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Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2017

Someone might be forgiven for thinking that maybe Bob Graham and Chris Hand might not want to tell people how to fight city hall and win. Graham, of course, is Florida’s former U.S. Senator and former governor. Hand is a former aide of his who also served chief of staff – at city hall, in […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2017

As we reported last week, the city of Jacksonville is working toward creating a “central receiving facility” for mental health issues. The good news: the city has secured a $15 million grant from the state of Florida. The bad news: the $7.5 million needed, as a local match has been slow in coming. All told, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2017

Friday saw Jacksonville’s stakeholders convene at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday breakfast. The second of these breakfasts for Mayor Lenny Curry, his prepared remarks were focused on service. However, the city is working through a number of active civil rights issues. Among them: expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance to include LGBT people, and a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2017

A letter from the city of Jacksonville’s Office of Economic Development to the family business of Councilwoman Katrina Brown demanded repayment for economic incentive money that didn’t create jobs. On Jan. 5, a Certified Letter was sent from OED to CoWealth, LLC, noting that the city received the “required annual surveys” for 2012 to 2015, in which […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 11, 2017

The city of Jacksonville and its police union resumed collective bargaining for the first time since November on Tuesday, with the sides starting far apart. The daylight between labor and management was significant as last year closed. There’s less daylight after the Wednesday session. The city made an improved offer, one which offers a bigger city […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2017

The year 2017 has started off with people trying to pressure Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry into positions he thus far has resisted. Social liberals want the mayor to offer the kind of full-throated support of expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance that thus far has proven elusive. And the city’s unions, especially police and fire, want […]

Florence SnyderJanuary 7, 2017

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Last week’s news was overstuffed with upsetting reports about the mental health of military people. And that was before “troubled Army veteran” Esteban Santiago opened fire at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The armed forces have shrunk by 10 percent in recent years, but child abuse and neglect in military families are up. Way up. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2017

One of the major talking points of Jacksonville leaders and stakeholders: the need for a central receiving facility for those with mental issues. However, thus far there has been more talk than action in terms of getting the $7.5 million needed as a match to the $15 million of state funds. Stakeholders are worried that […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2017

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran may abhor the influence of lobbyists in Tallahassee. But Jacksonville and its independent agencies have them anyway, as do other regional entities in Northeast Florida. The calculus is not complicated for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, who parlayed $150,000 last year into a sustained and successful lobbying effort helmed by the Fiorentino Group and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 4, 2017

On Wednesday, Jacksonville City Council members and community leaders met in a packed conference room in city hall. The subject: expanding Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance to include members of the city’s LGBT community. The bill is expected to be filed by 3 p.m. January 4, with an eye toward committees and a full council vote […]

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Bob Graham, Chris Hand pushing new edition of ‘America The Owner’s Manual’

More details emerge on Jacksonville ‘central receiving center’ proposal for mental health

The “long game” of the civil rights struggle looms over Jacksonville MLK breakfast

City of Jacksonville to council woman’s business: pay up the $210K you owe us

Lenny Curry sweetens pension offer to Jacksonville police, gives 30 days to respond

Lenny Curry previews 2017 agenda at Meninak meeting

Ft. Lauderdale massacre caps a miserable week for the military

Jacksonville stakeholders fret over lack of match money for central receiving facility

The Fiorentino Group helms Northeast Florida lobbying efforts again in 2017

Jacksonville human rights ordinance expansion push begins … again