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A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2015

One of the interesting things about the current permutation of the Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhood Improvement and Enhancement Committee is how many complaints there are about it from the regulars. Not enough items on the agenda. They don’t do anything anymore. If you scratched the surface, you might hear similar complaints from those on City […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2015

One of the interesting developments of Lenny Curry as mayor is how easily the mainstream media has been sold. Part of the reason: He’s done a great job reaching out to media on its own terms. From the sports people at First Coast News, who prepared a feature on his coaching his son’s youth football […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry gets many letters, and a certain percentage of them involve promised/threatened legal action. One of them was sent Oct. 13, naming Curry, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, and Tara Wildes, director of JSO’s Department of Corrections, as defendants in a proposed action for “declaratory, punitive, and any other damages the court deems […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2015

It seemed simple enough on the agenda for the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee on Monday morning: a bill to allow a vehicle allowance for Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan. However, the Wu Tang Clan “Can it all really be so simple?” rule definitely was in effect when the bill led to much broader discussion […]

Melissa RossOctober 19, 2015

A new poll shows Donald Trump still leads among Florida’s Republican primary voters, taking 21 percent of the vote if the election were held today, with Ben Carson closing in at 19 percent. The new University of North Florida statewide poll shows Marco Rubio coming in third with 14 percent and Jeb Bush at a […]

Susan ClaryOctober 19, 2015

In just a few short months, the race to replace Congressman Alan Grayson in Washington has become an anomaly. The Democratic primary pits state Sen. Darren Soto of Orlando against longtime progressive activist Susannah Randolph. At the end of their first fundraising quarter, numbers released by the Federal Elections Commission this week show Soto edged […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2015

It’s a measure of, well, something that it took almost a week after Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry interviewed with the Florida Times-Union editorial board for his best quote to come out. Curry dropped science on former mayor and current City Council adversary Tommy Hazouri, by channeling some late-period Jay-Z. “He’s loud as a motorbike but […]

Susan ClaryOctober 17, 2015

Ever since U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio denied the existence of climate change earlier this year, protesters have waved signs outside his office demanding he acknowledge science. But a climate change rally in Orlando this week had a different message – one that demanded people of color and low-income families have their voices heard in the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2015

If I were planning to “make America great again,” I’d probably start at a 30 year old shopping mall, just like GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is. Trump will be at Toney Sleiman‘s Jacksonville Landing next Saturday at noon. Meanwhile, a protest, by Eyes Open Jax, has already been planned. “Donald Trump is visiting Jacksonville to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015

It appears that the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Jacksonville are in a disagreement regarding a lapsed Joint Participation Agreement and encumbrance concerning the Mayport/St Johns River Ferry Operations project and Federal Land Access Program money is at stake. An email from Paige Johnston of the General Counsel office to Councilman John Crescimbeni lays […]

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Jax NICE Committee, against all odds, passes a bill

Florida Times-Union lauds Lenny Curry’s first 100 days

Jax inmate threatens legal action against mayor, sheriff

Jax Council Finance Committee looks to revisit city vehicle allowances

UNF Poll: Donald Trump holds slight Florida lead

Race to replace Alan Grayson becomes pure political intrigue

Lenny Curry, Jay Z, and the rhetorical future of Jax politics

Orlando climate change rally seeks to give minorities voice in debate

Donald Trump in Jacksonville next Saturday; protest immediately planned

FDOT, Jacksonville in ferry funding flap