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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 11, 2016

Back in December, the Duval Delegation heard from dozens of speakers, all with their specific asks. The Port wants money for harbor deepening. The School District wants money for low-performing schools, as well as money to remedy safety issues and to boost technology. Jacksonville Transportation Authority: money for the Ferry. UF Health: money to overcome […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 11, 2016

2016-17, the bill repurposing Jacksonville’s Better Jacksonville Plan 1/2 cent sales tax for unfunded liability pension relief, is sponsored by the entire City Council. The bill resolves that relevant Florida statute “should be amended in order to permit counties with an already existing 1/2 penny sales surtax for infrastructure to extend and repurpose such tax for […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 11, 2016

Brandon Patty, the lone St. Johns County candidate in a four person race for the CD 6 GOP nomination, got some major endorsements Sunday from three of the most important GOP players in the State Senate. Senators Rob Bradley, Travis Hutson, and Aaron Bean endorsed Patty in the four way race for the GOP CD 6 nod to succeed […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2016

If December’s fundraising haul is any indication, the Lenny Curry affiliated PAC Build Something That Lasts is living up to its name. The numbers are staggering for Northeast Florida: $289,000 in November, with $100,000 of that from Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, who has to be feeling good about the $90 million stadium renovation plan Curry’s team shepherded […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will be in Tallahassee Tuesday for the State of the State address. With a pension tax plan to sell, Curry will be meeting with Rick Scott also. The meeting will be just a 15-minute block of time, from 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. Scott has given no indication regarding his support for the Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

Despite the best efforts of Jacksonville City Council President Greg Anderson to ensure a linear process in terms of considering expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance, via Committee of the Whole discussions, out of state political operatives seem intent on ensuring that the circus comes to Council Chambers. New radio ads, reported on by Action News Jax, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

Jacksonville hosts the National Curling Championships starting Feb. 6. These will be an educational opportunity for locals, many of whom contend that Curling implies the fine art of home perms. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is expected to be involved. “We would like for Mayor Curry, per the request of the National Curling Association, to do what’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

An interesting email exchange between Republican Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Democratic Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn in recent days concerned a subject salient to Curry: “how to be a Republican mayor.” Buckhorn emailed Curry Monday: “Sounds like you have a lot going on in Jax. Came across this and thought you would be interested. Not sure I subscribe to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

While most of the #jaxpol world focuses on whether the Lenny Curry pension tax proposal is a “new” tax, the real sticking point may be the defined contribution requirement that the Curry administration imposed as a precondition for new employees. In that context, Curry’s “political capital” necessarily will be used, to a considerable degree, to get […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2016

Former Judge Charles Cofer has a message that resonates with many in the Jacksonville legal community as he seeks to unseat incumbent 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk. In Cofer’s first month of fundraising, the money came in slowly. The $7,510 raised was offset by just over $3,000 in expenditures, which went to John Daigle for consulting services. […]

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Duval Delegation 2016 legislative priorities run the gamut

Entire Jax City Council co-sponsors Lenny Curry pension tax resolution

Brandon Patty snags 3 NE FL Senate endorsements in GOP CD 6 scrum

Lenny Curry PAC wows with $289K December; Shahid Khan goes $100K deep

Lenny Curry to meet with Rick Scott Tuesday

Anti-HRO radio ads pressure Jax Council members

Lenny Curry will have to learn rules of Curling soon

In emails Bob Buckhorn, Lenny Curry discuss “how to be a Republican mayor”

Pension tax pushback begins against Lenny Curry

Charles Cofer December fundraising numbers underwhelm