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A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

The symbiotic political relationship between Bishop John Guns and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continues, with a Wednesday morning press conference set to begin the “One City, One Jacksonville Leadership Week for Young Men.” The week precedes the new school year, encompassing Aug. 17 through 21. Guns’ organization Operation Save Our Sons will collaborate with the Jacksonville Sheriff […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

The Tuesday morning meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee happened as scheduled. A few highlights. The first order of business was a discussion of 2015-143, a bill marked “DEFER” in the agenda. Councilman Reggie Brown wanted to know why the city’s approach to accepting grants was “stagnant.” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2015

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In some ways, northwest Jacksonville Councilman Reggie Brown is the most interesting member of the Jacksonville City Council right now. For one thing, talk that he might run for a State House seat (the gossip says HD 14, where the only competition at the moment is Leslie Scott Jean-Bart) persist. Brown, for his part, isn’t saying that […]

Drew WilsonAugust 3, 2015

A third Republican has filed to run for the District 4 House seat being vacated by Fort Walton Beach Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is eyeing his father’s Senate seat in the 2016 cycle. Destin Mayor Mel Ponder said Monday he’s running for the seat, hitting small government and conservative values that play well in the Panhandle districts. “It […]

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Reggie Brown questions nature of consolidation

Destin Mayor Mel Ponder files to succeed Matt Gaetz in HD 4