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A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2015

The first meeting of the Lenny Curry transition team’s Blight Committee, chaired by E. Denise Lee, carried on the work that the city council’s ad hoc Blight Committee has done for the past couple of years. The people in the room, by and large, had not been to a meeting of Lee’s council committee. The influx of new […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2015

Florida Politics has obtained a cache of emails related to Jacksonville Mayor-elect Lenny Curry’s transition. The emails date back to May 22. They provide an invaluable record of the transition, as the self-styled “transformational mayor” moves quickly from the seemingly perpetual candidate to the city of Jacksonville’s chief executive. To highlight the nature of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

Way back in April, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan issued a provocative statement that some might consider an example of foreshadowing. “As someone who is committed to Jacksonville, as a citizen, businessperson and owner of the Jaguars, I am going to be active in the political process here,” Khan said in a statement. That wasn’t all he said, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2015

The Jacksonville mayoral transition continues apace, as Mayor-elect Lenny Curry has announced the subcommittee members for each of the committees. “I am pleased that such a talented and diverse cross-section of civic leaders has assembled for this important work,” Curry said in a prepared statement. “These committee members and chairs are bringing together vast amounts of […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2015

Weeks before taking office, Lenny Curry is already advocating for Jacksonville’s public safety, leveraging relationships with state-level Republicans to make this happen. As Tia Mitchell of the Florida Times-Union reported last week, Mayor-elect Curry recently was in Tallahassee, touching base with key legislators and thanking some of those who had been key supporters in the mayoral race. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 8, 2015

If I had to write my “Winners and Losers” column about the Jacksonville election again, I would put E. Denise Lee on the winners side and U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown among the losers. Neither ran in 2015, yet both might as well have, given the amount of time each spent with the campaign. My reasoning? […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2015

The Lenny Curry mayoral transition proceeds apace, as Thursday his team announced that a former Jacksonville mayor and general counsel will chair the Jacksonville General Counsel Qualification Review Committee, while another former general counsel will be on the committee. The panel was created because of a recently approved amendment to Duval County’s charter that calls for the appointment […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2015

The Florida Times-Union reports that there may be renewed trouble on the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund front, in the form of a new legal challenge from the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County. The group has asked for an injunction against the pension deal that cleared the Rules Committee on Monday and the Finance Committee on […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2015

Richard Nixon was noted for his quotable and piquant turns of phrase over the years, and while he may be best known for “I am not a crook,” a phrase that is undoubtedly part of the national lexicon, he had other phrases that bear remembering. One such phrase: the “big enchilada.” Over the years, Nixon […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2015

“Don’t it always seem to go … That you don’t know what you’ve got .. Till it’s gone.” Those lyrics from Joni Mitchell, quoted in a Janet Jackson song from the 1990s, apply to the latest fundraising gimmick from the Ron DeSantis campaign, in the form of a limited-edition “made in the USA” bumper sticker. These might be […]

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Jennifer Barbosa. Image via campaign website.

Lenny Curry transition Blight Committee carries on earlier work

Emails provide fly-on-the-wall perspective inside Lenny Curry’s mayoral transition

Shad Khan flexes his muscles

Email insights: Lenny Curry announces subcommittee members as committees prepare to meet

Not even in office, Lenny Curry secures state money for DOJ COPS matching fund

Corrine Brown, Denise Lee, and “the politics of personal destruction”

Email insights: Lenny Curry taps 2 for Jax general counsel qualification panel

7-year itch: Is latest Jax Pension deal in trouble?

Is Florida the “big enchilada” in 2016?

Email insights: Ron DeSantis offers limited edition sticker