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A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016

An ongoing saga of the Lenny Curry administration in Jacksonville has been how to deal with the Senior Staff Voluntary Retirement Plan of the Police and Fire Pension Fund. Earlier this year, the Curry administration opted to scuttle the plan. Though it’s taken some time, a legal challenge may yet manifest from one of Florida’s top lawyers. The […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

A Tuesday status conference and status of counsel hearing in a Jacksonville court for Rep. Corrine Brown and Elias Simmons had little of the drama of the arraignment hearing earlier this month, which drew media from around the state and was picked up nationally and internationally. There was no entourage involving past and present members of Jacksonville City Council and […]

Melissa RossJune 14, 2016

Sign-waving protest rallies are planned tonight at several downtown Jacksonville locations as hearings continue into the lawsuit over the city’s August 30th closed primary. Both State Attorney Angela Corey and Public Defender Matt Shirk will face only GOP voters on that date due to the presence on the ballot of controversial write-in candidates. More than […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016

Is a write-in candidate actual competition? What if the paperwork for the write-in was filed by the incumbent’s campaign manager to close the GOP primary? Can a sham candidacy be defined? These were the questions posed Tuesday in a Jacksonville courtroom, regarding a challenge to the write-in candidacy of Kenny Leigh, an avowed supporter of incumbent […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

If you’re like me, you’ve heard gun control debates for decades (perhaps even since speech class in high school), and you might believe that, per Shakespeare, there is nothing new under the sun. The one on Monday evening at the University of North Florida, moderated by UNF President John Delaney, didn’t disprove the lede. It did include […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 7, 2015

Cord Byrd is one of six candidates in the crowded HD 11 primary to replace term-limited Janet Adkins, and odds aren’t necessarily with him. With just under $9,000 in the bank, he trails Donnie Horner and Sheri Treadwell in the race for campaign cash. Despite this, Byrd has a distinction the other candidates in that primary […]

Melissa RossOctober 5, 2015

It’s presented as the next program in the OneJax Institute’s “Civil Discourse” series. But an upcoming forum on the UNF campus called Gun Control: A Loaded Topic, could get a bit heated. The free event, moderated by UNF president and former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney, will feature both supporters and opponents of the so-called “campus carry” […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 14, 2015

I live in paradise. A broad, blue river runs through my city, crossed by seven bridges – three or four of them works of art in themselves. The skyline at night, sparkling in the mirror-blackness of the St. Johns, never fails to take my breath away. I love Jacksonville as I would a member of […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 14, 2015

I live in paradise. A broad, blue river runs through my city, crossed by seven bridges – three or four of them works of art in themselves. The skyline at night, sparkling in the mirror-blackness of the St. Johns, never fails to take my breath away. I love Jacksonville as I would a member of […]

Julie DelegalDecember 30, 2014

Chutzpah. That’s what Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has. Not for accepting lavish vacations from the lobbyists who fund the Republican Attorneys General Association. No, that’s a whole ’nother column. AG Bondi has the chutzpah to pretend, for the sake of politics, that Florida’s Clerks of Court are exempt from obeying the United States Constitution. U.S. […]

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A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.

Jacksonville may face legal challenge on phasing out special pension plan

Corrine Brown status conference reset for August 9

Protests planned in downtown Jacksonville over closed primary election

State Attorney write-in suit has ‘motion to dismiss’ hearing in Jax court

Jax gun control forum covers familiar ground

HD 11 candidate Cord Byrd to participate in Jacksonville gun control forum

OneJax/UNF forum on gun control timely, tense

Julie Delegal: Axe Handle Saturday dims; Civil Rights Saturday shines

Julie Delegal: New milestone joins Axe Handle Saturday – Civil Rights Saturday

Julie Delegal: No ban on Pam Bondi’s chutzpah