Staff ReportsFebruary 8, 2019
31min338
Does Anna Brosche have a shot in hell? Perhaps.
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Staff ReportsFebruary 8, 2019Staff ReportsJanuary 31, 2019
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The smell of fear? It’s in the air, they say.
Staff ReportsJanuary 24, 2019
36min272
With the election under two months away now, we will know soon enough whether a May runoff is inevitable.
Staff ReportsJanuary 10, 2019
31min334
Smash-mouth city At long last, the Florida Times-Union has upped its column game, with two critical political reporters in higher-profile gigs. As 2018 closed, Chris Hong started to write outdoors/lifestyle columns in additional to his dispatches on #jaxpol heroes. However, the 2019 addition may be the one that leaves a mark on the local political […]
Staff ReportsDecember 20, 2018
34min303
As our own A.G. Gancarski suggested in his predictions at the beginning of 2018, the year was bound to be filled with excitement. He even got some of his predictions right. He knew the JEA privatization debate was going to be ugly. He also knew that no matter how many murders happened on Jacksonville streets, […]
Staff ReportsDecember 14, 2018
34min389
Those close to the political operation of Mayor Lenny Curry are calling this a “momentum week.” And why not? Curry is essentially alone still in the mayoral field. Yes, there are filed opponents. No, you haven’t heard of them. And won’t, given their fundraising. Curry is on television with an ad buy. He’s talking smack. […]
Staff ReportsDecember 6, 2018
34min346
Wrap it up The year, in terms of Jacksonville city government, is nearing an end. Next Tuesday sees the final City Council meeting of 2018. For those interested in getting autographs, a Holiday themed meet-and-greet will also be held Wednesday afternoon. Hors-d’oeuvres will be served at the latter event. Reminder: keep gifts under $100 in […]
Staff ReportsNovember 29, 201835min267
Baseball terminology may be out of season, but no matter: this week’s developments show that all the work Northeast Florida lawmakers have done in recent months has paid off. For the second straight year, Fleming Island Republican Rob Bradley will helm Senate Appropriations. This year, a close ally is also handling the House budget. Gov. […]
Steve SchaleOctober 25, 2016
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Dear friends and casual Twitter followers: It is Florida election memo time! I know you all are excited. Fourteen days left. If Jaguars fans can survive the Gus Bradley era, America can do 14 days of this. Also of note: 18 days until FSU basketball tips off. So here are some notes on the first […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2016
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Friday morning saw Jacksonville’s Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa, and CFO Mike Weinstein review the budgets for venues. Some highlights from the review of SMG budgets: The baseball stadium saw contractual services revenues down $319,000. Estimates were inflated, given revenue from the Armada underperformed projections at the time of budget submission last summer. Despite discussions of a new […]