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Melissa RossNovember 3, 2015

Airline passengers in Naples took their first direct flight in decades to Havana on Monday. It’s just the latest example of a Florida city jumping on opportunities to do business in Cuba. The fast-changing relationship between the U.S. and the Communist island nation follows up on December’s announcement by President Barack Obama and Cuban President […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

In the circles of those who care the most, there’s a lot of talk about Jacksonville’s HD 12 race to replace termed-out Lake Ray. Richard Clark, with just over $50,000 in fundraising (with no October numbers filed yet), assured FloridaPolitics.com that he’s still in the race, despite getting a six-figure job with JTA recently. Others are […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

A hand-delivered demand letter from a Jacksonville law firm representing one of Jacksonville’s solid waste hauling companies, Republic Services, to Jacksonville’s solid waste division and office of General Counsel charges that the city of Jacksonville has collected “in excess of $600,000 in payments to which it is not entitled” from the city since June, 2015. In […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

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In its sixth year, Jacksonville’s Riverside Arts Market has come to serve many purposes. It anchors the community, giving residents of Riverside, and beyond, a destination on Saturdays, where they can buy local produce, crafts, and more, and listen to local music while they do so. It also provides employment opportunities for the hundreds of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

On Tuesday morning, the Jacksonville Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee handled a number of bills. One such: 2015-428, a bill from the Capital Improvement Project committee, which Councilwoman Lori Boyer discussed. “The real reason this particular bill was referred to RCDPHS,” said Boyer, was that it “provides that the administration in the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2015

On Monday, Jacksonville Councilman Bill Gulliford convened a fractious public notice meeting related to the Police and Fire Pension Fund involving the Board of Trustees, the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, and (by phone) PFPF trustee Bill Scheu, as part of a “cast of thousands” in attendance. Larry Schmitt, chair of the pension fund, noted irregularities, such as the […]

Melissa RossNovember 2, 2015

St. Johns County, Florida is known far and wide for its great schools. They’re so great, in fact, that everyone is moving to the county. That’s become something of a problem. Total K-12 student enrollment in St. Johns is up about 45 percent during the past decade. In that time, the district has built 11 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2015

A crowded agenda greeted the Jacksonville City Council’s Finance Committee on Monday morning, ahead of two Public Notice meetings featuring Finance Chair Bill Gulliford on the ever-controversial Police and Fire Pension Fund. Matt Schellenberg’s bill to allow a ballot measure to increase the maximum number of consecutive terms for council members to three met with pushback from council Vice […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2015

On Friday, Governor Rick Scott reappointed Jacksonville Beach’s Scott McCaleb to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, while appointing Neptune Beach’s Lillie “Denise” Wallace for the first time. McCaleb, the former chairman of the Gator Bowl Association, currently holds seats on the UNF Foundation Board and Board of Directors of Jax Chamber. Originally appointed by Scott in 2012, McCaleb currently chairs […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2015

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On Friday, Governor Rick Scott announced that St. Augustine attorney Hunter Conrad would be appointed St. Johns County Clerk of Courts. 29 years old, with a degree from Florida State College of Law in Jacksonville, Conrad was previously 7th District Assistant State Attorney. After that, he joined Canan Law in St. Augustine, where he specialized in […]

Jax

Is Jacksonville missing opportunities in Cuba?

End of an era? HD 12 Don Redman raises $0 for second straight month

Republic Services, Jacksonville in contract squabble

Riverside Arts Market facing permitting trouble?

Jax RCDPHS committee OKs capital improvement bill, LEAP $, Riverside dog park funds

Jax PFPF forensic audit pilloried in public notice meeting

St. Johns County votes Tuesday on taxing explosive growth

Jax Finance Committee backs staff pay increases, punts on term limit increase

Rick Scott taps two Beaches residents for JTA

Hunter Conrad appointed St. Johns County Clerk of Courts