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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2017

On Tuesday, the Jacksonville Civic Council reiterated a stance made before: support of expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance to the LGBT community. The HRO is nearly a quarter-century old; activists and community stakeholders want to see sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression added as protected classes. The civic council chairman, Ed Burr, wrote the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 23, 2016

For the Duval County School Board, the slogan might be “wake me when September ends.” Earlier in the month, the board evaluated Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, deeming him “effective,” even though below the surface questions loomed about widening achievement gaps inside demographic categories of the student population. From there, board chair Ashley Smith-Juarez, according to Vitti, scheduled a meeting […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2016

On Monday, the Jacksonville Civic Council issued a statement supporting the pension-tax referendum, joining other community stakeholders in backing “Mayor (Lenny) Curry’s campaign to address Jacksonville’s unfunded pension liability by identifying a dedicated funding source and lowering future pension costs.” Since 2013, the Civic Council has keyed in on what it calls the “critical issues arising from the […]

Melissa RossFebruary 5, 2016

Amid all the clergy news conferences and parliamentary maneuvers, the battle over Jacksonville’s HRO is also being fought via news release. The latest comes from the Jacksonville Civic Council, a high-powered group of mostly Republican CEOs. Chairman Ed Burr‘s missive addressing Mayor Lenny Curry and Council President Greg Anderson begins by reiterating that the Civic […]

Kevin MeerschaertMarch 11, 2015

A vote on a plan to pay off Jacksonville’s Police and Fire pension debt will have to wait at least another two weeks. Citing concerns recently raised regarding mortality tables Council President Clay Yarbrough on Tuesday sent the bill back to its three committees. The bill was expected to be voted upon at the meeting. […]

Melissa RossJanuary 27, 2015

UF Health in Jacksonville is just about to open a satellite hospital on the city’s Northside with 92 beds and cutting-edge specialties sure to be welcomed by underserved neighborhoods far from the nearest ER. The move is seen as not only a boon for the growing Northside, but also a way for UF Health (formerly […]

Melissa RossJanuary 27, 2015

UF Health in Jacksonville is just about to open a satellite hospital on the city’s Northside with 92 beds and cutting-edge specialties sure to be welcomed by underserved neighborhoods far from the nearest ER. The move is seen as not only a boon for the growing Northside, but also a way for UF Health (formerly […]

Tag: Jacksonville Civic Council

Jacksonville Civic Council: HRO expansion is ‘essential’

‘Broken’ Duval County School Board castigates media, each other in contentious conclave

Jax Civic Council backs pension-tax referendum

Jax Civic Council contends “the place we call home should welcome all”

Jax City Council delays police, fire pension debt decision

As pressure builds to expand Medicaid, state's safety-net hospitals feel the pinch

As pressure builds to expand Medicaid, state’s safety-net hospitals feel the pinch