Jax

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2015

After an hour and a half of discussion, the Jacksonville Planning Commission bucked the wishes of the Curry administration members in the audience, and elected Lisa King as Chairwoman Elect. On Thursday at noon, the Jacksonville Planning Commission nominating committee met, preceding the regular 1:00 p.m. meeting. The principal drama looming over the event: the attempts […]

Melissa RossSeptember 17, 2015

With crime, punishment and juvenile justice very much on the minds of local and regional policymakers, an upcoming resource fair aimed at coordinating ways to keep youngsters out of trouble is an idea that’s being embraced in Jacksonville. The Juvenile Justice and Youth Services Fair will take place Wednesday in the second-floor jury assembly room […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2015

Ahead of Thursday’s surprisingly dramatic Jacksonville Planning Commission meeting, in which Commissioners Lisa King and Joey McKinnon, who have been asked to resign, in fact intend to show up and fulfill their duties, a couple of things are clear after conversations Florida Politics had with the mayor and several Council members on Thursday morning. Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2015

In Jacksonville politics, the mood in recent months has been the Era of Good Feeling. The budget process went as smoothly as could be hoped during the Finance Committee meetings of August. A lot of positive momentum was in play. As the board removals and replacements have mounted in Jacksonville’s independent commissions and boards in recent weeks, there […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

The Lenny Curry administration may want Lisa King off the Jacksonvile Planning Commission, but she has no intention of going. So it looks like Curry has a scrap on his hands. Florida Politics obtained a letter from King to Mayor Curry telling him, “I respectfully decline to resign from the Planning Commission.” “I am convinced […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

Florida Politics has gotten confirmation that, as Councilman Tommy Hazouri told us, Council President Greg Anderson is planning to form a subcommittee with the express intent of looking at JTA issues, including the Skyway. “My understanding is that the Council President is planning to form a subcommittee to examine multiple aspects of the JTA,” wrote Anderson’s Executive […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

A proposal to appoint four new members to Jacksonville’s Planning Commission will be considered at next week’s City Council meeting, Florida Politics has learned. The moves comes despite two of the members slated for replacement have not yet resigned. The situation will likely dismay and inflame critics of the Lenny Curry administration’s board appointment policy. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

As Melissa Ross reported on Tuesday, Senator Aaron Bean is competing Saturday night in the 2015 First Coast Dancing with the Stars event supporting the Beaches Fine Arts Series. But Senator Bean isn’t the only member of the Duval Delegation who has caught a case of Saturday Night Fever. Senator Audrey Gibson is also slated to participate […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

The Jacksonville Skyway. If you ever saw the classic Simpsons episode about the Springfield Monorail, you’ll know how most longtime locals feel about the almost 30-year old mass transit conveyance. The complaints are myriad. It isn’t especially accessible for the vast majority of residents. Some say it goes from “nowhere to nowhere.” Its aesthetics? Like something […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

On Wednesday night, the Republican Party of Duval County will hold its second Debate Watch party of the 2016 Presidential Primary cycle. The party, which will be held instead of the normal Republican Executive Committee meeting, will commence at 7:30 at the Players Grille on Hendricks Avenue on the Southside. On offer: “complimentary nachos and wings while they […]

Jax

Jacksonville Planning Commission bucks Lenny Curry, chooses Lisa King as Chair-elect

Jax Youth Justice Fair brings groups together to “save kids from the system”

Despite criticism on Planning Commission moves, Lenny Curry stands ground, with Council support

The civics lesson of the Lisa King and Joey McKinnon situation

Lisa King refuses to quit Jax planning panel; showdown with mayor imminent

Jax City Council to form subcommittee looking at JTA issues

4 tapped to join Jax Planning Commission, but 2 holdouts haven’t resigned

Like Aaron Bean, Audrey Gibson is dancing with the stars

In Jacksonville, a Skyway? Or a money pit?

Duval GOP announces debate watch party, “insider briefing”