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Melissa RossMay 1, 2015

Former Jacksonville mayoral candidate Audrey Moran used her time at the podium accepting a OneJax Humanitarian Award to call out Mayor Alvin Brown and his challenger Lenny Curry, both in the audience, on the city’s Human Right Ordinance. Moran, now vice president of corporate and social responsibility for Baptist Health, challenged Brown and Curry to issue a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 2015

On Friday, Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry addressed what he called a “full house” of CEOs and leaders from many of Jacksonville’s leading nonprofit organizations at WJCT in what he described as a “very important meeting” with “leaders of serious organizations that do good work under the radar.” Being on the radio at the same time, I […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2015

While we had a reasonably comprehensive look into the mechanics of Bill Bishop endorsing Alvin Brown on Thursday, new information has come to light, via Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union, that puts that endorsement in a different context: namely, competing claims from Bishop and Lenny Curry about the lead up to the endorsement. Curry said that Bishop, by endorsing Brown, reneged […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2015

With recent in-house polling suggesting that Lenny Curry has a slight lead over incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown, the Curry camp sent out an email promoting its latest television ad, a spot that started airing Thursday. The email also advances the campaign’s “closing argument,” which is suffused with a “positive vision” for Jacksonville, contrasting his argument with Brown’s […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2015

On March 31, Bill Bishop, who finished third in Jacksonville’s First Election, held a press conference on the steps of City Hall, where he said he was not endorsing Alvin Brown or Lenny Curry for Mayor. A couple of weeks later, an email went out from the Bill Bishop for Mayor campaign account. The campaign staffers endorsed Brown’s […]

Melissa RossApril 30, 2015

With just 20 days left until the city’s runoff election, Bill Bishop’s unexpected endorsement of Mayor Alvin Brown has landed as another late-in-the-game twist in the city’s tight mayor’s race. After tallying up 17% of the vote in the March First Election for mayor, Bishop vowed to run again in four years- but repeatedly said he was […]

Melissa RossApril 30, 2015

As the Jacksonville candidates for both mayor and sheriff campaign hard on how to boost public safety, the city’s influential faith leaders are also speaking out about a disturbing spike in crime rates and gang activity. They’re not all on the same page regarding recent calls to impose a 9 p.m. curfew in Jacksonville’s high-crime […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, the First Coast Manufacturers Association endorsed Lenny Curry at Raintree Graphics, an FCMA business on the Southside. Most endorsement events generally involve a podium, a few prepared remarks, and a photo op. This one was a little bit different. Most endorsements are decided in boardrooms, and media has no access to the process. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2015

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Over the course of this campaign, I’ve had my share of conversations with Lenny Curry. A recurrent motif, when it comes to him describing the campaign process, is that it’s gradual, rooted in the personal appeal, the one-on-one conversation, the handshake. That’s how Curry has lifted himself from no name recognition and polling worse than almost […]

Melissa RossApril 28, 2015

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears historic oral arguments on same-sex marriage, Jacksonville’s LGBT activists are growing increasingly vocal in pressing their case for full legal protections. “The change around this issue has happened so quickly,” says Dan Merkan, chairman of the Jax Coalition for Equality. Merkan says the Coalition will continue to advocate for […]

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Audrey Moran calls out Alvin Brown, Lenny Curry on HRO

Lenny Curry discusses importance of nonprofits, faith

Bill Bishop’s endorsement and the “lost decade” claim

Email insights: Lenny Curry’s “closing argument” advances “positive vision”

Bill Bishop reverses course, endorses Alvin Brown for re-election

Bill Bishop endorsement: “I really do think it’s a game-changer”

Jax pastor: We don’t want to become the next Baltimore or Ferguson

Lenny Curry talks politics with, is endorsed by First Coast Manufacturers Association

Lenny Curry stumps to Southside businessmen

Jax equality coalition: “Hearts and minds” changing rapidly