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A.G. GancarskiJuly 5, 2016

Internal emails from Jacksonville Transportation Authority officials to city officials point to more innovations from JTA to solve transportation issues. One such, “Accessible Transportation for All,” proposes to enhance disabled services. “The proposed Accessible Transportation for All Program will expand the number of accessible vehicles available for all transportation providers including traditional transit providers; social […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 3, 2016

The economy is tough for many on the First Coast. People work multiple jobs just to keep a roof over their heads. The specter of foreclosures is becoming a reality, again, in neighborhoods throughout Jacksonville and surrounding cities. Yet one public official in particular is beating the odds. In the eight years since Angela Corey became […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2016

The first post-qualifying fundraising reports are in for Jacksonville area State House candidates. Not a lot of surprises in the competitive races through June 24. House District 11 Sheri Treadwell maintains her cash on hand lead in HD 11; a $6,567 first 24 days of June brings her total raised to $128,791, leaving her […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Warren Jones took control of the District 5 School Board race in Duval County in June. The $16,150 he raised gives Jones over five times the money raised of the other three candidates in the race, Bradford Hall, Brenda Jordan, and Hank Rogers. Jones, the longest-tenured councilman in Jacksonville history, raised money from the Jacksonville political establishment, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

A blockbuster first 24 days of June brought the “Yes for Jacksonville” political committee’s total raised to over a million dollars raised. In total, June 1-24 brought in $476,700, of which less than $79,000 was spent. All told, the committee has roughly $913,000 on hand to make a case for the “yes” vote on the Aug. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

Friday saw another setback for the “sham candidate” case in the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, with the 1st District Court of Appeals issuing the following ruling: “Appellants seek review of an order dismissing their complaint with prejudice for failure to state a cause of action. We expedited review at Appellants’ request. Appellants’ complaint raised […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

During his campaign for mayor in 2015, Lenny Curry‘s push from being slightly behind in the polls to winning the election coincided with concerted outreach to areas of Jacksonville for which the promise of consolidation was never fully delivered. Curry, last spring, made forays to Grand Park and other struggling neighborhoods to meet voters who were […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

A new ad from 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey includes footage from inside the State Attorney’s office. And now a representative of another campaign wants equal time. Brian Hughes of the Melissa Nelson campaign emailed Jackelyn Barnard, Corey’s spokesperson, Friday. His intent: to film an ad in the State Attorney’s office, along the lines of Corey’s, which Barnard said […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

Friday morning saw Jacksonville’s Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, and CFO Mike Weinstein review the budgets for venues. Some highlights from the review of SMG budgets: The baseball stadium saw contractual services revenues down $319,000. Estimates were inflated, given revenue from the Armada underperformed projections at the time of budget submission last summer. Despite discussions of a new […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

A new television ad for State Attorney Angela Corey features endorsements from Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and other public safety leaders. It’s a spot laden with authenticity, featuring shots that appear to be inside the State Attorney’s Office itself, including a practice courtroom and a hallway. However, it may have been too authentic, according to municipal code; […]

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Disabled services, railway enhancements on JTA’s agenda

How Angela Corey joined the millionaire’s club

No major surprises in NE Florida State House race money chase

Former Jax Councilman Warren Jones takes over school board race

‘Yes for Jacksonville’ PC clears million-dollar threshold

Another setback for ‘sham candidate’ case in state attorney race

Lenny Curry talks first year in office, and the path forward

More ads to be shot in State Attorney’s office soon?

Stadium, other venue budgets get once over from Jax mayor’s office

Angela Corey’s office defends location shots in new ad