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A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2018

A reporter from Reuters recently had a row with Jacksonville officials regarding claimed exemptions from disclosure of public records related to informational technology. The city has had its approach to public records disclosure questioned by local media in recent days, via a panel in the city’s “Open Government Task Force” and on Twitter; however, the […]

Staff ReportsMay 11, 2018

August primaries are close to three months away. Vote by mail ballots will go out sooner than that. What that means is the time is now for candidates to show what their operations on the state and federal level really look like. And on the local level, where elections are still farther away, it’s infrastructure-building […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018

For Jacksonville’s safety-net hospital UF Health, money has been tight for a number of years. And the latest fiscal constraints are driving a change to the business model, per UF Health CEO Leon Haley. In a letter to Jacksonville City Council President Anna Lopez Brosche, Haley notes that the hospital is negotiating to sell its outpatient dialysis […]

Staff ReportsMay 4, 2018

Congressional candidates finish qualifying this week, setting the stage for a 3+ month sprint to nominations. Virtually every Congressional incumbent, save John Rutherford, will face a primary. Ted Yoho faces nominal competition for what could be his final term; Al Lawson faces more than a symbolic challenge in the form of Alvin Brown in Congressional District 5. We are a few weeks […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Current Duval County tax collector Michael Corrigan will become CEO of Visit Jacksonville June 1. Per Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche, there will be a special election to fill the spot, with the first election in August and the second in November, consistent with the primary and general election slots. Meanwhile, the race to replace Corrigan got […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Informed sources confirm that Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry raised more than $250,000 in April, his second straight month of strong fundraising after a $1.5 million March. The breakdown: $46,000 for the campaign (bringing its total raised to just over $300,000) and $206,000 for the “Jacksonville on the Rise” political committee (pushing it over $1.45 million raised or […]

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

Jacksonville’s Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Ali Korman Shelton, is stepping down from her position in City Hall. On Monday, Shelton sent a letter to Mayor Lenny Curry explaining her departure effective later this month. “After much contemplation, and despite the positive future I foresee, it is now time for someone else to serve you, your administration, and […]

Staff ReportsApril 30, 2018

The 1st District Court of Appeals on Monday sided with Riverside residents petitioning against “The Roost,” a restaurant zoning approved by the Jacksonville City Council in 2016. At issue: A petition for certiorari filed by a those opposing the planned use development, which was approved by quasi-judicial order. The developers had contended that such a […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is known as an ardent football fan, so it’s really not a surprise he is in Dallas this weekend for the NFL Draft. What may surprise some is that he’s pitching Jacksonville as a host city for a future draft. “We believe based on size and scope that Jax will be prepared […]

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Pollsters find that both of Florida's hot-button constitutional amendments in 2024 are falling short. Image via WFSU.

Reuters the latest to zing Jacksonville over release of public records

Jacksonville Bold for 5.11.18 — Buy the ticket, take the ride

Cash-strapped UF Health looks to sell outpatient dialysis service

Jacksonville Bold for 5.4.18 — Qualifying Week

Special election awaits Duval tax collector hopefuls, as incumbent moves to Visit Jacksonville

As Anna Brosche mulls challenge, Lenny Curry hauls in $250K more for re-election bid

Anna Brosche mulls run for Jacksonville Mayor

Ali Korman Shelton stepping down from Lenny Curry administration

Appeals court sides with opponents of Jacksonville ‘Roost’

Lenny Curry wants to bring NFL draft to Jacksonville