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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

During Monday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, a resolution authorizing an inquiry into the legality and the validity of the Police and Fire Pension Fund Senior Staff Voluntary Retirement Plan was up for a vote. This measure got through Finance and Rules Committees last week on a 6-to-1 vote after it was pushed back to committees at the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

Much of the noise made about Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s board moves has come from the left. But with less than an hour before the City Council agenda meeting, support for these moves comes from the right, courtesy of Jon McGowan, who wrote a letter to Council President Greg Anderson distilling the case for the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

The normally below-the-fold JEA board got headline status over the weekend when the Florida Times-Union posted an article explaining, in great detail, the board’s practice of scripting comments for board members related to a raise and a contract extension for JEA CEO Paul McElroy. This irked senior members of the Lenny Curry administration and set the […]

Melissa RossSeptember 21, 2015

Opposition to Florida’s campus carry bill is growing on the state’s college campuses, says one spokesman for Sunshine State academia. “Campuses are exponentially safer places than virtually any other public space, other than municipal and state buildings in which concealed weapons are strictly banned,” said John White, president of the University of North Florida chapter […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

In what will be one of the most eagerly anticipated Jacksonville City Council meetings of the year, the City Council is set to officially approve the FY 16 budget and related bills on Monday evening. But wait, there’s so much more. A resolution authorizing an inquiry into the legality and the validity of the Police and Fire […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

Though the Lenny Curry administration contends that its decisions to remove people from boards, most notably Planning Commission Chairwoman Lisa King, are not politically driven, critics continue to question the administration . One such criticism came in a Friday email from Judy Sheklin, president of the Jacksonville area National Organization for Women. “I am writing to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

Comments at JEA board meetings have been scripted, according to a must-read piece in the Florida Times-Union over the weekend. Such comments have included talking points for board members to justify the latest raise and contract extension for JEA CEO Paul McElroy. The issue has not gone unnoticed by the Lenny Curry administration, according to a […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

The Northeast Florida Accountability Forum Corp. plans a forum for constitutional officers and candidates called “Constitutionally, What’s *Your* Understanding Of Your Oath; and Of Your Duties, Obligations, and Responsibilities To Your Constituents?” at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Jacksonville, The forum will be held at the Legends Center at 5054 Soutel Drive. Event organizer Eunice Barnum said in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015

Some things are constant. The sun rises in the east. Rainy days and Mondays always got Karen Carpenter down. And Jacksonville’s local Fraternal Order of Police surprised precisely no one with its Friday afternoon endorsement of Angela Corey‘s re-election bid for State Attorney of the 4th Circuit. Citing Corey’s “proven track record of enforcing the law,” and […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2015

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The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and two prominent Florida Republicans have weighed in on it as ESPN reports. Their Jaguars beat writer, Mike DiRocco, tweeted on Saturday evening that “Jacksonville Mayor @lennycurry defends the #Jaguars and predicts a big win over the Dolphins on Sunday.” Senator Marco Rubio, who hasn’t been shy about […]

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Jax City Council OKs probe of pension fund senior staff retirement fund

Jon McGowan writes Jax Council President in support of Lenny Curry board moves

JEA board issues feature at JEA agreement meeting, agenda notwithstanding

Academic opponents to Florida campus carry bill speak out

Jax City Council has packed agenda on Monday

Jax NOW president blasts Lenny Curry for board removals

Lenny Curry administration incensed with JEA Board

Mike Williams to highlight NO-FLAC constitutional officers forum in Jacksonville

Angela Corey announces FOP endorsement

ESPN picks up Marco Rubio, Lenny Curry Twitter exchange