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A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2015

The news media has raised questions lately about the Lenny Curry administration’s ambitious $90 million capital improvement plan for EverBank Field, which includes a covered practice facility and an amphitheater. Shad Khan would pay $45 million as the private half of the public-private partnership and $45 million would be paid by the city, financed and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2015

On Thursday afternoon, a statement was released by former Jacksonville mayor Alvin Brown regarding the Eureka Garden financing issue, which, as we reported earlier this week, was ultimately controversial. In a letter dated October 18, Tripp Gulliford, the chairman of the Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, mailed Mayor Lenny Curry with concerns over how “bond issuers […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2015

One of the interesting developments of Lenny Curry as mayor is how easily the mainstream media has been sold. Part of the reason: He’s done a great job reaching out to media on its own terms. From the sports people at First Coast News, who prepared a feature on his coaching his son’s youth football […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

One of the controversies that won’t go away in #jaxpol is the narrative revolving around Jacksonville City Council members Reggie Brown, Katrina Brown, Scott Wilson, Tommy Hazouri, and Reggie Gaffney texting with Jacksonville firefighters union head Randy Wyse during city budget deliberations. Wyse was pushing, as Chris Hong reported in The Florida Times-Union, to ensure […]

Melissa RossAugust 18, 2015

In the wake of The Florida Times-Union’s powerful dive into dangerous gaps in the state’s mental health care system, advocates pushing for change say they’re readying their strategy to press legislators hard to enact reforms in 2016. “We’re coordinating a statewide advocacy effort, bringing together mental health professionals, advocates, families, and consumers, to really have […]

Mitch PerryAugust 6, 2015

He was the toast of the town after his successful announcement in Miami in April, but Marco Rubio‘s presidential ambitious appear to be shrinking by the day. A Florida presidential poll released on Wednesday night shows Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in a virtual tie, with Trump at 27 percent and Bush at 26. Rubio […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2015

One of the many hot-button issues during the Jacksonville mayoral campaign between Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown was whether or not Mayor Brown would take a pension from the Florida Retirement System. As Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union reported in March, Mayor Brown’s office had said that he had “enrolled in the plan without realizing that taxpayers” […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2015

Republican State Sen. Jeff Brandes recently sent a letter to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement asking for an investigation into RedFlex Traffic Systems. Apparently, there’s an issue with fraud? “The admission of bribery by (former RedFlex CEO) Karen Finley illustrates the extent to which these providers will go in order to profit off the backs […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The battle over Medicaid expansion in the Florida Legislature was an intense, emotional issue for many in Tallahassee this year. It was an internecine battle, as House Republicans fought Senate Republicans over expanding health care coverage and a Senate fix to the Low Income Pool program. At times the battle got personal, with some ascribing less than […]

Phil AmmannJune 29, 2015

In less than a month, conservative Republican Adam Barringer posted impressive fundraising numbers in his bid for Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Since announcing his campaign June 8, Barringer, the former Mayor of New Smyrna Beach, raised over $100,000 in his bid for the seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. According to the campaign, nearly all […]

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Florida mental health summit: “We will impact the 2016 Legislative Session”

Marco Rubio trounced in new Florida presidential poll

Alvin Brown fulfills promise, reimburses FRS pension

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Jack Latvala calls attacks on state senators, spouses in health care “reprehensible”

Adam Barringer nets over $100K in first month of campaign for Ron DeSantis’ seat