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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

On Tuesday morning, the 199 polling places in Duval County have given a new meaning to the term “stacking paper.” With electronic poll books down down, all of them are using paper precinct registers. First Coast News reports that the “elections office says it’s working to fix the issues but has no estimated time for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and former President Bill Clinton have an intertwined political history. Brown had worked in the Clinton administration, and then when Brown was running for re-election, Clinton came to town to work a fundraiser/supporter event before Brown’s narrow loss. The two men were together again Monday, at a church in Northwest […]

Melissa RossMarch 14, 2016

The Jax for Bernie Sanders campaign is circulating a video that shows an unidentified man on a bicycle taking down Bernie Sanders campaign signs. You can check out the short clip on YouTube. According to the poster, “This occurred less than 10 minutes from the Jacksonville campaign office. People have been complaining to the office […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016

In Duval County 93,487 voters, 17 percent of all registered voters, participated in early voting/vote by mail for the Presidential Preference Primary. Vote by mail drew 39,467 of them, and 53,789 were early voting, while 231 votes were provisional. Of 205,093 Republicans, 51,830 of them voted before Tuesday: That’s 25.27 percent turnout. Enthusiasm, thus far, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016

Referring to Mayor Lenny Curry, who entered the restaurant with him for his Monday Jacksonville event, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Curry was a “great friend and great mayor” and a “real conservative” who rose to “challenges after four years of failed leadership.” “We can do that for America,” Rubio told the crowd. However, if […]

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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

Technical issues plague Duval County electronic poll books

Bill Clinton, Alvin Brown serve up comfort food in Jacksonville

Caught in act: Bernie Sanders supporters take video of Jacksonville man stealing their candidate’s signs

Duval County early voting skews GOP

Lenny Curry, other Jax Republicans will support any GOP nominee … even Donald Trump