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A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

One of the leading pieces of documentary evidence in favor of the expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance has been Six Words. This documentary will again be aired on local television: at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, on WJXT TV 4. This 40-minute documentary, “Six Words,” that Jimmy Midyette from the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality described […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

Is the fundraising momentum of moderate Republican Donnie Horner slowing down in the House District 11 race to replace Janet Adkins? November’s numbers suggest so. Horner raised $3,925 in November, keyed by two max donations from Donna Bailey and Patricia Frisch. Other significant donors: Michael Munz, one of the early and key backers of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, as […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

Political observers of the crowded HD 11 primary take Nassau County Commissioner Barry Holloway seriously, in part because he’s familiar to the Nassau voters in the district, and in part because he loaned his campaign $10,000 a couple of months back. However, the donor class seems less sold on Holloway, as November’s tally indicates. Holloway’s haul constituted […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

Could the recent Jax Chamber Leadership trip lead to a Better Jacksonville Plan part 2, modeled after the Oklahoma City vision? Or will the pension crisis preclude such an ambitious vision? On Monday, Council Member and JAX USA Senior VP Aaron Bowman, Council President Greg Anderson, and Council Member Anna Lopez Brosche, along with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry […]

Melissa RossDecember 7, 2015

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is pursuing a federal lawsuit, Brown v. Detzner, in the wake of the Florida Supreme Court’s approval of a redrawn congressional map for the state. Brown, along with the Congressional Black Caucus, argue that the change means “substantial retrogression” for African-American communities, along with significant dilution of the black vote in […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

A Monday morning email from the Republican Congressional campaign of Adam Barringer, a two term mayor of New Smyrna Beach, contained two distinct pieces of good news. The first one: Barringer’s qualification for the ballot by petition, which he attributed to his “conservative message and my local community ties” which spurred his “successful, grassroots effort” to […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 5, 2015

[Updated 12.9 with FHSAA response below] Jacksonville’s University Christian won its 2A state football title game last week, but Mayor Lenny Curry is concerned about more than the scoreboard. On Twitter on Friday and Saturday, he called the banning of the pregame prayer to be broadcast over loudspeakers before the game between University Christian and Tampa’s Cambridge […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced the reappointments of two members to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, as well as two to the Jacksonville Port Authority. Teresa Davlantes and Frank Mackesy were re-appointed to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. Davlantes is a member of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization. Additionally, she directs the EPIC program at Jacksonville University. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

While this site has given the side in favor of expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance a lot of coverage of late, there are opponents to the bill, who have been emailing Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry with their thoughts. Below are a few of them: Stephen Morgan: “We can’t have people of one DNA gender going into […]

Melissa RossDecember 4, 2015

The biggest counterterrorism challenge of our time is the “lone wolf” who becomes radicalized, Sen. Bill Nelson said Friday. Nelson spoke about the San Bernardino mass shooting with Jacksonville reporters and also talked about legislation he’s introduced to increase security at the nation’s airports. “The problem is not Syrian refugees,” he said. “It takes up to two […]

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“Six Words” to be shown on WJXT Saturday evening

HD 11 Republican candidate Donnie Horner hits November fundraising lull

HD 11 hopeful Barry Holloway has quiet November fundraising

Jax Mayor, Council members talk OKC Chamber trip, PFPF pension issues

Corrine Brown’s federal lawsuit “has very little chance of succeeding”

CD 6 GOP hopeful Adam Barringer qualifies for ballot, announces Volusia endorsements

Jax Mayor Lenny Curry: FHSAA loudspeaker prayer ban is “cockamamie”

Rick Scott announces 4 Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Port Authority reappointments

What HRO expansion opponents tell Jax Mayor Lenny Curry

Bill Nelson: “Lone wolf” attacks now America’s terrorism challenge