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Melissa RossMay 18, 2016

Opponents of Clay County School Superintendent Charlie Van Zant Jr. are blasting what they call unethical campaign tactics by the incumbent. Addison Davis of Orange Park, a Republican and educator who works as Duval County Public Schools chief of schools, is one of several candidates challenging Van Zant as he campaigns for a second four-year term. The […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilman Warren Jones, who served 28 years on the council, will run for the Duval County School Board in Group 5, he told FloridaPolitics.com Wednesday. “I finally came to the conclusion yesterday,” Jones said, “after I found out [the incumbent] Connie Hall would not run.” Jones, who hasn’t been on a ballot since his […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

Though House District 13 Democrat Reggie Fullwood‘s motion for a bill of particulars in his pending federal case “mystified” federal prosecutors, it nonetheless was granted by a federal judge in Jacksonville Tuesday. “The Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instruction for Wire Fraud states in part: ‘It’s a Federal crime to use interstate wire, radio, or television communications to […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

State Rep. Janet Adkins, a candidate for superintendent of Nassau County schools, has joined the chorus of Northeast Florida Republicans objecting to the Barack Obama administration’s assertion that transgender students should be able to use their “gender identity” to decide which bathroom they feel most comfortable using in public schools. “It is clear that the Obama […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

On Thursday evening, Hans Tanzler will hold a fundraiser that will tell a real tale as to his viability ahead of the Aug. 30 GOP primary in Congressional District 4. The “Friends of Hans Tanzler” event host committee includes people who are being called “leaders in the community,” including John Baker, Marty Fiorentino, David Hutson, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2016

You can’t put a price on the value of earned media. And in Northeast Florida, there is no surer way to score earned media than by taking aim at school bathroom policies, as 4th circuit state attorney candidate Wes White and Clay County superintendent of schools Charles Van Zant can tell you. On Tuesday, White […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2016

In a message to supporters, Duval County School Board member Connie Hall said she won’t run for re-election — and who she is backing. “While the past four years have been more fulfilling than I could have imagined, the time has come to pass the mantle of leadership to the next generation,” Hall wrote, saying she has “decided […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2016

In welcome news for media tasked with covering the Jacksonville City Council’s Vehicles for Hire committee, it appears that special panel may be nearing its end. Rules Committee chair Matt Schellenberg, who also chairs Vehicles for Hire, noted in the Rules agenda meeting Tuesday afternoon that Vehicles for Hire hadn’t been making the progress he’d hoped […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2016

Another day, another story about public school bathrooms from Northeast Florida. On Monday, Duval County’s school superintendent, Nikolai Vitti, discussed the “fear factor” from some parents and students, relative to transgender students using the bathrooms of their choice, a policy supported and accommodated by Duval County Public Schools. On Tuesday, Vitti, along with the school district […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2016

Last week, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement gave the city of Jacksonville $12,900 of federal funds via its Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) re-allocation. The money, said the grant letter, is intended to establish a “zero tolerance” culture “related to sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities.” The grant period extends eight months, […]

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Clay County superintendent race gets uglier

Former Jax Councilman Warren Jones will run for Duval County School Board

Reggie Fullwood’s request for bill of particulars in federal trial was granted

Janet Adkins wants Pam Bondi’s opinion on school bathroom issue

Hans Tanzler plans Jax fundraiser for Thursday

School restrooms, earned media, and Northeast Florida Politicians

Connie Hall won’t run for re-election to Duval County School Board

Jax vehicles for hire committee nears its end

Duval School Board sued over bathroom policy

FDLE gives Jax $12,900 to battle prison rape