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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 28, 2016
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In a Tuesday letter to Lenny Curry the chairman of the Southwest Jax Citizens Planning Advisory Committee slammed Denise Lee, expressing “disturbing” concerns. The issue: When Lee “attended one meeting during the year she was quite disruptive.” Given two minutes to discuss blight, Lee said that “she couldn’t possibly discuss Blight” in two minutes. Chairwoman Kathy […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 28, 2016
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In another key endorsement for Sheri Treadwell in the crowded HD 11 GOP primary, former State Sen. Stephen Wise backed her Thursday. “There is no question that Sheri Treadwell would serve District 11 well,” Wise said. “Her deeply held conservative convictions line up perfectly with the values of this district, and I know she will work […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 28, 2016
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A Tequesta Republican has thrown her support behind congressional hopeful Rebecca Negron. On Thursday, Rep. MaryLynn Magar endorsed Negron in her congressional bid. “As a like-minded Republican who believes in limited government, strengthening our economy and is committed to bettering both her community, as well as the State of Florida, Rebecca Negron is the local […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 27, 2016
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While Jacksonville’s own Susie Wiles is Florida co-chair of the Trump campaign, and the grassroots have fallen in behind Marco Rubio, the establishment is still with Jeb Bush. Tuesday’s announcement of the Duval County Jeb Bush leadership team includes familiar names: Mike Hightower, Tom Petway, Peter Rummell, Ed Burr, and John Rood, to name three bigtime backers of Mayor Lenny Curry. The local GOP […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 27, 2016
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Barring the unexpected, Lori Boyer will be Jacksonville City Council President. Wednesday meetings with Council members (Anna Brosche, Matt Schellenberg, and Tommy Hazouri) were intended to let her make her case, while finding out what her colleagues’ vision for Boyer’s presidential year might be. “We can change the face of this city,” Boyer said in the meeting with Brosche. […]

Associated PressJanuary 27, 2016
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Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are conducting a tour along the Gulf Coast to consider the feasibility of bringing passenger rail back to the Gulf Coast, more than a decade after Hurricane Katrina damaged the tracks. The Southern Rail Commission announced recently that the so-called “Inspection Train” will include 14 stops in four states, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 26, 2016
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With two HRO expansion bills in public hearing at the end of the meeting, Jacksonville’s City Council steeled itself for another extended round of public comment. The legislative agenda? Light. But even the agenda meeting had allusions to the conflict to come, such as Bill Gulliford‘s quip about a city employee moving to the Beach, saying […]


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