A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2019
7min449
"This bill may be the most important since pension reform."
Tag: Joyce Morgan
A.G. GancarskiMay 16, 2019A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2018
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On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council imposed a six-month moratorium on adult arcades. The legislation cleared committees without opposition and landed on the consent agenda, with a majority of the 19-person legislative body listed as sponsors even before Tuesday’s meeting. Ordinance 2018-680 bans any new permitting for so-called internet cafes, a bane to the existence of […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 12, 2018
13min406
With Jacksonville’s leading Republican officeholders all in for the Ron DeSantis campaign, October fundraising for their 2019 campaigns was on the back burner. And why not? Though Jacksonville has a Democratic plurality, and statewide candidates Bill Nelson, Andrew Gillum, and Nikki Fried all won here, local Republicans have no reason to doubt their ability to hold serve based on […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 20182min478
New legislation filed this week to the Jacksonville City Council would impose a six-month moratorium on adult arcades. Ordinance 2018-680 would ban permitting for these so-called internet cafes, a bane to the existence of Jacksonville lawmakers. These establishments are predominately located in areas of town that have socioeconomic challenges already, and Council members have sought to […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2018
2min209
District 1 Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan faces a former two-term Councilman, Bill Bishop, in her re-election bid. The binary campaign between the two is two months old, and a narrative is emerging that casts doubt on the ultimate utility of so-called “Bill-lievers.” Morgan, a Democrat representing the Arlington area, in September stretched her cash lead over the […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018
2min329
Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan faces a former two-term Councilman, Bill Bishop, in her re-election bid. After one month of running an active campaign, Morgan, a Democrat representing the Arlington area, has taken the cash lead over the stalled-out operation of Bishop, who is just three years removed from drawing nearly 20 percent citywide in the Mayor’s […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2018
5min199
Fundraising for Jacksonville City Council 2019 races is in full swing, and here’s a look at the landscape. Unmentioned races have no filed candidates at this writing. In Jacksonville City Council District 1, Democratic incumbent Joyce Morgan filed at the beginning of August, with no appreciable fundraising. Her sole opponent, Republican Bill Bishop, raised $4,400 in July […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2018
2min164
Jacksonville City Council candidate Bill Bishop dropped his at-large bid in favor of a district race last month. There seemed to be pragmatic reasons for the move; Bishop was losing in fundraising to fellow Republican Ron Salem. The race, in Arlington’s District 1, had no filed candidates (though all expectations are that incumbent Democrat and vice-chair of […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2018
3min368
For at least the third time in three years, former Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop has changed his electoral focus for the 2019 municipal election cycle. In 2015, Bishop vowed he would run for Mayor next year. A Republican, he endorsed Democrat Alvin Brown with the idea the seat would be open. By 2017, Bishop was in […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2018
4min624
Darren Mason, a former assistant to Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan, is the first Democrat to jump into the 2019 At Large Group 2 race for City Council. He said he would file on March 1; we interviewed him ahead of time. Unlike what is the case with some fields in Council races, Mason comes […]