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Guest AuthorJune 25, 2015

It would make it easier on all of us if there was not so much shame around being human. – Natasha Lyonne, actress and prison-reform advocate Thanks to social media, a 24-hour news cycle, reality television and millions upon millions of people who’d rather feel than think – public shaming is a growth industry. Instead […]

Phil AmmannJune 25, 2015

State Sen. Joseph Abruzzo is supporting Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay in her bid for Florida’s 18th Congressional District. McKinlay, elected in November, is running for the seat held by Congressman Patrick Murphy, the Jupiter Democrat seeking Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat. If elected, McKinlay will become one of a handful of working single […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

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The final budget review for Lenny Curry‘s transition team involves Information Technology. Usha Mohan is the primary representative of IT. 3:18: A discussion of vacancies. 16 total, with a lot of attrition, and they don’t “pay enough to attract people.” Vacant positions were “not funded at the right levels.” 3:20: Vacancies have ranged, in recent years, from […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

Jason Gabriel has been with the city of Jacksonville’s General Counsel office since 2010. And, at least in the first few months of the Lenny Curry administration, Gabriel, the current General Counsel, will continue. Mayor-elect Curry said Thursday that he has appointed the current Jacksonville general counsel to stay on up to 90 days as […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

Thursday afternoon brings the final two budget reviews for Sam Mousa, Mike Weinstein, and the “budget SWAT team.” First up, Parks and Recreation. The big news out of this is that the Equestrian Center, a consistent money loser, is in the line of fire. 1:04: Revenue basically flat, down by a bit more than $1,000. Summer camps are […]

Guest AuthorJune 25, 2015

Now the Special Session is finally over and the Legislature finally finished the budget they worked on long into the night. They handed it to the governor so he could have his way with it and put his pen to paper, signing it into law with one hand and slashing it with his veto pen […]

Guest AuthorJune 25, 2015

As you read this, property values, home prices and apartment rental rates are on the rise in Florida and, in some areas, starting to skyrocket. While this is good news for Florida’s economy, as well as the housing market, which has been limping toward recovery since the housing bubble burst in 2007, it’s a bad […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

With less than a week to go until the inauguration of Jacksonville Mayor-elect Lenny Curry, a question some have is what to expect in his inauguration speech. Two things are for certain: His remarks will be directed toward a unified vision for Jacksonville, and will not be overly long, according to Curry spokesman Brian Hughes. “Mayor-elect Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

The Flag Day Dinner is one of the most important events in the Clay County Republican Party‘s annual social calendar, and on Tuesday two men with their eyes on 2016 races, Texas Governor Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, will be the featured speakers Lopez-Cantera has done everything to signal his intentions to run […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

One of the best pieces of clickbait all day Wednesday in Jacksonville was the one about a proposal in front of city council to ban people from parking “backed in” to their driveways. WJXT and The Florida Times-Union both had their takes on it. And the Facebook posts for both blew up with righteous indignation. If […]

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Catherine Durkin Robinson: Public shaming is a growth industry

Joe Abruzzo endorses Melissa McKinlay for Congress

Jax transition budget meeting: Information Technology

Lenny Curry picks Jason Gabriel as acting General Counsel

Jax transition budget meeting: Parks, Recreation and Community Services

Gary Stein: What have tax cuts really accomplished?

Jaimie Ross: Funding for affordable housing comes at important time

Look for “optimistic vision” from Lenny Curry inauguration speech

CLC, Rick Perry highlight Clay County GOP Flag Day dinner

Prediction: Jacksonville City Council will not ban backing into your driveway