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A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

Those who have seen Jacksonville grow over the decades have seen Florida State College at Jacksonville grow with it. A few decades back, Florida Junior College was a sleepy two-year school, used primarily as a feeder into the University of North Florida’s upper division offerings. Jacksonville has grown, and FSCJ has grown with it. A four-year […]

Ryan RayJuly 10, 2015

Speaker of the House Steve Crisafulli has endorsed Rep. Tom Goodson in central Brevard County-based HD 51, the term-limited Crisafulli’s home district, according to a Friday news release. Goodson now represents a sliver of Brevard in his HD 50 seat, but had to establish residence in Titusville after 2011 House redistricting removed his home base in Rockledge […]

Ryan RayJuly 10, 2015

Rep. Ray Pilon raised just $1,985 this past month while his opponent in Sarasota’s HD 72, Democrat Edward James, brought in more than $30,000 between his campaign account and an affiliated PAC. That blowout margin bears an asterisk — Pilon was prohibited from taking contributions for most of June because of the Special Session — but it […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

One of the recurrent issues during the mayoral campaign: the “Liberty Street Collapse.” Candidate Lenny Curry promised action on it. Mayor Lenny Curry delivered. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has moved up its safety inspection of Coastline Drive to the week of July 20. It had been scheduled for mid-August. In a statement, Curry said: […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

The man who chaired the Duval GOP to resounding electoral success in the just concluded campaign will be an integral part of the Lenny Curry administration. The Jacksonville mayor announced on Friday that he has appointed Robin Lumb as his Director of Policy at a salary of $92K per annum. Lumb – a former At-Large Jacksonville City […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

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A victory for grassroots democracy in Jacksonville recently: the establishment of a permanent process for backyard poultry. That process moves forward next week, as the University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a seminar on Tuesday to educate potential hen owners. The class satisfies the educational requirement of the Jacksonville Backyard Poultry Ordinance as well. For […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has many traditions. One of them, crime prevention walks through neighborhoods with such issues, is going to be continued by new Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams on Saturday. The first Williams walk takes place at 11 a.m. at the Eureka Gardens apartment complex on the Westside. On its Facebook page, the JSO posted […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

Ten days out from the Duval County Republican Party meeting where a new committeeman and new secretary will be elected, in the wake of the resignations of Lenny Curry and Bill Spann from those posts, and it seems like at least one of these elections will be a mere formality. Alexander Pantinakis, 21, appears to be clearing […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2015

It was just an average Thursday in the Florida political world. But first a note about Jeb Bush, who announced that through his own campaign and his Super PAC Right to Rise, he’s raised $114 million this year, with all but $11 million coming from Right to Rise, which began fundraising for the “non-candidate” in […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

The Jacksonville Beaches on the Fourth of July have a certain amount of public safety concerns. Townies cross the ditch, get blitzed, and act the fool. Since Independence Day 2011, when there was a bit of a melee at Jax Beach, there has been increased vigilance. That’s the price of doing business. Neptune Beach has […]

FSCJ Downtown Immersion project is on the table

Speaker Steve Crisafulli endorses Tom Goodson in HD 51

Ray Pilon, out-raised in June, unfazed by Democratic challenge

Lenny Curry gets FDOT action on Liberty Street

Robin Lumb appointed COJ policy director

Backyard poultry seminar in Jacksonville on Tuesday

Jax Sheriff Mike Williams taking his debut crime prevention walk Saturday

Alexander Pantinakis shores up support for Duval GOP committeeman run

Mitch Perry Report for 7.10.15 — A whole lotta political stuff

In Neptune Beach, the fuzz takes the heat