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A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016

On Thursday, the Florida Times-Union reported on a setback for a family business of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown. Councilwoman Brown’s CoWealth LLC was found to be in default for $590,000 in loans and grants, related to Jerome Brown BBQ Sauce, a barbecue sauce manufacturing company that hasn’t ramped up as quickly as was intended when Brown’s family […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

In terms of Rick Scott backing the presidential bid of his friend Donald Trump, the governor was early, weighing in less than 24 hours after the Florida primary. So it was no surprise he welcomed the decision of House Speaker Paul Ryan to endorse the presumptive Republican nominee. “We need to unify,” Scott said, setting up a contrast between […]

Melissa RossJune 2, 2016

Despite a somewhat stalled process over vehicle inspections and background checks, the man heading up the regulatory argument in Jacksonville over Uber and Lyft says progress is hopefully imminent. I think where we’re going is a good place,” says City Councilman Matt Schellenberg. Schellenberg chairs the council’s Vehicles for Hire committee. “We hope to get […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

The race for the GOP nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District is going strong, and candidate Hans Tanzler wants to establish ground rules. Tanzler wants three debates and a “clean campaign pledge.” The debates, writes Tanzler, would happen in each of the three counties in the district. “Northeast Florida voters deserve a substantive and thorough exchange on the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

The cold war between the executive branch and the police and fire pension fund in Jacksonville keeps heating up on the legal front. At the heart of it all: questions about the city charter, the function of independent authorities, and whether the pension fund is co-equal, in legal terms, with the government of the city […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

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Rep. Charles McBurney has been the target of a concerted email campaign from National Rifle Association members, who seek to ensure that the termed-out Jacksonville Republican doesn’t become a judge in the 4th Judicial Circuit, encompassing Duval, Clay, and Nassau Counties McBurney is firing back, asking supporters to contact Gov. Rick Scott, to advocate for his ascension to a judgeship. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

State Sen. Audrey Gibson told FloridaPolitics.com on Wednesday that she is “very seriously considering” a run for chair of the Duval County Democratic Executive Committee. Current chair Neil Henrichsen will not be running for re-election to head of the often-fractious committee. If Gibson is to run for chair and win, she expects to “turn the dial up” with […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and General Counsel Jason Gabriel have taken aim at the “arrogance and disregard for taxpayers” and “a blatant disregard of public records law” by the Police and Fire Pension Fund, as it relates to soliciting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s opinion on the legality of the PFPF’s Senior Staff Voluntary Retirement Fund. To that end, Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016

Jacksonville isn’t exactly sitting in Hurricane Alley. But on Wednesday, Mayor Lenny Curry said that’s “no reason for complacency.” Curry, who cited “public safety” as a “top priority of [his] administration,” issued brief remarks before a media tour of the emergency operations center. The facility, in a former Federal Reserve building, has all of the earmarks […]

Melissa RossJune 1, 2016

Fans of skateboarding are mixing it up on Facebook with Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford. After Gulliford proposed legislation to ban skateboarding downtown, foes of the measure quickly took to social media to denounce the idea — and Gulliford himself. You can check out one such lively exchange here, on the Facebook page of MetroJacksonville’s Stephen Dare. […]

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A brief interview with Jax Councilwoman Katrina Brown

Rick Scott talks Paul Ryan endorsing Donald Trump, Trump’s Florida strategy

Matt Schellenberg: taxis should ditch medallions, introduce their own apps like Uber

Hans Tanzler wants three debates, ‘clean campaign pledge’ in CD 4 GOP race

Jax General Counsel slams JPFPF subversion of his legal authority, city charter

As NRA, Jax businessmen squabble over Charles McBurney judgeship, Rick Scott is unaffected

Audrey Gibson ‘very seriously considering’ Duval Dems chair run

Lenny Curry writes Pam Bondi, says Jax PFPF ‘ignore[s] the law’

Jacksonville gears up for hurricane season

That time Bill Gulliford got into it with his critics on Facebook — over skateboarding