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A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2016

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, a member of the Finance Committee, continues to be plagued by financial issues related to a family businesses. In September, the Florida Times-Union reported that the Brown family company, “Cowealth,” was looking to sell a building bought to house a barbecue sauce plant in Northwest Jacksonville, in the wake of non-performance […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2016

The depressing denouement of the political career of former HD 13 Rep. Reggie Fullwood got even sadder this week, as his driver’s license was suspended. On Aug. 25, days before the primary election, Fullwood received a ticket for running a red light. Fullwood failed to pay the $262 ticket, and 60 days after the infraction, his license was suspended. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2016

While Republican candidate and former Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford will not be present, Congressional District 4 candidates will debate on Wednesday nonetheless. The CD 4 debate will be held at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s North Campus, in the Zeke Bryant Auditorium, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. While not televised, it will stream via live.fscj.edu. The candidates […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

Tuesday’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council involved the body’s second attempt to finally resolve the zoning for a proposed microbrewery in the Urban Core’s Springfield neighborhood. The holdup? The microbrewery, to be called “6th and Main”, is within a 1,500-foot minimum distance of several churches and a school. Such proximity violates city ordinance and required […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

Passed at Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting: an emergency appropriations bill to get dune restoration moving forward from Beach Blvd. up to 16th Street … and potentially south of Beach Blvd. as well. $7.5 million will be moved from the debt management fund for the work, with oversight from the mayor’s office’s CFO and Chief Administrative […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

Tuesday’s status conference for Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, in a Jacksonville federal court laid out the basic framework for a multi-week trial beginning in April, involving dozens of witnesses, including members of Jacksonville’s donor class. Meanwhile, there seemed to be daylight between strategy and preparation between the lawyers for Brown and Simmons, suggesting […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

The Jacksonville area is make or break for Sen. Marco Rubio in his Senate race, and he had a welcome opportunity for a Jacksonville-centric news item Tuesday, when the United States Navy announced three new ships will call Mayport Naval Station home. One of those ships,the USS Thomas Hudner, is a destroyer. The other two, the USS Wichita and USS […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2016

Tuesday’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council will end up being most notable and best remembered for being the second attempt to finally resolve the zoning for a proposed microbrewery in the Urban Core’s Springfield neighborhood. The holdup? The microbrewery (to be called “6th and Main”) is within a 1,500-foot minimum distance of several churches and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

The Aug. 30 primary effectively was the election for a few Northeast Florida Republican candidates for the state House. Democratic candidates were not fielded in safely Republican House Districts 11, 12, 15, and 16; the Republicans now opposed only by write-in candidates. Yet these all-but-elected Republicans keep raising money, as campaign finance reports for the period […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

Neither U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown nor her chief of staff Ronnie Simmons are required to be at Tuesday’s status conference in their federal trial. However, in the light of potential motions filed last week, Tuesday’s status conference nonetheless may offer a preview of what will happen for the next few months leading up to the trial. The defense listed […]

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Tax travails continue for Jacksonville Councilwoman’s family businesses

Suspended driver’s license compounds Reggie Fullwood’s woes

Sans John Rutherford, CD 4 hopefuls to debate Wednesday

Jacksonville City Council approves Springfield microbrewery

Jacksonville City Council OKs $7.5 M for dune restoration

Corrine Brown/Ronnie Simmons fraud trial pushed back to April 2017

Marco Rubio lauds new ships at Mayport

Jacksonville Bold for 10.25.16 — The microbrewery moment

Nominally opposed NE Florida state House candidates keep fundraising

Status conference in Corrine Brown trial slated for Tuesday