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A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2015

Jacksonville, this summer, is Bishop John Guns’ town. We just happen to live here. Those who were following the Lenny Curry Transition Committees are aware, of course, that Guns was on the Prevention, Intervention, and At Risk Youth committee. However, most became aware of how central Guns could be to the Curry administration when he […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2015

The leadership of the Duval GOP is in flux. The Secretary is now in the St. James Building as Mayor Curry’s spokesman. The Treasurer is running for state commiteeman. And last week, the Chairman stepped down to become the mayor’s policy director. Interesting times in the county GOP bring out interesting candidates, and none more […]

Mitch PerryJuly 12, 2015

The Republican Party of Florida raised over $1.9 million for the second quarter of this year, according to reports listed on the Florida Division of Elections website and posted on Friday night. Officially the party under new chairman Blaise Ingoglia brought in $1,919,327. Ingoglia was elected party chair back in January, ousting incumbent Leslie Dougher, Rick […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2015

Spoiler alert: no. It’s easy to get swept up in the endless wave of Are the Jaguars Moving? I’ve done it myself. It’s easy to see things like games in London, enthusiastically advocated by an owner with a pro soccer team in that same city, and wonder why he wouldn’t just pull up stakes. I’ve done it myself. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

Those who have seen Jacksonville grow over the decades have seen Florida State College at Jacksonville grow with it. A few decades back, Florida Junior College was a sleepy two-year school, used primarily as a feeder into the University of North Florida’s upper division offerings. Jacksonville has grown, and FSCJ has grown with it. A four-year […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

One of the recurrent issues during the mayoral campaign: the “Liberty Street Collapse.” Candidate Lenny Curry promised action on it. Mayor Lenny Curry delivered. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has moved up its safety inspection of Coastline Drive to the week of July 20. It had been scheduled for mid-August. In a statement, Curry said: […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

The man who chaired the Duval GOP to resounding electoral success in the just concluded campaign will be an integral part of the Lenny Curry administration. The Jacksonville mayor announced on Friday that he has appointed Robin Lumb as his Director of Policy at a salary of $92K per annum. Lumb – a former At-Large Jacksonville City […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

The draft version of the Jacksonville Economic Development subcommittee report, presented in a Thursday morning meeting at the University of North Florida, features the subtitle “Ideas for Today and Tomorrow.” Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney, architect of the last great push toward progress in the form of the Better Jacksonville Plan, chairs the group so recommendations […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

Florida Politics has obtained a copy of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s Infrastructure Subcommittee recommendations, which hit on topics such as Park Programming, Parks and Recreation, and lapsed programs such as Intensive Care Neighborhoods. The major theme, however; maximizing the utility of the Neighborhoods Department that is a leit motif of these meetings. Some of Infrastructure’s most […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2015

A few things are certainties in the Bold New City of the South. One of them is that football (with the exception of the gone and mostly forgotten ACC Championship Game) is a consistent draw. The other is that Jacksonville is as strong a military town as any in the country. When you can make […]

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Florida GOP raises over $1.9 million in second quarter

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FSCJ Downtown Immersion project is on the table

Lenny Curry gets FDOT action on Liberty Street

Robin Lumb appointed COJ policy director

Economic Development committee presents 2nd Better Jacksonville Plan

Another Lenny Curry subcommittee votes for Neighborhoods Department

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