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A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

As regular readers of this site know, we have been in attendance for a number of the Lenny Curry Transition Committee meetings at Jacksonville University. Tuesday’s meeting of the Operations, Human Resources, and Productivity Committee is the third we’ve covered involving this group. This is the first, however, after Committee Chair Kerri Stewart was picked as Chief […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

Twenty years ago, former Jacksonville mayors Tommy Hazouri and John Delaney were linked when the lifelong Democrat crossed party lines to endorse Republican Delaney against a fellow Democrat, Jake Godbold. Hazouri paid a price for that. He languished in the political wilderness. But Hazouri, just like Delaney, have been willing to go against the grain of their own […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

One of the big winners out of last week’s budget signing by Gov. Rick Scott was the University of South Florida. It received $12 million in funding for its Kate Tiedemann College of Business building on its St. Petersburg campus, and for the $17 million it received toward the construction of the Morsani College of Medicine […]

Ryan RayJune 29, 2015

Shelley Vana, the mayor of Florida’s third-largest county, gave the nod on Monday to Melissa McKinlay, a Palm Beach commissioner seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in Congress. The move is a coup for McKinlay locally: Vana’s endorsement comes as other Democrats, including fellow sitting commissioner Priscilla Taylor, are also seeking to assume the 18th […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

Hillary Clinton will give a speech within the next three weeks giving her take on how she would deal with Wall Street bankers and the financial industry. That was the one major nugget of news to emanate from Robbie Mook‘s appearance at the Mise en Place restaurant in Tampa on Monday night. Mook is the 35-year-old […]

Shannon NickinsonJune 29, 2015

My America is not the same as yours. It’s not the same America that gay and lesbian sons and daughters of the Midwest experienced. It’s not the same America that black sons and daughters of the Deep South know. But make no mistake, brothers and sisters. It is all our America. We’ve had a chance […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2015

When speaking about energy for our country, one is typically labeled either a shill for big oil or a left-wing environmentalist, depending on argument. That’s never been clearer than during the past month when my comments on the topic made the rounds in print and online. To be clear, many Floridians and I, think smart […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2015

“Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and get the work done?” Robert Avossa, the new Palm Beach County schools superintendent, asked an enthusiastic group of 250 to 300 in the Glades Central High School media center this past Thursday evening. The crowd was a cross-section of school administrators, teachers, staff, parents and local […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2015

The first budget review with Sports and Entertainment, and SMG was brutal. History in these reviews shows that Sam Mousa is nicer the second time around. Some fun math in these deals, for sure. 3:31: Overheard. “Hopefully the more they get through of these things, the better we look.” 3:32: Overheard. “I just want to get through […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2015

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Hot on the heels of Alvin Brown telling local media that this week he would take his family to Disney World, Lenny Curry is keeping a promise of his own. He got his family two dogs. As Molly Curry puts it on her own page, “Lenny promised the kids a dog after the election, but we decided a […]

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Kamala Harris. Donald Trump. Image via AP.

Kerri Stewart discusses new role as Jax chief of staff

Former Jacksonville mayors move toward 2nd try on HRO

USF campuses in St. Pete, Tampa still celebrating budget wins

Palm Beach County mayor endorses Melissa McKinlay’s congressional bid

Robbie Mook says Hillary Clinton taking primary campaign season seriously

Shannon Nickinson: Bridge our divides, make America stronger

Barney Bishop: All sources needed to provide energy security

Catherine Martinez: New school superintendent promises evaluation, change

Jax transition budget review: Sports and Entertainment, and SMG

Lenny Curry, Alvin Brown keeping post-campaign promises this week