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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2018

In January, Jacksonville residents complained about the return of Ku Klux Klan flyers to city streets. “I am visiting Jacksonville, and was disturbed to see these flyers (such as those pictured) rolled up and strewn along Riverside Ave. in Five Points in short intervals. They are everywhere in the area between the Publix and Bell […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2018

Former U.S. Senator and Florida Gov. Bob Graham addressed a packed room Tuesday in Jacksonville at the North Florida Land Trust’s annual meeting. Graham, the keynote speaker at the event, discussed water issues and tenets of effective lobbying. Water, Graham said, would be a “continuing challenge” for Florida, due to anticipated population growth and development. Currently, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

On Monday, Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche rolled out a proposal for a task force on civil rights history. Via a draft memo, Brosche advanced a proposal for a 25 person task force, chaired by School Board member Warren Jones and Ju’Coby Pittman. Board members include, but are not limited to, Chris Hand, Hope McMath, Tony Allegretti, Marcus Pollard, Ennis Davis, Isaiah […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

On Friday, Jacksonville public utility JEA requested a meeting of the Jacksonville City Council for Wednesday, Feb. 14. On Monday, Council President Anna Brosche said she was “declining the opportunity” to meet. The topic: a draft of the valuation report released last week laying out the benefits of a sale of some or all of the utility’s assets, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2018

On a quiet Jacksonville City Council agenda Tuesday, the highlight, arguably, will be the passage of two bills to reboot the KingSoutel Community Redevelopment Area. Though conservatives in the Florida House have said that CRAs are often slush funds for connected people, city leadership in both the executive and legislative branches draw a different picture […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2018

In 2015, A.G. Gancarski coined a phrase: “Drive the narrative, or it drives you.” It came as a response to Alvin Brown’s failure to message efficiently in his mayoral election loss to current Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. This axiom applies to politics up and down the ballot, from city council races to the presidency. Someone […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018

Empower Jacksonville, a group seeking to allow referendums to change Jacksonville’s charter, received a major, perhaps fatal, setback Thursday from the city’s Office of General Counsel. Empower Jacksonville, associated with the Liberty Counsel, wanted two ballot items voted on in August 2018. The first: a referendum to change the city’s charter to allow citizens to challenge […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018

As Jacksonville considers the increasingly less hypothetical question of whether or not to sell its public utility, JEA, a bill (2018-101) filed this week would earmark any proceeds. The bill, filed by Republican City Councilman Matt Schellenberg, would set up a restricted reserve account, which would require a two-thirds vote to access funds therein. In a conversation Thursday […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018

The news never slows down in the Democratic primary battle in Florida’s 5th Congressional District. Just one day after former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown touted a swath of Jacksonville endorsements that included that of Lisa King, the chair of the Duval County Democrats, an NPR host from Jacksonville pilloried former Mayor Brown. “For example: let’s say you […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 8, 2018

It appears that Jacksonville may get state money for a priority project after all, money it has pursued since 2016. On Wednesday, Sen. Aaron Bean got $1 million into the Senate budget for the Talleyrand Connector, This project was originally pitched as a $50 million ask from the state ahead of the 2017 Legislative Session. Back then, the […]

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Jacksonville warns Klansman about littering in wake of leaflet drop

Bob Graham: ‘The state needs to step its game up’ regarding water issues

Jacksonville to establish task force on civil rights history

Jacksonville City Council President spikes special meeting to talk JEA sale

Jacksonville City Council to reboot Northwest Jacksonville CRA Tuesday

Jacksonville Bold for 2.9.18 — Drive, or be driven

‘Legally defective & fatally misleading’ – ballot access DQ for Jax anti-LGBT rights group

Jacksonville to mull ‘lockbox’ for JEA sale proceeds

NPR host Al Letson blasts Congressional candidate Alvin Brown

Jacksonville ‘Talleyrand Connector’ money slides into Senate budget