Jax

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016

The changing of the guard in Jacksonville City Council happened Thursday afternoon, with Lori Boyer being sworn into the presidency at the Ritz Theater. Boyer pledged an “ambitious agenda,” one undeterred by Jacksonville’s fiscal reality. “I realized months ago that the budget would not accommodate any big initiative,” Boyer said, yet she wanted to develop a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

vQP4m3AGMiCBvZqXCtT8G0VI7itM6sSjKlgk1muhJzc2CZ5QkFVpcUKru7E0gqVDOM_BY4xtT-PrMajIoMgWj09c2CkjS26lWLWUZiV0HHdTTWAbrksOdxqUyMLPA4r9j23Lw-3500x5000.jpg

The 4th Circuit State Attorney race has been blown wide open, with challenger Melissa Nelson holding a massive advantage in resources over incumbent Angela Corey. Money totaling $356,000 — more than $72,000 hard money, and more than $283,000 to her political committee, “First Coast Values” — will be reflected on the June report, FloridaPolitics.com has learned. Among those maxing out […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

A week ago, Fred Costello signaled his intention to remain in the GOP primary in Congressional District 6. And in a story, we got a fact wrong. “Costello’s narrative is already drawing skepticism from informed sources, who note Costello cut a deal to leave the state House as part of the contentious race between Eric Eisnaugle and Chris Sprowls. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

Jacksonville’s capital improvement project budget list got reviewed Thursday by Mayor Lenny Curry‘s chief lieutenants, CAO Sam Mousa and CFO Mike Weinstein. Herein, some highlights of a capital improvement plan tempered with pragmatism and a deep desire to avoid incurring too much debt. All topics here are subject to change before budget is submitted. Public Works capital improvement projects ADA projects […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

10903884_1377369782571879_940179360091474229_o-1024x1024.jpg

Jacksonville activists may want a citizen review board to review police shootings. Some members of Jacksonville’s City Council may agree. However, Councilman Reggie Brown, one of three council members at a fractious Wednesday public notice meeting that involved very outspoken advocates for a change in Jacksonville’s policy, said the struggle for a CRB was “uphill,” when […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

More national publicity for the Jacksonville area and State Attorney Angela Corey materialized this week, courtesy of the Harvard Law School. Its Fair Punishment Project, which “highlight[s] the gross injustices resulting from prosecutorial misconduct,” lists America’s “deadliest prosecutors.” And Corey’s top prosecutor, Bernie de la Rionda, is listed as one of “three to watch” on the study’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

Bill McClure, a Republican running in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, has messaged heavily against Jacksonville’s pension tax referendum this week. He’s in an interesting position: despite being a St. Johns County commissioner, his declared address for his filing in CD 4 is in the Hidden Hills neighborhood in Arlington, 35 miles and a county line away […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2016

A poll released Thursday morning by the Public Opinion Research Lab of the University of North Florida shows incumbent Rep. Corrine Brown and challenger Al Lawson are running neck and neck in Congressional District 5. The poll of 400 likely Democratic voters shows Brown leading Lawson 30 percent to 27 percent, well within the 4.9 percent margin […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

Almost three decades ago, Tillie Fowler was President of the Jacksonville City Council. Presidents since have come — and gone — but Lori Boyer, who will be installed Thursday, has the potential to be truly consequential. FloridaPolitics.com caught up with Boyer in her office Wednesday when she was planning a series of “lunch and learn” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2016

The frolic and frivolity of the Jacksonville Mayor’s Budget Review committee continued Wednesday afternoon with a romp through the Public Works budget. Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa and CFO Mike Weinstein, as ever, presided. Below, just a few of the highlights: JEA LED streetlight conversions got kind words from Mousa, who liked them in high-crime areas. They […]

Jax
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)

Lori Boyer assumes Jax Council presidency, promises ‘ambitious agenda’

Melissa Nelson raises $356K in June for state attorney race

Fred Costello and the CD 6 race: a correction

Jax mayor’s office talks capital improvement priorities for new FY

Councilman: ‘Uphill’ battle for Jax citizen review board

Harvard Law study: Angela Corey assistant among America’s deadliest prosecutors

Legal issues, ethical questions dog Congressional candidate Bill McClure

Poll: Corrine Brown, Al Lawson in CD 5 dead heat

Jacksonville Bold for 06.29.16 — Changing of the guard on Jacksonville City Council

Fiscal pressures revealed in Jax public works budget review