A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2019
3min345
This week, two adversaries of Mayor Lenny Curry's political machine are feeling the heat via targeted mail.
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6min244
A Jacksonville City Councilman may face legal action for tweets about the Mayor's Chief of Staff.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 20, 2019
3min298
"Ask yourself: do you feel safer than you did four years ago?"
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2019
6min226
On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council convened for the first time since a State Attorney's report suggested rampant Sunshine Law violations.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2019
10min438
"Common sense dictates that Council members do not spend [this much time] on the phone ... discussing simple scheduling matters or irregular personal matters."
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 22, 2019
7min446
The first post-qualifying fundraising reports are in for downticket Jacksonville races in the March elections, and some trends are familiar while others are exciting and new. [Note: coverage of mayoral race fundraising is here.] The races for Sheriff and Property Appraiser see Republican incumbents Mike Williams and Jerry Holland with daunting leads over Democratic challengers. Williams has over […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 14, 2019
6min323
The year 2018 allowed Duval County Democrats to flex, and why not? Though statewide candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson lost, they carried Duval. At the time, speculation was that was a springboard for a Democratic candidate to carry that momentum into the 2019 Jacksonville Mayor’s race. Whether it was Alvin Brown (back from wherever he goes between […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 11, 2019
8min529
Jacksonville’s March ballot promises the most pitched and invective-laden campaign in recent memory. Defending his title with nearly three million dollars at his disposal: incumbent mayor Lenny Curry. And his primary challenger, who telegraphed a run ahead of Friday’s qualifying deadline, City Councilwoman Anna Brosche (who filed Friday). The goal is simple for Brosche and less heralded […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2019
6min239
The Jacksonville City Council agenda Tuesday evening was mild compared to the somewhat wild speculation about which member(s) are running for Mayor. However, even as the “silly season” is in full swing, policy concerns populated the agenda, even as political cross-currents proved irresistible. One such measure: 2018-846, Council President Aaron Bowman’s bill to create a task […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2019
3min499
Jacksonville City Councilors Anna Brosche (Republican) and Garrett Dennis (Democrat) have some things in common. They bookend the Council dais, for one. They’ve been muscled out of meaningful committee posts by Council President Aaron Bowman, for another. And they long since have fallen out of favor with the Mayor’s Office. And both have been rumored to be Lenny […]