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A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

Rep. Reggie Fullwood plead guilty to a felony Thursday, resigned from the campaign on Friday, and was to be replaced as a candidate on Monday. However, the Duval Democratic Executive Committee leadership opted Monday afternoon to postpone the meeting until Tuesday, citing a desire to ensure all legal requirements were satisfied, including ensuring proper notice to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

On Tuesday, Federal Judge James Klindt imposed a protective order on evidence in the “One Door for Education” case involving Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff. The two face 24 criminal counts related to an allegedly fraudulent charity, which solicited and collected $800,000 over a period of years, but distributed less than $2,000 under its […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

In a decision issued Sept. 27, the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) dismissed a claim from the Communications Workers of America saying the city of Jacksonville demonstrated a “refusal to bargain in good faith.” The CWA’s grievance was rooted in Jacksonville canceling a meeting with them in September that the CWA insisted would happen. PERC general counsel John […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

FloridaPolitics.com obtained a draft copy of the Human Rights Campaign’s municipal scorecard, and year-over-year there has been some improvement. The preliminary number this year is 31 out of 100 — an unimpressive showing by the standards of most major cities, but up from 23 in 2015, and 20 in 2014. The final number, meanwhile, could be […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

The office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry issued a press release Monday afternoon noting positive trends between the city and bond ratings agencies. “In announcing numerous credit upgrades since Mayor Curry took office, Fitch and S&P acknowledged ‘prudent management,’ while Moody’s applauded the city’s ‘strong management with good financial policies and practices.’ However, even in the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

On Monday, South Carolina’s Rep. James Clyburn hosted a “call to action” conversation in Jacksonville with supporters of Hillary Clinton. Clyburn was last in Jacksonville in 2015, campaigning for a protege — former Mayor Alvin Brown — in a campaign that saw the mayor’s re-election thwarted by an enthusiasm gap in the base. Clyburn is conscious of similar gaps for Clinton, which he […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli suspended Reggie Fullwood Monday in a terse one-paragraph letter, bringing an ignominious end to his political career. “As you are guilty of a felony,” Crisafulli writes, “you are suspended immediately.” Fullwood is not entitled to pay for the rest of his term. He also has to close his intraoffice expense account and return funds […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

A space in Jacksonville’s Murray Hill neighborhood once notorious for hip hop parties and the occasional shoot ’em up may meet its end by city demolition soon. The “Fat Kat Lounge” at 1187 Edgewood Ave. closed operations in March 2014, after five people were shot inside the month before. A woman associated with the neighboring Jones College […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2016

A bill in the Jacksonville City Council to tighten up the penalties on false reports from burglar alarms will be heard for a second time by a committee Monday. The Neighborhood, Community Investment and Services [NCIS] Committee will consider 2016-562 Monday morning, after deferring it in September. Of the 45,000 alarms in Jacksonville yearly, a […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 30, 2016

In the classic tradition of politics in Florida, some big news developed during Happy Hour on Friday. A day after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, Reggie Fullwood filed a letter Friday with Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner saying he is no longer a candidate in House District 13. Fullwood’s withdrawal, said the letter, was “effective immediately,” to “permit […]

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Family members appear behind a pile of debris outside their home in Steinhatchee, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 storm Thursday night. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

Selection of Reggie Fullwood replacement in HD 13 race postponed until Tuesday

Protective Order imposed in Corrine Brown ‘One Door for Education’ case

PERC sides with Jacksonville against Communications Workers of America

Jacksonville makes strides in LGBT protections, claims Human Rights Campaign

Financial sector upgrades Jacksonville for fiscal management, pension reform

James Clyburn sees enthusiasm and generational gaps plaguing Hillary Clinton campaign

After being suspended from State House, Reggie Fullwood resigns

Notorious Jacksonville nightclub may meet the wrecking ball

Burglar alarm bill to get second pass with Jacksonville City Council panel Monday

Resigning from House, Reggie Fullwood withdraws from HD 13 race