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A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be in the Jacksonville media market Wednesday afternoon, visiting Orange Park for a “Fighting for Florida Jobs” roundtable. The Scott visit, which addresses the benefits of Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida, lands in the heart of Rep. Travis Cummings‘ district. Cummings was among a number of Republican legislators called out in an email to […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2017

Jacksonville’s two-man Congressional delegation, Reps. Al Lawson and John Rutherford, messaged to their respective bases in the wake of Tuesday night’s Presidential address to Congress. Democrat Lawson excoriated President Donald Trump as a “leader who is alienating Americans instead of bringing people together” and someone who delivers a “bunch of broken promises.” “Forty days after his inauguration, we […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2017

On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville City Council passed by a 17 to 0 margin two bills that address public safety concerns. —- 2017-51 appropriates $883,519 from the budget of the State Attorney’s Office to test sexual assault kits. A backlog in tests emerged during the administration of the previous state attorney, which became a campaign issue […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council, on Tuesday night, honored students from Ed White High School’ for creating the “mannequin challenge,” which went viral in the way “planking” once did. Among those who participated in the “mannequin challenge“, according to the proclamation: former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who might have been better off spending that time in the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2017

Tuesday saw the first public notice meetings by candidates for 2017-18 Jacksonville City Council leadership. And both of them were productive for the candidates. In the VP race, Scott Wilson came out of the 2:00 meeting with two pledges: current VP John Crescimbeni and Bill Gulliford. Wilson, running against Aaron Bowman, now has a 3-1 lead in pledges (counting […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2017

Business is picking up in the Jacksonville City Council leadership race, months ahead of the May vote from the 19 person body. Just as Scott Wilson and Aaron Bowman have already launched races for Vice President, there is a guarantee of a competitive race for President as well. Finance Chair Anna Brosche has announced her intentions to run […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2017

State Sen. Aaron Bean is one of the most compelling personalities in the Florida Senate, and he has a number of bills that hit hot-button topics loaded up for the current session. Among the topics: EBT cards, non-citizen voting, sanctuary cities, and foreign terror organizations. We talked to Bean, a Republican representing part of Duval […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 27, 2017

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University of North Florida President John Delaney announced Monday that he is leaving UNF at the end of his contract — May 30, 2018. “The UNF Board of Trustees has requested that I extend my contract,” Delaney wrote, “but I feel it is time for the campus to look to someone new with fresh perspectives.” Delaney, who […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 27, 2017

Rep. Cord Byrd was elected last year to serve eastern Duval County and all of Nassau. Headed into his first session, the bills he sponsors reflects a mixture of local priorities and the issues that motivated him to run in the first place. Among them: public safety issues and gun rights. On Monday, Rep. Byrd […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 27, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry lunched Monday with students from Lee High School’s “EVAC” program, a leadership class at the Westside school. EVAC is the word cave spelled backwards; the name represents the students emerging from the issues that can affect children from at-risk environments. One student, describing the concept, said it was a way toward empowerment. […]

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Rick Scott to work Jacksonville media market Wednesday

Al Lawson, John Rutherford diverge on Presidential address to Congress

Jacksonville City Council funds sexual assault test kits, body cameras

Jacksonville City Council honors mannequin challenge creators

Scott Wilson, John Crescimbeni get support in Jacksonville City Council leadership races

Anna Brosche launches run for Jacksonville City Council President

Aaron Bean tackles hot-button topics in this session’s legislation

UNF President John Delaney plans exit, with political future undetermined

Cord Byrd offers an ambitious slate of bills for his first session in Florida House

Lenny Curry lunches, talks policy with high school students