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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

Does the old saying “money-back guarantee” apply to campaign contributions? One Lenny Curry donor thinks so, and said as much in an dirt-dishing, ad hominem-riddled email to General Counsel Jason Gabriel, in which he had unkind words for many members of the City Hall staff. “Please inform the Mayor that I would like my $1000.00 campaign contribution refunded and […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

During the Jacksonville budget process earlier this year, Mayor Lenny Curry and Council President Greg Anderson rolled out a plan to remedy the issues created by collapsed, end-of-life bridge spans on Liberty Street and Coastline Drive. The $37 million rebuild is slated to take the next two fiscal years to complete; however, monthly inspections of the […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

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On Thursday, the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality announced that 75 faith leaders vowed to support a fully inclusive Human Rights Ordinance expansion. While the number was significant, not all denominations were represented. Pentecostals and Catholics, for example, were nowhere to be found. And, observed Parvez Ahmed on Friday, who was among the 75, the Islamic faith […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 3, 2015

On Thursday evening, the second of three “Community Conversations” on the expansion of Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance was held, around the theme of religious freedoms and implications for HRO expansion. Spoiler alert: it was no more conclusive than the first community conversation, showing a city with divisions on the issue that run deep, and leaving […]

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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

Lenny Curry donor wants his money back

FDOT Jax Coastline Drive reinspection set for Dec. 21

Parvez Ahmed calls on imams to “step forward” on expanding Jax HRO

In Jax HRO debate, do #AllLivesMatter?