Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

The Monday afternoon meeting of the St. Johns River Ferry Committee was a packed house. The conference room swelled with people, including multiple representatives from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (which was, at last check, expected but not guaranteed to fully take over responsibility for the Ferry effective Oct. 1). Turns out that’s not happening this […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 18, 2015

The afternoon begins in the Lenny Curry Transition Team Budget marathon, as Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa leads a review of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority budget. It’s more of a holistic overview with Henry Li from the JTA. 1:17: This is different from the budget reviews, as the JTA Board has authority over the budget. 1:18: Budget […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the names of five appointments to a variety of regulatory boards. The list includes former Miami-Dade mayoral candidate and County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Cancio to the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority. Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority Scott announced the appointments of Jose “Pepe” Cancio and Cliff Walters to the Miami-Dade […]

Tag: Jacksonville Transportation Authority

JTA takeover of St. Johns River Ferry to be delayed 6 months

Jax transition budget meeting: Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Rick Scott names 5 to state boards, including former Miami-Dade commissioner