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A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2015

Before Wednesday night’s debate between Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry, I bumped into the Republican candidate outside the debate hall on the Florida State College at Jacksonville South campus. He was enthusiastic about having the opportunity to debate Mayor Brown, saying that it was the “right thing for the mayor to do.” A somewhat surprising statement, given the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2015

It’s been interesting to watch the evolution and the dissemination of memes in the Jacksonville mayoral race. Just days after Mayor Alvin Brown made rhetorical overtures to his party’s left flank on issues such as discrimination legislation, a minimum wage hike, and the necessity of funding our local Safety Net hospital, UF Health, the Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 23, 2015

One of the arguments the Lenny Curry campaign has made in recent weeks is the overt linkage of Alvin Brown to Hillary Clinton. In a mass email sent Thursday morning with three calls to action designed to drive donations to the Curry campaign, that case is again made explicitly that Alvin Brown is a “Clinton Crony.” “Hillary Clinton […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 22, 2015

On a sun-drenched Wednesday afternoon at the Southbank Riverwalk, former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney, “here in his capacity as former mayor,” formally endorsed fellow Republican Lenny Curry for mayor. That ended a silence some had thought conspicuous and broke with his long-standing policy of not endorsing in Jacksonville mayoral races, as reported here Tuesday night. Before the event, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2015

On Jacksonville’s Southbank, the Lenny Curry campaign on Wednesday is unveiling a “major press announcement by the Lenny Curry for Mayor campaign. DON’T MISS IT! Lenny Curry will be joined by special guests with a special perspective on Jacksonville’s future.” Curry has been joined by special guests before. Rick Perry. Pam Bondi. Adam Putnam. All of those figures are […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

Since the 1970s, tuition rates have risen over 1,000 percent, while state funding of universities has declined by 40 percent. And the proportion of young Americans with education debt more than quadrupled, from 5 percent to 22 percent. Pinellas County Republican David Jolly says student debt is a serious issue, and he wants to find […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

Since the 1970s, tuition rates have risen over 1,000 percent, while state funding of universities has declined by 40 percent. And the proportion of young Americans with education debt more than quadrupled, from 5 percent to 22 percent. Pinellas County Republican David Jolly says student debt is a serious issue, and he wants to find […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2015

At UF Health in Jacksonville on Friday, civic leaders such as Ed Burr and former mayor John Delaney, sounded the alarm about a $95 million funding shortfall that could imperil the existence of Northeast Florida’s only Level I trauma center, safety net hospital, and academic research center. Speaking on behalf of the JAX Chamber and the Jacksonville Civic […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2015

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This upcoming season for the Jacksonville Suns marks the end of an era in Jacksonville, as the Bragan family is set to sell the Double A affiliate of the Miami Marlins at the end of the season to Ken Babby, who already owns the successful franchise, the Akron RubberDucks. The Bragans bought the Suns in 1984 for $330,000 and […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 16, 2015

With the general election just five weeks away, Jacksonville residents are starting to get to know the candidates as they prepare to choose their city officials. A lot of races present choices without much real ideological difference. One race where the delineation is stark, though: the At-Large Group 1 City Council race, in which an […]

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