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A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

Earl Testy, a Republican candidate in Jacksonville City Council District 14, took a provocative position on the current tsunami of sexual harassment charges Monday. Testy took women to task, asserting “they have themselves and their libidos to blame for much of their own abuse by men.” “Feminists have no more call to be proud of […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2017

There are fifteen months until the election, yet mud has already begun to fly in a Jacksonville City Council race. In Council District 6, where Republicans Michael Boylan and Rose Conry are vying to replace termed-out Republican Matt Schellenberg, questions have emerged about Conry’s recent move to Mandarin. While that is technically true, a spokesman for the Conry […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2017

Michael Boylan, the President and CEO of Jacksonville’s WJCT Public Broadcasting, filed papers Monday to launch his campaign for City Council. Boylan’s interest in running has been an open secret for some time; he is nearing the end of his tenure at the Jacksonville public broadcasting station. Boylan is running to replace termed-out Republican Matt Schellenberg […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2017

When the Jacksonville media finally begins paying attention to 2019 City Council races, bet that the at-large contest between Bill Bishop and Ron Salem will feature. It has to. Though media turnover on the television side necessarily dictates many TV reporters won’t remember Bishop’s audacious play for mayor in 2015 (an underfunded run that nonetheless garnered 17 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 14, 2017

The opioid overdose epidemic continues in Jacksonville, and a Jacksonville City Council Special Committee is still addressing the matter. Even as legislators mull a path forward on treatment, the city is also considering legal action against pharmaceutical companies — continuing a trend we are seeing nationwide. Committee Chairman Bill Gulliford told a story of a 29 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2017

It looks like there will be a competitive race for the Jacksonville City Council District 14 seat after all. Last month saw Earl Testy file as the second Republican in the field, joining Randy DeFoor in the race to succeed Jim Love in the district that runs from Riverside through Avondale and Ortega toward NAS […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2017

Three year old Amari Harley and 74 year old Ashley Miller Kraan had very little in common — except that they both drew their last breaths in Jacksonville parks this fall. Harley fell down a hole above a septic tank; the rubber lid was missing. Kraan was stabbed in broad daylight by a man with mental issues. Park […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

District 12 on the Jacksonville City Council is the heart of the true Westside of Jacksonville, where the accents are authentically local, the politics are right of center, and a person’s word is his bond. Current Councilman Doyle Carter is termed out as of 2019 — but a candidate who has filed to replace him embodies […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2017

A Jacksonville City Council bill that would lower distance requirements between the residences of sexual predators and day care centers/schools was deferred Monday in its first committee. Current ordinance mandates a 2,500 feet distance; the bill would lower the distance to 1,500 feet, which is still higher than the state requirement of 1,000 feet. Councilman Bill Gulliford, the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2017

Tuesday evening was, by and large, a typical legislative agenda for the Jacksonville City Council. Not a lot of drama, even on the one bill they voted down. Pension tension: That rejected bill mentioned above; legislation from Danny Becton that attempted to sock more money away for the city’s $3.2 billion unfunded pension liability. Becton’s bill would […]

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