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A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2016

“It ain’t sexy and it’s not easy, but if you keep telling the truth, people are going to get it.” At a meeting of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville Monday, a fired-up Mayor Lenny Curry spoke with urgency on the biggest municipal issue on the 2016 ballot: the referendum that would extend the half-cent infrastructure […]

Melissa RossJune 13, 2016

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Jacksonville City Councilman Tommy Hazouri says the deadly mass shooting over the weekend in Orlando at the LGBT-friendly Pulse nightclub has only renewed his resolve to get a comprehensive human rights ordinance passed in the 904. Hazouri withdrew the measure earlier this year when it became apparent it did not have a majority of council […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2016

As Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry continues to make the case to extend the half-cent Better Jacksonville Plan tax from 2030 to 2060 to pay off the current $2.7 billion unfunded actuarial liability on the city’s pension costs, the marketing effort takes many forms. One is the most obvious: the media campaign that will be funded […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2016

As the world’s eyes focus on Orlando in wake of the mass murder at Pulse early Sunday morning, Jacksonville’s leadership urges vigilance in its wake. On Sunday afternoon, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry issued a statement addressing actions taken by his office and the sheriff’s office in the wake of the tragedy at Pulse. “While our heartfelt thoughts […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2016

The world was shaken by the mass shooting at Orlando nightclub Pulse, one of the mainstays for nightlife and cultural cohesion in Central Florida’s LGBT community. The body count, as of now, is 50. Undoubtedly, the number will go up at the next press availability. Reaction came from all over Florida and the world after […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced his “bipartisan finance team” for his “Yes for Jacksonville” political committee, designed to market the pension-tax referendum. “This group of community and business leaders come from both political parties and bring an incredible depth of experience,” said Curry. “Their dedication to the city’s future and commitment to a victory for this reform ensures […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 9, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi is in the news this week for soliciting a donation from Donald Trump concurrent with a considered, then scuttled, 2013 investigation of Trump University. Next week, she will be in the news for soliciting donations in a different context — the re-election campaign of Angela Corey, the incumbent Republican State Attorney in Florida’s 4th […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2016

On Wednesday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry told FloridaPolitics.com he thinks Sen. Marco Rubio should run for re-election to the U.S. Senate. “I think Marco ought to run,” Curry said. One compelling reason, said Curry, is personal for the mayor. Rubio “stood by some of Jacksonville’s most vulnerable people” in his recent actions on behalf of the residents of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2016

In good news from HUD, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry received written notice that monitoring issues from previous mayoral administrations’ reports in 2014 and 2015 had been resolved for Community Development Block Grants and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Four problems in total have been resolved. But here’s the bad news from HUD: one of them cost […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2016

“This has to pass.” On Tuesday, in the atrium of Jacksonville’s City Hall, Mayor Lenny Curry held the first of 10 town hall meetings with city employees over the next couple of months, with the aim of selling the pension tax referendum, which he called “one of the most important votes Jacksonville has faced in its consolidated […]

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Paula Stark is hosting Buenaventura Lakes' 'first-ever' event to honor veterans.

A fired-up Lenny Curry pitches Jax Rotary Club on pension tax referendum

Tommy Hazouri trying again with the HRO this fall to protect LGBT residents, ‘send a message’

‘People are ready for the straight truth’ on pension costs, says Lenny Curry

Lenny Curry addresses Jacksonville’s reaction to Orlando Pulse massacre

Jax pols decry massacre at Orlando Pulse; local candlelight vigil planned at 7 p.m.

Tommy Hazouri among ‘bipartisan finance team’ for Jax pension-tax referendum sales pitch

Pam Bondi to fundraise for Angela Corey next week

Lenny Curry: ‘Marco Rubio should run for re-election’

Jacksonville resolves CDBG environmental documentation issues, repaid $160K

Lenny Curry at first pension tax townhall: ‘We’ve got one shot at this’