A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2024
3min0
Republicans have a legislative supermajority.
Tag: Finance Committee
A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2024A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 20233min0
Republicans control the Council, including the Finance Committee, which will mull Mayor Donna Deegan's budget.
Scott PowersOctober 18, 2017
7min316
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced today that it is launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 14 residents at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The investigation comes following a request from Florida’s U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a senior member of the committee. […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2016
4min194
A bill designed to give Jacksonville City Council members access to a pot of $70,000 for neighborhood events cleared its final committee Wednesday. The measure cleared Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services on Monday with no opposition. And on Tuesday, the Rules Committee approved it 5 to 1. A number of amendments, intended to sharpen distinctions […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2016
3min285
On Wednesday, the Finance Committee of the Jacksonville City Council became the third and final committee to approve revisions to the Tourist Development Council schematic. The bill was approved 5-1, with Aaron Bowman in dissent. A sticking point in committees in previous days was a provision in the bill that the current and most recent council […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2016
10min302
Jacksonville City Councilwoman Anna Brosche ran a textbook campaign to get elected in her at-large race, projecting an image of serene competence in an electoral battle against the then-incumbent, Kimberly Daniels. Brosche, a CPA, won in last May’s election handily, and since getting on the council, has not missed a beat. While some elected to the […]