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A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

A major impediment to Jacksonville city government reaching resolution to the ongoing Police and Fire Pension Fund crisis was pushed aside Friday afternoon. The “motion for Preliminary and Final Injunctive Relief came before the Court for hearing on June 5, 2015. Having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise fully advised, the Court finds that Plaintiffs’ motion should […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2015

Back in the days when soap operas dominated the daytime television landscape, casual viewers knew that the Friday episode was the one to watch, in terms of climactic plot resolutions. If only that were true for Jacksonville’s Police and Fire Pension Fund negotiations. On Friday morning in a conference room at city hall, PFPF Chief […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Just a week ago, as the Jacksonville First Election approached, I was hearing from people regarding the question of whether or not Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown could clear 50 percent against Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop and Omega Allen. There was a school of thought that his campaign was surging at exactly the right time, and that Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Just a week ago, as the Jacksonville First Election approached, I was hearing from people regarding the question of whether or not Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown could clear 50 percent against Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop and Omega Allen. There was a school of thought that his campaign was surging at exactly the right time, and that Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2015

A recurrent criticism of Jacksonville City Council President Clay Yarborough is that he has played politics with the Police and Fire Pension deal that Mayor Alvin Brown and his team have been trying to get through. Council keeps delaying discussion of the measure. As our Kevin Meerschaert reported Tuesday night, Yarborough raised concerns about “mortality tables” that show that retirees are […]

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Rodney Guttman, image via University of West Florida.

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