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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council Presidency is set for the 2018-19 year that starts July 1: current VP Aaron Bowman, an executive at the local Chamber of Commerce, is a slam dunk. Re-election campaigns are just around the corner — and no one is going against the Chamber. More flux exists in the race for Vice President […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

Last February, Jacksonville expanded its Human Rights Ordinance, giving protections to the LGBT community in the workplace, public accommodations, and housing markets. This February 3rd at the Florida Yacht Club, Equality Florida will honor the three sponsors of the legislation: City Council VP Aaron Bowman and Councilman Jim Love (two Republicans), and Councilman Tommy Hazouri (a Democrat). Unsurprisingly, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council located money via leftover fund balance from the current fiscal year, leading to discussions on Wednesday of how to spend the roughly $5 million on capital projects. One big project — Ortega Hills land acquisition — may help to solve a long-standing problem in the neighborhood, which sees ingress and egress […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2017

In the wake of the violence in Charlottesville this weekend, which included one person killed by a domestic terrorist, protesters in Jacksonville renewed calls to remove Confederate monuments in the city. Such calls have increased in intensity in recent weeks, with interesting contretemps at Jacksonville City Council meetings between Confederate enthusiasts and progressives who believe […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2017

Another day, another winning news cycle for the campaign of Republican Wyman Duggan in Jacksonville’s House District 15, where he looks to succeed outgoing Rep. Jay Fant. Thursday’s first win: the announcements of two significant endorsements locally, with one of them from Councilman Jim Love, who represents much of HD 15 on the Jacksonville City Council. Love described […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2017

On Monday, a bill designed to expand the city’s human trafficking awareness sign program moved through the first of its two Jacksonville City Council committee stops. Councilman Tommy Hazouri attempts, with this bill (2017-450), to expand the reach of the human trafficking awareness signs that began to be posted in Jacksonville last year after a bill he […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2017

Jacksonville may be Ground Zero for the debate about economic incentives. Local leaders want them, but the local Florida House delegation does not. This week, yet another prominent person in Jacksonville’s City Hall sounded the alarm for state incentives via Enterprise Florida. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that local OED head Kirk Wendland made the case for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 8, 2017

Even as Enterprise Florida faces the chopping block in the Florida House, Jacksonville politicians are seeking to save it while there is still time. On Wednesday, Councilmen Jim Love and Aaron Bowman met to discuss a resolution of support for the beleaguered EFI, a concept they had discussed a week prior. The salient numbers for Councilman Love: […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2017

A Thursday meeting between Jacksonville City Councilmen Jim Love and Aaron Bowman proved to be mutually beneficial. Love, unlike last year when he thought Bowman lacked enough council experience for the VP role, agreed to back Bowman. This brings the pledge count in the race for the vice-presidency to two for Bowman and three for Scott Wilson. And […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2017

The Rules Committee of the Jacksonville City Council was the second committee in two days to approve expansion of the city’s Human Rights Ordinance. The measure would extend protections in housing, public accommodations, and employment on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The Rules meeting saw two co-sponsors of the HRO expansion […]

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Hopefuls vie for Jacksonville City Council Veep slot

Jacksonville HRO sponsors to be honored, as fight to keep law commences

Solution emerges to stalled train problem in Jacksonville’s Ortega Hills

Jacksonville pols, civic leaders urge Confederate monument removal

Jim Love, Jerry Holland back GOP hopeful Wyman Duggan in HD 15

Human trafficking awareness expansion bill clears first Jax Council committee

Jacksonville leaders’ arguments for state incentives fall on deaf ears in Tallahassee

Jacksonville City Council support for Enterprise Florida builds

Jim Love and Aaron Bowman align on Jax Council VP race, Enterprise Florida

HRO clears second Jacksonville City Council committee