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Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 2017

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This last week in Northeast Florida was somewhat quiet for politics. Federal and state Representatives and Senators are on break. Jacksonville City Council is on its fifth week of a budget negotiation, with a plan all but ready for Council’s vote in September. A year ago, the political scene was pell-mell: Primaries up and down […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2017

Wednesday afternoon saw Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Councilman Reggie Brown slated to visit an after-school program. Brown, in the end, did not go — even as he gave us a quote after the fact as if he had. Brown and Curry collaborated earlier this month on a measure to boost after-school funding, a measure that undercut […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Promises made, promises kept. In Feb. 2013, Gov. Rick Scott said there would be an eastbound JTB flyover ramp at I-95. 48 months and $78 million later, that project is in place — and is expected to abate traffic at one of the most challenged traffic corridors in Northeast Florida, starting with its Sept. 6 opening to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

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The eyes of the world are on the Gulf Coast right now, as Houston and surrounding areas begin the tortuous process of recovery from Harvey’s torrential rains. Though the federal government has deployed resources for immediate recovery efforts, long-term resources may — if Jacksonville’s recovery from Hurricane Matthew is any guide — be sometime away. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry hasn’t suffered many political setbacks during his two years occupying the fourth floor of City Hall. But on Tuesday — for the first time since Sen. Marco Rubio‘s presidential dreams were incinerated at Florida ballot boxes almost 18 months prior — Curry’s allies suffered losses (mayoral races in Atlantic Beach and St. Petersburg) […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

Jacksonville City Councilman Danny Becton ran afoul of Mayor Lenny Curry this summer, by filing a bill (2017-348) that the Mayor’s Office opposed. That bill would require that 15 percent of all general fund money beyond the baseline budget go toward defraying the city’s $3.2B unfunded actuarial liability on pension. Back in June, even as Becton held a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2017

Over the weekend, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took to Twitter, ruminating on youth football practice and game tape from last year. Curry coaches his son’s team and takes it very seriously. The mayor discussed repeating patterns of behavior shown on the field, adding a barb at the end: “People are predictable.” Preparing to coach & Watching youth […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 24, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry unveiled ambitious reforms to Jacksonville children’s programs earlier this summer. And when he launched the bill at a press conference, 14 Jacksonville City Council members raised their hands in support of the bill he sold to them, one by one, in the days before that high-profile presser. The Jacksonville Children’s Commission and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2017

Tuesday night saw the Jacksonville City Council reject a bill that would authorize an Aug. 2018 referendum to extend the current two-term limit to three for most city elected officials. The bill, sponsored by second-term Councilman Matt Schellenberg, would have applied to every office but that of mayor. It failed 6-11, however, despite Council President Anna Brosche supporting […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is endorsing his fellow Republican, Atlantic Beach Mayor Mitch Reeves, for re-election. “Having a great partner in the Beaches is integral to the shared success of our cities. Whether it’s public safety or protecting the investment of taxpayers,” Curry said on Wednesday, “Mayor Mitch Reeves is someone I can trust to get the […]

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Jacksonville Bold for 9.1.17 — The struggle is real

Political context looms over Jacksonville Mayor’s after-school program visit

Jacksonville I-95/JTB flyover ramp will save lives, cut commute times

Lenny Curry talks FEMA: ‘We’re going to get what’s owed to us’

Lenny Curry’s 0-for-2 Tuesday

Controversial Jax pension savings bill makes its return to City Council

Jacksonville Bold for 8.25.17 — People are predictable

Jax Councilors won’t ‘rubberstamp’ Mayor’s children’s program reforms

Lenny Curry is ‘glad’ Jacksonville City Council term limit referendum vote failed

Lenny Curry backs Atlantic Beach Mayor Mitch Reeves’ re-election bid