took a hit from Hurricane Matthew last year. As another Hurricane Season is upon us, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Beaches Mayors, and Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford discussed beach restoration on Wednesday in Atlantic Beach. Among those efforts: beach re-nourishment, planting of dune vegetation, dune restoration, and other efforts via the U.S. Army Corps of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer gaveled out her last meeting Tuesday, one with its share of contentious moments on a couple of bills, contention that reflected the aftermath of a power struggle on Council related to the race to replace her. However, before all of that, Boyer had quite a year. On her watch, the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

The skinny: A bill that got pilloried while making its way through committees — $1.5M for a six-month opioid treatment program — passed the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday night. The vote: 16-1, with Danny Becton as the no vote … after a lot of noise and drama, documented below. But as in committees, discussion was robust at […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has already seen the government’s response to her motions for acquittal and a new trial in her court case. Federal prosecutors oppose both the acquittal motion and the motion for a new trial. The feds contend, contra Brown’s contention, that evidence was actually sufficient to convict her of 18 of 22 […]

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Event management highlights review of Jacksonville venues budgets

Tommy Hazouri endorses Gwen Graham for Governor

Foreclosure auction Thursday for Jax Councilor’s BBQ sauce plant

Union head, Council leaders laud Lenny Curry family leave proposal

More state House members endorse Jay Fant

Anna Brosche, Lenny Curry discuss the path forward

Lenny Curry on beach restoration: ‘We’re done’

Lori Boyer looks back on a consequential Jax Council Presidency

Jax City Council greenlights opioid treatment pilot program

In tennis game of court motions, it’s Corrine Brown’s serve