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A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2017

What is to be done when a city names a facility after a convicted former member of Congress? In the case of Gainesville and the Corrine Brown Regional Transit Facility, the answer — thus far — has been to do nothing. The Associated Press reported that the Gainesville City Commission opted to defer action last week on the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2017

The trial of former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown wrapped earlier this month, with Brown going down on 18 counts. Does that mean this all is a wrap, however? No. Much of the reporting in the last week in the Jacksonville media brought forth ephemera from the case. That ephemera, ranging from accounts from jurors to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2017

In an illustration of what happens when economic incentives go wrong, the parents of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown jointly and separately filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. This filing by Jerome Brown and JoAnn Brown staved off a foreclosure hearing that was slated for a Jacksonville court on Monday, with BizCapital — the primary lendor and guarantor of […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2017

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson filed his first bill Friday, and it aims to help economic conditions in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. The Entrepreneurial Education Act would authorize what is being called an “Entrepreneurial Education Initiative” through the Small Business Administration. The initiative’s goal: to train and guide those running businesses in what Lawson’s press release calls “economically-disadvantaged […]

Scott PowersMay 19, 2017

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis Friday condemned the security forces of Turkish President Recep Erdogan for attacking protesters in Washington D.C. and also condemned Erdogan. DeSantis, of Ponte Vedre Beach, chairs the House Subcommittee on National Security. His First Coast district includes Volusia County. In a news release issued Friday morning, DeSantis did not address […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2017

Back in 2015, Jacksonville leaders welcomed the Australian MacQuarie Group to town. Now, in 2017, MacQuarie mulls expansion. And those plans, apparently, are contingent on city incentives … which will help MacQuarie decide to bring 50 new operations jobs and $1.7M in capital investment to the River City or to a city in far-flung Northern […]

Phil AmmannMay 18, 2017

The ongoing Corrine Brown drama pushed our legislative roundup back a week — but given the drama that ensued this week regarding what the Duval Delegation accomplished, that’s just as well. Boils down to this: the legislators think they brought home the bacon, and some in City Hall believe that they brought home crumbs. As […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2017

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The real impact of Chinese imports on American factories has been discussed to death. But if you look closely, you can find a counter-narrative emerging. One example of that was demonstrated in Northwest Jacksonville Thursday afternoon, where Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and other local dignitaries came together for the grand opening of a 121,000 square foot […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2017

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney was an eagerly-awaited prosecution witness in the trial of Corrine Brown. Despite being on the witness list, Gaffney — a longtime friend and confidant of Brown — was not called to testify in the trial. And FloridaPolitics.com has Gaffney’s exclusive take on why that is. Gaffney’s theory: his narrative was inconsistent with the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2017

On Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took reporters’ questions, and primary among them was one about Moody’s offering mixed reviews of his pension reform package. Curry’s pension reform, covered exhaustively here, included moving new hires to defined contribution plans, imposing a sales tax extension to deal with legacy defined-benefit costs, and boosting the city’s contribution to […]

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Conflict of interest clouds renaming of Corrine Brown regional transportation center

Despite conviction, uncertainty swirls around Corrine Brown’s fate

From sauce to loss: Jax Councilor’s parents serve up double helping of Chapter 11

Al Lawson files Entrepreneurial Education Act

Ron DeSantis condemns Turkish violence in D.C., Turkish president

Expansion imminent for MacQuarie Group in Jax?

Jacksonville Bold — 5.19.17 — It was a very good year?

How Jacksonville beat China in the garbage can business

Reggie Gaffney tells why he didn’t testify in the Corrine Brown trial

Lenny Curry shrugs off Moody’s mixed review of pension reform