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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2016

A Jacksonville City Council subcommittee took on the recurring issue of blight from donation bins for nonprofits, thrift stores, and such on Thursday. Last spring, the former Blight Committee struggled with the issue. A bill was passed prohibiting them, and then a lawsuit was filed by a company called Go Green on “free speech” grounds, […]

Melissa RossFebruary 11, 2016

Fresh off the heels of his victory in the New Hampshire primary, supporters of Bernie Sanders down here in Florida say they’re energized for their candidate heading into the state’s winner-take-all March 15 primary. “Support for Bernie has grown exponentially,” said Matt Killen, a North Florida organizer for the Sanders campaign. “It started with a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2016

January was another big month for state District 7 Sen. Rob Bradley and his fundraising machine, highlighted by his PAC, Working for Florida’s Families. Bradley’s PAC added $45,000 more to its coffers in January, pushing the total raised north of $450,000, a number buoyed by $5,000 gives from gambling concern Delaware North, from Resorts World […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

The last round of Lenny Curry’s Community Conversations, on Human Rights Ordinance expansion, were contentious and ultimately led to little in the way of policy outcome. Thursday’s Community Conversation, revolving around the issue of youth violence as it relates to the Jacksonville Journey, will undoubtedly bring forth more consensus. “The first of this series, “Our […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

Fourth Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk filed for re-election in mid-January, and he’s “pleased” with the $9,100 raised thus far. Among maximum donors in the early going: Delores Kesler, a local Jacksonville legend who’s on the JEA Board, and Marty Fiorentino‘s Fiorentino Group, which will be handling the fundraising going forward for the Shirk campaign, including weekly meetings between […]

Melissa RossFebruary 10, 2016

JAX Chamber Chairwoman Audrey Moran has made it clear she’s comfortable with diverging from City Hall on the issue of the the city’s human rights ordinance. Moran, herself a former mayoral candidate, says “she really doesn’t understand the motives” behind recent moves to table two competing pieces of legislation looking at covering Jacksonville’s LGBT residents […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

On Ash Wednesday, the Florida House moved one step closer to allowing Jacksonville to pay its public pension penance, via the State Affairs Committee reporting favorably on a bill to allow a referendum authorizing an extension of the current half-cent sales tax used for Better Jacksonville Plan projects. This was the second and final House […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

The 2016 GOP presidential candidates likely will be courting Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry soon enough. But they’ll have to get in line behind a former candidate for America’s highest office: “America’s Mayor” himself, Rudy Giuliani, who has an amazing offer for Curry in a letter sent on handsome and credible Giuliani Partners letterhead to the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

The Jax Chamber may not be aligned with Lenny Curry on the HRO. But on the “pension tax” bill currently in Tallahassee, the Chamber and Curry are in sync. Feb. 24 will see the Chamber take a bus trip out to Tallahassee to support Curry’s pension tax proposal, which involves an extension of the Better Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 9, 2016

Perhaps it was the cold weather. Perhaps advocates were at home Feeling the Bern. Whatever the case, Jax Council heard fewer HRO public comments than usual. The opponents talking about how Human Rights Ordinance expansion would corrode Jacksonville’s “family-friendly” nature? Not there. Perhaps it was a matter of “in case of Rapture, Council Chambers unmanned.” […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Jax Council wrestles anew with donation bin blight

#JaxforBernie supporters expect “capacity” crowd at Dem debate watch party

January another big month for Rob Bradley fundraising machine

Panel announced for Lenny Curry youth violence Community Conversation”

Matt Shirk “pleased” with $9,100 haul in first 2 weeks of fundraising

Audrey Moran on Lenny Curry: “I made it clear to him I was disappointed” on HRO

After pushback, Jax pension tax bill clears final House committee

“America’s Mayor” hustles Lenny Curry

Jax Chamber bus trip to Tallahassee scheduled in support of pension tax bill

HRO public comment muted at Jax Council Tuesday