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A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2016

“Citizens for Strong Schools Inc. v. Florida State Board of Education,” filed in 2009, finally is getting a hearing more than six years later. And Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, who wasn’t around when it was filed, took the stand Wednesday in a Tallahassee courtroom. The plaintiffs contend that Florida fell short of school funding […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2016

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A reliable source has told FloridaPolitics.com about an interesting exit poll outside of his polling place on the Southside of Jacksonville, related to School Board issues. The source, who is in the council district of Lori Boyer and the school board district of Ashley Smith-Juarez, was asked his opinion on a variety of matters, including the proposed […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2016

This can’t be a good sign. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s “Friends of Congresswoman Corrine Brown 2016” is raising money for an impending legal battle. It’s not anything to do with One Door for Education. Rather, it’s a more familiar fight. Brown writes, “as you probably know, I’m in the fight of my political life. Bullies have […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

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Tuesday night saw Duval County and NE Florida fall in line with the majority of voters across the country, and support Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton… with the exception of one county on the Democratic side that Felt The Bern. In the GOP Primary, Trump had 47 percent with 194 of 199 precincts in, well ahead of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

Though some locals may be less than thrilled with the Rick Scott budget vetoes Tuesday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is not among them. Curry, in a conversation with FloridaPolitics.com Tuesday afternoon, said the city’s team “knocked it out of the park” with this year’s process, which had a “90 percent success rate” and was a “win by […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

Jacksonville’s Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa on Tuesday pitched the Neighborhoods Department reorganization to Rules as a move toward “cost control and fiduciary responsibility.” “The reorganization does create a stronger focus on neighborhoods,” Mousa said, in alignment to Mayor Lenny Curry‘s vision. “Several department heads will no longer have a direct report to the mayor,” […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott released his 2016 “Florida First” budget. Six pages of projects didn’t make the cut, including many Northeast Florida priorities. A big loss for downtown development in Jacksonville: the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority Urban Homesteading Pilot Program did not get the $1 million requested. Neither did the St. Johns River Ferry allocation […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

A concerted letter writing and email campaign has flooded Mayor Lenny Curry’s office with hundreds and hundreds of messages, and it’s not about the HRO. And it got results. It was about the April 11 ICARE Nehemiah Assembly: a literal Come to Jesus moment for Jacksonville politicians, who are held to account for social issues […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

As Jacksonville’s City Council committees mull the first major re-org of the Lenny Curry era, the return of the Neighborhoods department, questions answered by the mayor’s office from the Council auditor’s office bear noticing. One question regarded the Office of the Blight Initiative having a “Blight Officer.” An interesting question: What will the qualifications be for the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

While 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey may differ with the Florida Times-Union about whether text messages are “transitory” or not, less transitory is her fundraising lead over Wes White. Corey has roughly $207,000 cash on hand, after raising just over $7,000 in February. Among the donors this month: recent Sheriff candidate Jay Farhat and Tom Hackney, who is […]

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Nikolai Vitti discusses “trauma of poverty” in Strong Schools testimony

Southside Jacksonville exit poll hits school board issues

Corrine Brown fundraises for impending “court battle”

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton take Duval County, NE Florida

Lenny Curry cheers state budget, says Jax “knocked it out of the park”

CAO Sam Mousa successfully pitches Neighborhoods re-org to Jax Council Rules committee

Governor axes Jax Urban Homesteading program, St. Johns River Ferry, other NE FL requests

Lenny Curry will attend Jax ICARE assembly

More details emerge on Jax Neighborhoods department re-org

Angela Corey maintains money lead in re-election bid