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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 6, 2017

As legislators begin filing appropriations bills in Tallahassee, we are starting to get an idea what success (or failure) will look like for Northeast Florida this Session. Two of the more compelling requests last week came from Jacksonville Rep. Clay Yarborough, who filed a pair of bills totaling $10 million for the University of North Florida. House […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2016

The keynote address at the First Coast Legislative Delegation meeting Thursday was delivered by Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. Curry, in the manner of many stakeholders, sees a cohesive regional vision for Northeast Florida, and his pitch to Northeast Florida legislators addressed that. His message: as Jacksonville goes, so goes the region. As he said Wednesday at […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry isn’t changing his administration’s game plan ahead of legislative delegation meetings Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, Curry said his asks would be “consistent with what I’ve been doing since I’ve been in office. Public safety, infrastructure will be top topics of discussion.” “Yes, I would say you should be there,” Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 28, 2016

The inaugural First Coast Legislative Delegation meeting, to be held Thursday at Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute, is going to be different from the Duval Delegation meeting held the day before. For one thing, it will be regional in nature, including 16 representatives and senators total. And for another thing, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will keynote […]

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UNF capital improvements among appropriations asks by northeast Florida lawmakers

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry outlines priorities to regional legislators

Infrastructure, public safety to feature in Lenny Curry delegation pitches

Lenny Curry to keynote First Coast Legislative Delegation meeting Thursday