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A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2016

The 4th circuit Public Defender race will have a closed primary between GOP incumbent Matt Shirk and challenger Charles Cofer, as write-in candidate Roland Falcon entered the contest Wednesday. If Shirk and Cofer had remained the only two on the ballot, all voters could have cast their ballots and the race would have been decided by the Aug. 30 primary. Falcon, a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

Fourth Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey announced Tuesday that she qualified for her re-election ballot via petition. Corey’s campaign notes that she “heads into the final stretch of her campaign as the clear frontrunner. In addition to leading the field of candidates in total money raised and cash on hand, Corey has amassed over 500 individual contributors […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

On Tuesday, the 105th anniversary of the Great Fire of Jacksonville, State Rep. Lake Ray declared his intention to run for the GOP nomination in Congressional District 4 in a cauldron-like cinder block room in a Southside Jacksonville office park. By jumping in, the race became one of Ray Against the Machine. Specifically, the machine behind John Rutherford, which includes […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

Going into Tuesday, John Crescimbeni led Doyle Carter in the pledge race to be Jacksonville City Council vice president seven-to-five. Both candidates had scheduled meetings with pledges on Tuesday. Crescimbeni with Reggie Gaffney. And, later in the day, Carter with Matt Schellenberg. Some describe these meetings as “kabuki theater.” However, with the pledge count surprisingly close, these have become must-see […]

Melissa RossMay 3, 2016

It might be a bit of a stretch to call St. Augustine the Berkeley of Northeast Florida. But increasingly, the Nation’s Oldest City has become a hub for progressive activists in the region. In that tradition, the city’s Environmental Youth Council is organizing a march billed as part of a two-week global action to “keep coal, […]

Melissa RossMay 3, 2016

A representative from the world’s largest Muslim-majority country will appear in Jacksonville this week on the University of North Florida campus to discuss religious extremism, international terrorism, ISIS, and more. Ardian Wicaksono, the counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington D.C., will be the featured speaker at the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

One of the pressing policy issues a year ago in Jacksonville was the future of St. Johns River water taxis. Their continued existence, once in doubt, is assured for at least another year with city matching funds. “In response to a city RFP,” writes Heather Surface of OnBoard Jax in a letter to the Jacksonville mayor, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

During discussion of housing bond issues, former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown was taken to task by the Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee. The issue, as it was in Monday’s Finance Committee meeting, was Brown’s decision to circumvent the Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority by authorizing irregular financing for Global Ministries Foundation properties. “In over […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee tackled two unusual bills. The first bill requires “public awareness signs for human trafficking” to be displayed in “adult entertainment and massage/bodywork establishments.” The bill had gotten workshopped in a couple of public notice meetings, before making its way to committees […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2016

Jacksonville artists, your ship may finally have come in. Two Art in Public Places bills, totaling over $1 million in allocations, should be passed by the full Council Tuesday. An Art in Public Places bill, described as the “most significant investment in public art in Jacksonville history” by Tony Allegretti of the Cultural Council, also passed the […]

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Write-in candidate Roland Falcon enters 4th circuit Public Defender race

Angela Corey qualifies for re-election ballot by petition

In CD 4 GOP race, it’s Lake Ray against the machine

Jax Council VP race tightens up three weeks ahead of vote

St. Augustine activists to take part in global action event against fossil fuels

Interfaith discussion of religion and extremism set for UNF this week

The St. Johns River water taxi’s financial situation is stable

Alvin Brown lambasted in Jax Council Committee

Jax Council committee tackles human trafficking, sexual predator bills

Committees OK Art in Public Places money. Next stop, full Jax Council

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