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A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2018

Two new bills introduced to the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday evening could, at least in theory, lead to a grant to the city from the United Arab Emirates being returned. Though if that happens, it’s over the heads of Mayor Lenny Curry and the Council President. Ordinance 2018-813 would give back that $2.775 million grant. And Ordinance 2018-790 would appropriate the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2018

Jacksonville City Council President Aaron Bowman launched his re-election bid Monday, running for his second term in the Southside District 3. Bowman, the former commander of Mayport and current senior vice president of business development for Chamber arm JAXUSA, was elected in 2015. Bowman assumed the Council presidency in July, serving an important role as an […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2018

Both candidates in the November election for Duval County Tax Collector are attempting political comebacks. However, just one has statewide support when it comes to late-game fundraising. Democrat Mia Jones, CEO of Agape Health Services, was formerly on the Jacksonville City Council and a member of the Florida House, rising to Democratic Leader pro tempore in 2014-16. Now, in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2018

Jacksonville political veteran Matt Carlucci, a Republican running for City Council in At Large Group 4, was the first candidate in the 2019 cycle to clear $250,000 raised. He did that by the end of March, a signal that Carlucci — a former Mayoral candidate, a previous member of the Council, and most recently, the head of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 15, 2018

On Monday morning, the first of three Jacksonville City Council committees of reference mulled a resolution of strong opposition to Amendment 1 on the 2018 ballot. The amendment would boost the homestead exemption by $25,000 to $75,000. City leaders have fretted about the impact to the city budget, reducing millage collections by $27.4 million. However, bill […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2018

New legislation filed this week to the Jacksonville City Council would impose a six-month moratorium on adult arcades. Ordinance 2018-680 would ban permitting for these so-called internet cafes, a bane to the existence of Jacksonville lawmakers. These establishments are predominately located in areas of town that have socioeconomic challenges already, and Council members have sought to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2018

In the race to succeed Republican Jim Love on the Jacksonville City Council, Love’s fellow Republican Randy DeFoor expanded her cash on hand lead after September receipts. But in what could be a preview of a runoff election, Democrat Sunny Gettinger is keeping pace. As of the end of September, DeFoor had roughly $157,000 on hand between her campaign account and her Safe and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Council candidate Michael Boylan, the former CEO of WJCT, was poised until last month to become interim director of the city’s Cultural Council. Boylan, who is just six months from an election against fellow Republican Rose Conry, noted that while it was “premature” to assume the posting was a “done deal,” he could serve in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman is legally clear to serve on the Council, with a residency challenge against his Gubernatorial appointment thrown out. Plaintiff Brenda Priestly-Jackson, a Democrat who was passed over for the appointment to the position by Gov. Rick Scott, questioned Freeman’s residency. However, Judge Waddell Wallace agreed with lawyers for Freeman, the city of Jacksonville, and the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2018

Activists wanted early voting at Edward Waters College and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. And now they’ve got it. Duval County Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan confirmed such in an email to Jacksonville City Council members Monday, noting that “sites will be open to all eligible registered Duval County voters. These two additional sites […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

’Blood money‘ reconsidered: UAE grant fight heads to Jacksonville City Council

Jacksonville City Council President Aaron Bowman wants four more years

Nikki Fried, GOP money buoy Mia Jones in Duval County Tax Collector race

Matt Carlucci leads parade of apparent Jacksonville City Council shoo-ins

Jacksonville City Council committee punts on opposing homestead exemption change

Game over: Jacksonville mulls adult arcade moratorium

Randy DeFoor pads coffers in Jacksonville City Council bid

Jacksonville Cultural Council punts on Michael Boylan hire

Court affirms validity of Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman appointment

Jacksonville to expand early voting sites to University of North Florida, Edward Waters College