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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2016

If December’s fundraising haul is any indication, the Lenny Curry affiliated PAC Build Something That Lasts is living up to its name. The numbers are staggering for Northeast Florida: $289,000 in November, with $100,000 of that from Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, who has to be feeling good about the $90 million stadium renovation plan Curry’s team shepherded […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will be in Tallahassee Tuesday for the State of the State address. With a pension tax plan to sell, Curry will be meeting with Rick Scott also. The meeting will be just a 15-minute block of time, from 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. Scott has given no indication regarding his support for the Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

Jacksonville hosts the National Curling Championships starting Feb. 6. These will be an educational opportunity for locals, many of whom contend that Curling implies the fine art of home perms. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is expected to be involved. “We would like for Mayor Curry, per the request of the National Curling Association, to do what’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

An interesting email exchange between Republican Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Democratic Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn in recent days concerned a subject salient to Curry: “how to be a Republican mayor.” Buckhorn emailed Curry Monday: “Sounds like you have a lot going on in Jax. Came across this and thought you would be interested. Not sure I subscribe to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2016

While most of the #jaxpol world focuses on whether the Lenny Curry pension tax proposal is a “new” tax, the real sticking point may be the defined contribution requirement that the Curry administration imposed as a precondition for new employees. In that context, Curry’s “political capital” necessarily will be used, to a considerable degree, to get […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

In August, the JEA utility service brought Northeast Florida Republican legend Mike Hightower in to handle external affairs, a move lauded at the time. Now we’re seeing more evidence of Hightower’s expanding role at a critical time for JEA as it hammers out its JEA Agreement with the city of Jacksonville. Judi Spann told Florida Politics […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

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For those who might wonder whether former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney supports the Lenny Curry administration bid to devote the half-cent sales tax to defray the unfunded pension liability, wonder no more. “I support it 100 percent,” Delaney told FloridaPolitics.com on Wednesday evening. Delaney has talked with members of the Duval Legislative Delegation, and will do whatever […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has asserted that Google Fiber would have a positive effect upon Jacksonville. An executive from a local Internet company agrees. Nick Tulip, a director for Web.com, wrote Curry an email in December. “Having worked in technology all my life I can assure you there is no better service out there,” Tulip writes. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

As members of the Lenny Curry administration will tell you, details regarding the proposal to extend the Better Jacksonville Plan half-cent sales tax until 2060 to pay off unfunded pension liability are still being ironed out. That includes in Tallahassee, where two variations on the same bill will be introduced, one in each chamber. State Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

“The people made it clear what they wanted,” a re-elected politician said. “I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and I intend to spend it.” That politician: George W. Bush, in 2004. Bush 43 learned about the finite power of political capital the hard way: seeing his father go from 91 percent approval ratings to […]

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Lenny Curry PAC wows with $289K December; Shahid Khan goes $100K deep

Lenny Curry to meet with Rick Scott Tuesday

Lenny Curry will have to learn rules of Curling soon

In emails Bob Buckhorn, Lenny Curry discuss “how to be a Republican mayor”

Pension tax pushback begins against Lenny Curry

JEA makes organizational move; Mike Hightower over media affairs

John Delaney on Jax pension sales tax: “I support it 100%”

Web.com exec touts Google Fiber, slams Jax ISPs

Travis Cummings, Rob Bradley discuss Jax pension tax proposal

Lenny Curry, the pension tax, and political capital