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A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Doyle Carter was already termed out in 2019 before he threw in for the soon-to-be-vacant Duval County Tax Collector position. And Carter made it clear that he backed his old friend Randy White for the Westside seat. Like Carter, White is a Republican. And despite the absence of any real competition for the seat, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

On a shoestring budget of just over $9,000, Jacksonville City Councilman Sam Newby won his at-large seat on the City Council three years ago, defeating a candidate who raised 15 times what he did in the May 2015 unitary general election. And, if his first month in the race is any indication, Newby figures he can win […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

When then-Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop finished a strong third in the 2015 mayor’s race, the Republican vowed that he would run for Mayor again, before endorsing Democrat Alvin Brown over the eventual Republican winner, Lenny Curry. Both the early declaration of a mayoral re-do and the cross-party endorsement of Brown seemed like a safe bet at the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown is challenging Senate Democratic Leader-Designate Audrey Gibson in the 2018 primary. Despite his run for higher office, Brown has not yet made moves to resign from the City Council. And he has no plans to as of this writing. Qualifying for state offices is in mid-June. Per statute, the written […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2018

JEA CEO Aaron Zahn is settling into his interim role. Florida Politics spoke with Zahn in light of recent criticism of the CEO. Navigating a tricky political climate, a neophyte to the world of municipal utilities (he was on the board weeks before he made the CEO bid), Zahn has faced a unique pressure. We discussed this and […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche is not ruling out a run for a higher office, such as Jacksonville Mayor, she said on WJCT‘s First Coast Connect Wednesday. The field is crowding. Mayor Lenny Curry has already reported $1.5 million raised, but will face former Atlantic Beach Commissioner Jimmy Hill and activist Connell Crooms in a blanket primary next March. Brosche […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2018

For the second straight committee cycle for the Jacksonville City Council, members mulled legislation to make city property a “hit-free zone.” And although it cleared committees two weeks ago, problems cropped up for Resolution 2018-171 which would turn all city property into “areas in which no adult shall hit another adult, no adult shall hit a child, no […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee Tuesday approved a bill that may alleviate food desert conditions in one of the city’s most challenged areas. 2018-195 will, if passed by the full Council next week, approve encumbering $3 million from the Northwest Jacksonville Economic Development Trust Fund to recruit grocers or other “food options” to move into […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2018

The race to succeed termed-out Republican Jim Love in Jacksonville City Council District 14 got more crowded Tuesday, with Democrat Jimmy Peluso entering the scrum. Peluso, a former Naval officer, is now a reservist in the same branch. “I will be a strong advocate for smart development that respects the unique attributes of the district, including our […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2018

The District, proposed by developers and political influencers Peter Rummell and Michael Munz, is headed this month to Jacksonville City Council for approval. Some members have questioned the lavish incentives (a $30 million capital improvement plan and a Rev Grant for 75 percent for up to 22 years capped at $56 million). Now, Empower Jacksonville, a religious right […]

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Unopposed Randy White readies to replace Doyle Carter on Jacksonville City Council

Soft April fundraising in Sam Newby’s Jacksonville City Council re-election bid

Bill Bishop continues to bellyflop in Jacksonville City Council race fundraising

Reggie Brown dodges resign-to-run question at Jacksonville City Hall presser

Aaron Zahn sees being JEA CEO as a long-term gig

Anna Brosche mulls run for Jacksonville Mayor

City Hall ‘hit-free zone’ falls in third Jacksonville City Council panel

Jacksonville City Council panel OKs $3M for Northwest ‘food options’

Jimmy Peluso becomes fourth candidate in Jacksonville City Council District 14 race

Religious right group opposes Peter Rummell development over Second Amendment issues