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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2015

No need for state Sen. Audrey Gibson to worry. The Jacksonville Democrat has no competition as of yet. Thus her quiet fundraising of late, including in August, likely is of little import. Gibson raised $1,500 in August: $500 from AGL Resources Florida City Gas, based in Atlanta, and $1,000 from Anheuser Busch. Gibson has raised, in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, some small but important steps were made toward accomplishing something essential in Jacksonville: making the contracts process more transparent. Councilman Tommy Hazouri, a former mayor and probably the most dyed-in-the-wool populist on the current Council, scheduled a meeting with Council Vice-President Lori Boyer, who has as much experience with contracts on the current Council […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

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House District 4 Republican Jay Fant doesn’t appear in danger of facing meaningful opposition, but he continues his slow and steady fundraising, with $3,000 more added to his campaign account in August from four contributors. Anheuser Busch tapped the bottle, twisted the cap, and poured $500 into the Jacksonville Republican’s campaign account on Aug. 5. On […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

Florida Politics has learned that a “meet-and-greet” meeting with “no fixed agenda” is planned Friday between members of the Lenny Curry administration, including the mayor and Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, and the Florida Department of Transportation. Among the issues to be discussed, according to an email from Mousa, are area transportation issues. Those could include matters […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

In a crowded six way race among Republicans in HD 11, Donnie Horner is lapping the field in terms of fundraising. August’s haul of $7,675, though modest compared to previous months, nonetheless had a couple of noteworthy names, in the form of GOP powerbrokers Michael Munz and Peter Rummell. Rummell gave $1,000 and Munz donated $500 on August 18. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

Circuit 4 State Attorney Angela Corey widened her fundraising lead over her challenger, Wes White, in August. Corey’s $16,488 in August brought her total to $185,678. White’s $3,500 brought his tally up to $17,750. Notable August contributions for Corey include $1,000 donations from J.B. Coxwell Contracting, John David Coxwell, Helen Coxwell, and former mayor John Peyton’s Gate Petroleum. Meanwhile, White had […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2015

The eagle eye of Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union caught this one yesterday. A few months back, the Build Something That Lasts Political Action Committee was formed, very quietly. The Chairman, Eric Robinson, is based in Venice and Tallahassee, and is the registered agent for a couple of dozen PACs statewide. The group thus far has […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2015

The Tuesday night Jacksonville City Council meeting was expected, for the most part, to be quiet. The principal drama of the budget is forestalled until Sept. 21 meeting, and the big talker, going in, was expected to be the Police and Fire Pension Fund’s senior staff retirement plan. In the wake of the retirement of Police and […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2015

A Duval County School Board workshop on proposed district boundary changes, affecting urban core high schools Raines, Ribault, and Jackson, as well as their feeder programs, proved to be controversial, in no small part because Representative Corrine Brown stopped by on her way back to Washington DC. An unexpected move, at least according to a few […]

Melissa RossSeptember 8, 2015

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NASA’s shuttle program may have come in for a final landing in Florida, but dreams of commercial space flight around the state are refusing to stay grounded. The CEO of Space Florida says the demand is growing for a commercial spaceport without the constraints of government bureaucracy. This, even though Senator Bill Nelson seems to be nixing […]

Jax

Audrey Gibson has quiet fundraising month in August

Sam Mousa, Jax Council members discuss transparency in contracts

Jay Fant, running unopposed, continues quiet but steady fundraising

Meeting planned between Lenny Curry administration, FDOT on Friday

More Jax power brokers line up behind Donnie Horner in HD 11

Angela Corey widens fundraising lead in reelection race

What could “Build Something That Lasts” do?

Jax Council refers PFPF Senior Staff retirement plan legality question to Finance

Corrine Brown clashes with Nikolai Vitti, School Board over proposed boundary changes

Will Florida spaceports take flight?