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A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry endorsed Marco Rubio one day after the South Carolina primary. before an underwhelming Super Tuesday for the Florida Senator. Curry participates in an event Thursday evening at the Rubio campaign headquarters in Jacksonville. With no polls having Rubio in first place. the question Florida Politics had for Curry: was there Rubio remorse? Nope. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2016

In a wide-ranging interview Thursday morning, Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Schellenberg talked about Uber and the taxis, the John Keane deal and John Delaney’s role in it, and Katrina Brown. Schellenberg, the chair of the Vehicles for Hire committee, was lambasted by a cab company executive for pushing back the next committee meeting date until March 22, with […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

Jacksonville fans of Marco Rubio will enjoy seeing him at the Morocco Temple Saturday afternoon. Yet the Morocco Temple was not his first choice. Rubio’s first choice location was the nearby University of North Florida, according to a reliable source connected with UNF. The price point of about $11,000 was prohibitive, apparently, and the decision was […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

The Jacksonville City Council Vehicles for Hire subcommittee has been full of pitched debate, but progress has been incremental. Part of the reason for the slow pace: uncertainty on the city level about the ultimate outcome in Tallahassee for vehicles of Transportation Network Companies. With that in mind, subcommittee chair Matt Schellenberg delayed the next meeting […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

After announcing a new policy regarding Council electronic communications Tuesday in the Rules Committee meeting, Council President Greg Anderson put it into writing Tuesday afternoon. The policy, Anderson wrote, is “guided by the principles of equal access and transparency.” And if Committee discussion is any guide, it seems to apply to all manner of electronic communications, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

Mayor Lenny Curry has taken heat in emails from Jacksonville residents over backing Marco Rubio for President, and snubbing Barack Obama in February. Curry’s backing of Rubio has included robocalls and a scheduled appearance at the grand opening of Rubio’s Jacksonville headquarters Thursday, and there undoubtedly will be more to come in the next 13 days. One Jacksonville resident, Patricia Hunter, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

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Though the majority of the Jacksonville political establishment has cast its lot with Marco Rubio for President, Ted Cruz backers remain on the Christian right. The “Ted Cruz Faith and Values Coalition” released a list of 43 prominent supporters. The majority of them will be best known to the faith-based community. Some, however, are known by a more […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

The Jacksonville headquarters for the Marco Rubio campaign has its official opening Thursday evening, and Mayor Lenny Curry will be there. Curry, who endorsed Rubio in February, got a boost late in his mayoral campaign when Rubio and Carlos Lopez-Cantera came to Jacksonville for an election eve rally, and the hope obviously is that such synergy will work […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2016

The Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee meeting was highlighted Tuesday by possibly the final disposition of Council policy on “electronic communications” during regular Council meetings between Council members and people with an interest in agenda items. During the agenda meeting before Rules, Council President Greg Anderson signaled his intention to “tweak policy” prohibiting Council members from […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2016

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Home field advantage for HD 16 Republican Dick Kravitz? FloridaPolitics.com saw him greeting voters in the lobby at the main office of the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Tuesday. A tipster told us, “Mike Hogan, the Supervisor of Elections, has allowed an active candidate – Dick Kravitz – to work at the door greeting voters as […]

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Lenny Curry stands behind Marco Rubio, even as path to victory narrows

Matt Schellenberg talks Uber, John Keane, “Teflon John” Delaney, and Katrina Brown

Marco Rubio’s Jacksonville rally Saturday not in first-choice location

Jax cabbie demands Vehicles for Hire committee chair removal

Jax City Council President Greg Anderson codifies new electronic communications policy

Jax residents criticize Lenny Curry for partisan moves

Former City Council Prez leads Jax Ted Cruz supporters

Lenny Curry to appear at opening of Marco Rubio’s Jax HQ

Jax City Council “tweaks policy” on electronic communications

[Updated] HD 16 candidate Dick Kravitz working at Duval SOE as greeter