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A.G. GancarskiAugust 15, 2016

“I’ve heard it loud and clear tonight. People don’t trust the government. People don’t trust City Council. I heard it tonight; a gentleman said he didn’t trust me.” Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has two weeks left to sell County Referendum 1, which would secure a dedicated revenue source (and an actuarial solution) for the $2.7 billion […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 15, 2016

The critics wanted the mayor to debate them on the pension tax referendum. And on Monday afternoon they got their wish. The agenda at the Jacksonville Rotary Club included two opponents of Jacksonville’s County Referendum 1, which would (if passed Aug. 30) allow for the extension of the current half-cent infrastructure tax past 2030 (when […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 15, 2016

As early voting kicks off in Duval County, a passel of current and former Jacksonville city councilmen endorsed Clay Yarborough in House District 12. The endorsers: Michael Corrigan, Al Ferraro, Bill Gulliford, Kevin Hyde, Matt Schellenberg, and Richard Clark. Corrigan, Gulliford, and Clark are all former council presidents. However, Clark is the most significant endorsement in this case. Clark was, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 15, 2016

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A spirited discussion of the dispensation of surplus property in District 10 and Jacksonville’s lingering affordable housing issues highlighted Jacksonville’s NCIS committee Monday. The Real Estate Division requested authorization to declare 32 condo lots on Lane Avenue South in Common Elements, Brookewood A Condominium, as surplus tax reverted parcels after an investigation which determined the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 15, 2016

A new ad from the Northeast Florida Committee for Principled Government, an ECO, tells Public Defender Matt Shirk that two terms are enough and “the party’s over.” John Daigle, who runs the ECO and the campaign of Shirk’s GOP primary opponent, Charles Cofer, notes “this campaign was funded in large part by legal community leaders from both […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 15, 2016

With the Aug. 30 primary approaching in northeast Florida’s 4th Circuit race for state attorney, the financial reports still tell the same story: Melissa Nelson has more resources at her disposal than incumbent Angela Corey and challenger Wes White combined. In hard money, Nelson has raised nearly $400,000, with another $642,800 in her “First Coast Values” political committee. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2016

In a signal of how important the pension-tax referendum is to Jacksonville’s public safety sector, the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters had the biggest donation of any group to “Yes for Jacksonville,” the political committee marketing the referendum to authorize a half-cent sales tax extension to address the $2.8 billion unfunded pension liability, in the most […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2016

A recent forum for 4th circuit state attorney in Jacksonville’s tony Queens Harbor neighborhood was well-attended, with coverage on two television stations and in the Florida Times-Union. Omitted from any of the write-ups, however: the fact that the forum moderator, Valarie Linnen, gave the campaign of incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey $500 on June 9. Linnen, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2016

Thomas Kinkade original paintings. Televangelist Brian Carn and backpacks full of cash. Faith healing. Multiple properties and cars. Cut-off credit cards. And inevitably, court cases, after the marriage fell apart, and the husband was expunged from the ministry which controlled all communal assets. What was it like to be married to House District 14 Democratic candidate — […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

Received a mailer supporting State Senate District 19 Democrat Daryl Rouson lately on Obamacare support? Or mailers hitting SD 31 Democrat Jeff Clemens on “allowing a Lake Worth utility to dump harmful waste near a pristine coral reef” and supporting high power bills? If so, they came from an interesting committee: “Floridians for a Better Florida.” The committee […]

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Pushback for Lenny Curry’s pension-tax plan at northwest Jacksonville town hall

Lenny Curry confronts pension tax critics at Rotary meeting

Former and current Jax councilmen close ranks, back Clay Yarborough in HD 12

Over district councilman’s objections, Jax surplus property bill moves through committee

New PAC ad funded by former supporters tells Matt Shirk ‘the party’s over’

Melissa Nelson still leading money chase in 4th Circuit State Attorney race

Fire union spends $50K on ‘Yes for Jacksonville’

Angela Corey donor moderates candidate forum, doesn’t disclose Corey donation

The church as a hustle: Inside the rise and fall of Kim Daniels’ marriage

Controversial Jax public defender employee heads PAC playing in Dem State Senate races