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A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2016

This week, Florida Politics presents a series of pieces explaining why 2016 went as it did in Jacksonville politics, while suggesting where 2017 might go. Look for the following pieces this week… “A.G. Gancarski surveys the wreckage of his 2016 predictions” does as the title suggests. The author takes an unsparing look at where his […]

Staff ReportsDecember 23, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday appointed Adam Hollingsworth, his former chief of staff, to the University of North Florida Board of Trustees. Hollingsworth, 48, of Tallahassee, is the founder and principal of Ergon Strategies, LLC, a church management and strategic consulting firm. He also was an elder at City Church in Tallahassee. He was the third of […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 23, 2016

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While Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has not filed for re-election yet, he already has drawn a challenger for the 2019 mayoral race. Democrat Doreszell “DC” Cohen actually filed in November. An alumna of the University of Phoenix and Raines High School, Cohen has yet to raise any money for her bid against the mayor and his high-powered […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 23, 2016

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Just as a cat has multiple lives, so too does Sam Shiver, who will be employed in the 4th Circuit Public Defender’s office once Charlie Cofer takes over in January. Shiver was first introduced to Florida Politics readers in December 2015, when he confirmed that Matt Shirk would be running for re-election. Cofer told us that he had heard Shiver […]

Associated PressDecember 22, 2016

Federal civil rights attorneys have sued the city of Jacksonville for refusing to allow a nonprofit organization to convert an old apartment building into housing for the homeless. The Florida Times-Union reports that lawyers with the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division on Tuesday asked a federal judge for an injunction blocking the city’s […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 21, 2016

The front entrance to Jacksonville’s City Hall is substantially renovated, and is open ahead of the anticipated January 2017 date of completion. The schedule was “purposely accelerated to have the project complete before the holidays,” even as “minor grouting and cleanup work remain.” That’s the good news. The bad news is that the project, budgeted […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 21, 2016

According to the Jacksonville City Council auditor’s report, FY 2016 was a good year for the city of Jacksonville’s budget, highlighted by a $29 million favorable variance in a $1.1 billion budget. Revenues were $15 million above budgetary expectations, and expenditures were $14 million under projections. However, underneath the rosy picture, the report spotlighted issues with pension […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 21, 2016

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The job of a big city mayor includes receiving a lot of accolades, but there is the flip side as well. That flip side: being the person who deals with the grief of a city, and the specific mourning of individuals who seek redress. One such individual — a mother who outlived her son — […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 20, 2016

On Monday, Jenna Bourne of Action News Jax revealed that Robbie Foster, communications director for 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk, “barely swipes in at work.” By “swipes in,” Bourne meant Foster using his ID badge to get in the building. And by “barely,” Bourne meant that Foster used his card to get into the building […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 20, 2016

The saga of Jerome Brown BBQ, the family business of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, took a turn for the legalistic Tuesday. Action News Jax and News4Jax report that the BBQ company’s warehouse on Jacksonville’s Westside was raided Tuesday morning. The raid appears to be multi-jurisdictional, involving the FBI, the IRS, HUD, the Small Business Administration and […]

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This week, Florida Politics takes a deep dive into Jacksonville politics

Adam Hollingsworth to join UNF trustees

Lenny Curry draws challenger in 2019 mayoral race

Former Matt Shirk spox to find second life in Charlie Cofer’s office

Feds sue Jacksonville over city refusal of homeless housing

Jacksonville City Hall renovations done, but $80K over budget

FY 16 a boon for Jacksonville’s budget, but questions loom

Grieving mother: ‘Jacksonville’s Westside finally destroyed me’

Matt Shirk comms director blasts Action News Jax for ‘out-of-context attack’

Family business of Jacksonville City Councilwoman raided