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A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2016

At a Town Hall meeting Monday night for Jacksonville City Councilman Scott Wilson, Mayor Lenny Curry was on hand to talk about the pension tax referendum. Curry, who has three months and two weeks to sell the pension tax, should have his pitch refined by now. He’s made it to community groups ranging from the Jacksonville Bar Association […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2016

Clay County’s legislative delegation contains just three people: Sen. Rob Bradley and Reps. Travis Cummings and Charles Van Zant. At a Clay County Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Orange Park Tuesday, the three men celebrated successes across the board, both in terms of their performance during the Session and the county’s emergence as a force in its own right. During […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2016

On Wednesday, the Florida Senate voted 35-1 to approve the Discretionary Sales Surtax bill (SB 1652), which would allow Jacksonville to impose a pension tax via referendum if the bill is signed into law. This passage represents the culmination of a concerted effort that started months ago, including the enlistment of an army of city […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2016

Wednesday saw the Jacksonville-centric Discretionary Sales Surtax bill clear the Senate Rules Committee (SB 1652), scheduled at the same time as the third reading in the House (HB 1297). Central to the pitch: bill sponsor Rob Bradley and Mayor Lenny Curry, whose sales job gets better with every committee stop… especially important because Curry will have to sell […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2016

The next date to watch for the Discretionary Sales Surtax bill (CS/CS/SB 1652), Jacksonville’s attempt to extend its half-cent Better Jacksonville Plan tax through 2060, is Tuesday. The “pension tax” bill, designed to address the city’s Unfunded Pension Liability, has been added to the Special Order Calendar. Worth noting: Tia Mitchell noted in her reporting this […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 16, 2016

Tuesday afternoon finds Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry “headed back over to Tallahassee” to sell the pension tax bill, he told FloridaPolitics.com. Though the “Discretionary Sales Surtax” bill is not up for any committee hearings this week, Curry plans “individual meetings” with lawmakers. The next stop for the bill, Jacksonville’s plan to deal with the unfunded pension liability, […]

Tag: Discretionary Sales Surtax

On Jax’s Southside, Lenny Curry sells the pension tax referendum

Clay County legislators discuss Session, Jax pension tax bill

Jacksonville’s pension tax bill sails through Senate, now heads to Gov. Scott

Jax Pension Tax bill clears final Senate committee

Jax “pension tax” bill moves to House special order calendar for Tuesday

Lenny Curry, pension tax on his mind, heads back to Tallahassee