Tag: Lenny Curry
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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015
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Though the Lenny Curry administration contends that its decisions to remove people from boards, most notably Planning Commission Chairwoman Lisa King, are not politically driven, critics continue to question the administration . One such criticism came in a Friday email from Judy Sheklin, president of the Jacksonville area National Organization for Women. “I am writing to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015
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Comments at JEA board meetings have been scripted, according to a must-read piece in the Florida Times-Union over the weekend. Such comments have included talking points for board members to justify the latest raise and contract extension for JEA CEO Paul McElroy. The issue has not gone unnoticed by the Lenny Curry administration, according to a […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2015
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The Northeast Florida Accountability Forum Corp. plans a forum for constitutional officers and candidates called “Constitutionally, What’s *Your* Understanding Of Your Oath; and Of Your Duties, Obligations, and Responsibilities To Your Constituents?” at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Jacksonville, The forum will be held at the Legends Center at 5054 Soutel Drive. Event organizer Eunice Barnum said in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2015
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The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and two prominent Florida Republicans have weighed in on it as ESPN reports. Their Jaguars beat writer, Mike DiRocco, tweeted on Saturday evening that “Jacksonville Mayor @lennycurry defends the #Jaguars and predicts a big win over the Dolphins on Sunday.” Senator Marco Rubio, who hasn’t been shy about […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2015
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As the question of whether or not Jax Planning Commission Chair-Elect Lisa King will get removed from her position or not percolates, an unknown group called “OurCity OneJax” has began distributing a video slamming “Party Boss” Lenny Curry for cronyism. After having “promised to unite the city” in his inaugural address, the OurCity OneJax video charges that […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2015
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A Friday personnel move in Jacksonville, as Craig “CJ”  Thompson has been selected as the new director of intragovernmental services, replacing Paul Martinez, who left at the end of July. He was brought aboard Thursday, and the announcement was made Friday. Among his many tasks will be handling challenges in Fleet Management and Informational Technologies, […]

Melissa RossSeptember 18, 2015
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New Jacksonville Planning Commission Chairwoman-elect Lisa King took to the radio airwaves Friday to make her case as her seeming showdown with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry enters a new phase. King, as Florida Politics A.G. Gancarski has been reporting, refused to resign from the commission at Curry’s request. (She was joined by Commissioner Joey McKinnon, also asked […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2015
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The drama of the week in Jacksonville revolves around the contretemps between the Lenny Curry administration and Planning Commission Chairwoman-elect Lisa King. Drama. From what Florida Politics hears, it extended into City Council offices on a rain-soaked Thursday afternoon, with a certain Republican councilman fretting over King being in the council suite of offices to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2015
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As the Lenny Curry administration’s rebooted Jacksonville Journey takes shape, key initiatives are being considered by the Oversight Committee. During Thursday afternoon’s meeting of the group, two big ones that came up were an RFP to facilitate ex-offender re-entry programs, and a Jacksonville Journey commitment to the Jacksonville Public Library’s Project L.E.A.P. The ex-offender re-entry […]


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