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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

Incumbent Travis Hutson is facing a lightly-funded challenger in his re-election bid for SD 7, but he’s already started spending money. As of his most recent campaign finance report, Hutson spent $20,014 in the period between Sept. 3 and Sept. 16. The bulk of that money went to political consultants. Of that sum, $12,200 went to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

The Mothers of the Movement will be appearing this weekend at three locations in Jacksonville. The African-American women have a chilling common bond: all of them are surviving mothers of children who died either while in state custody or after an altercation with law enforcement. On hand Saturday: Lucie McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis; Gwen Carr, the mother of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

On Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry offered opening remarks ahead of pivotal collective bargaining talks between administrators and the Jacksonville Supervisors Association. The collective bargaining is necessary, as new pension plans for new hires must be negotiated to unlock the guaranteed revenue offered after the passage of County Referendum 1, which allows the city to extend […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority goes from victory to victory of late, and the JTA scored another win this week with a $399,200 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The FTA grant, part of its “Rides to Wellness Initiative,” is intended to encourage people who need non-emergency healthcare to use mass […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

Earlier this week, the narrative was that Duval County School Board chair Ashley Smith-Juarez had called a meeting Friday of the board to discuss the termination of Superintendent Nikolai Vitti. Since that news came out, some developments have happened. Community leaders pressed Smith-Juarez to reconsider her intransigence; by Wednesday afternoon, she had backpedaled, contravening what she […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

On Saturday at 12:20, former Senator Bob Graham will be speaking at Speak Up for Florida Forever, a Jacksonville event put on by the Florida Conservation Commission. The free all-day event at Jacksonville’s Camp Milton Historic Preserve is billed as “a call to action to preserve and protect Florida’s natural lands and working landscapes,” aligning […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, in conjunction with WJXT-TV, has hosted a number of meaningful debates in the last couple of years. Candidates for mayor and sheriff have debated at the private university, as have candidates for state attorney and the United States Congress. Now, the non-partisan Public Policy Institute wants the two major […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

Despite the maelstrom regarding the future of Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer vowed that the Wednesday meeting between the school board and the council would steer clear of Vitti’s employment controversy, addressing more ordinary topics like school concurrency, hazardous walking conditions, and charter school development. The meeting did avoid the Vitti […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

In the last Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee meeting before the full council passes the budget Sept. 27, a packed agenda was considered. Among the more compelling bills: a controversial measure to appropriate $5,000 to each of the fourteen district council members for “special events” in public parks; a bill tightening up regulations on burglar […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2016

Whether or not tremendous enthusiasm exists for Donald Trump everywhere in the country – or the state – is a matter for people in those areas to document. What is clear, however; those who are closest to the Trump campaign in Duval County believe that Trump is getting strong support in Northeast Florida … support […]

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Travis Hutson begins spending in general election campaign

‘Mothers of the Movement’ to appear in Jacksonville Saturday and Sunday

Lenny Curry speaks to negotiators ahead of collective bargaining

Jacksonville Transportation Authority scores $399K federal grant for ‘rides to wellness’

In meeting with school board chair, Lenny Curry advocates for Nikolai Vitti

Bob Graham to speak on environmental issues Saturday in Duval County

Will Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy debate in Jacksonville?

With Nikolai Vitti’s future in question, Jacksonville City Council and school board meet

Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee addresses packed agenda

In Jacksonville, Donald Trump’s campaign is kicking into high gear