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A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

Fourth District State Attorney Angela Corey has all the right endorsements for her re-election campaign, and her fundraising is red hot as well. With almost $28,000 raised in September, Corey holds $213,642 in total. Duval County law firms dominate the September report, which includes a $1,000 donation from the Fraternal Order of Police, which endorsed her […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

A group of Jacksonville activists plan to express their opinions about Mayor Lenny Curry‘s plan to remove two active Democrats, Planning Commission Chairwoman Lisa King and member Joey McKinnon, from the city panel. About 45 people are expected to attend Tuesday’s City Council meeting in what event organizer Kristellys Zolondek describes as a “community feedback […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

The controversy about the Jacksonville City Council members who texted with firefighter union chief Randy Wyse during city budget deliberations in September rages on, and for one candidate for state attorney it has become a political issue. In a prepared statement, Wes White asserts that “members of the City Council engaged in a series of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

As is the case throughout the country, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority is bringing compressed natural gas buses into its fleet. On Monday, the big reveal happens in front of Jacksonville’s City Hall. “JTA will receive a total of 23 CNG buses by the end of November 2015, in time for the launch of JTA’s First […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

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To get an idea of how deeply shaken Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has been by the Eureka Gardens code problems, his letters to federal officials give a strong indication. “While I have walked through the doors of my home for nearly 10 years, Friday evening’s entry was unlike any other, as I could not shake […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2015

The loss of the cargo ship El Faro at sea during Hurricane Joaquin shook Jacksonville to its core. However, a Wednesday conference call between Mayor Lenny Curry‘s office and the NTSB revealed that answers regarding what precisely happened to the ship will not manifest anytime soon. “On the conference call, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2015

Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford has long been concerned with what he calls “neighborhoods in decline.” Thursday afternoon’s Jacksonville Housing Roundtable, which convened stakeholders from the business, policy and non-profit sectors, was an attempt to bring together new perspectives on best practices related to abandoned property and blight. With about 30,000 abandoned properties on the Duval County registry, the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2015

In a memo to Jacksonville City Council, Council President Greg Anderson addressed the recent controversy involving members texting with Fire Union Chief Randy Wyse before a recent vote that restored salary and promotions for Fire Department members at the expense of the stormwater fund. To sum up, council members are prohibited, going forward, from texting […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2015

Before a Thursday afternoon event promoting October as “Seafood Nutrition Partnership Month,” Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry spoke with reporters about other issues. On the current controversy regarding Jacksonville City Council members texting with Fire Union Chief Randy Wyse about possible mechanisms to restore firefighter pay during the council’s budget meeting in September, Curry was typically […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2015

In a crowded six-way race for fundraising in state House District 11, Bryceville Republican (and Nassau County Commissioner) Barry Holloway has struggled to compete with the Donnie Horner money machine. That said, Holloway isn’t going away. He loaned his campaign $10,000, which is one sign. Another sign: Though he raised only $1,850 last month, his contributors […]

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Angela Corey clears $213K total with big September

Opponents of Jax planning board removals say they’ll pack City Council meeting

Wes White calls for grand jury investigation of Jax Council texters

JTA to roll out compressed natural gas buses Monday

Why Lenny Curry is going to the wall for Eureka Gardens

NTSB answers on El Faro will be slow in coming

Jax Housing Roundtable addresses “neighborhoods in decline”

Greg Anderson drops hammer: no cell phones during Jax City Council meetings

Lenny Curry talks 90 Day Audit and council text scandal

HD 11 Barry Holloway raises $1,850 in September