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Staff ReportsJune 8, 2018

Two of our top stories this week deal with primary battles for Congressional seats. They are interesting for what is said — and what is not. Mike Waltz is pushing fellow Republican John Ward to withdraw from the race in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Waltz, like many across the political spectrum, believe that Ward saying that recent Puerto […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2018

With just weeks to go in Anna Brosche‘s Jacksonville City Council presidency, the majority of special committees formed during her year are coming to an end. That rule applies to what is now known as the special committee on the “future of JEA,” a change in name and scope from its original five-person iteration as a group […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 7, 2018

Marcellus Holmes, District 9 incumbent Garrett Dennis‘ likely Jacksonville City Council re-election opponent, raised no money in May, his third month as an active candidate. Holmes hadn’t raised money in March or April either; however, a late May meeting with Mayor Lenny Curry, no fan of Dennis’ legislative style, was seen by some City Hall watchers […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2018

Just days after Gov. Rick Scott suspended two Jacksonville City Council members who face 38 federal counts in a scheme to defraud local and federal taxpayers, Mayor Lenny Curry said Tuesday his office had no active role or insight into the selection process for their replacements. The replacements for suspended Democrats Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown will be picked by […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

Travis Hutson‘s campaign is heating up, posting monster May fundraising numbers in his Senate District 7 re-election bid. The Palm Coast Republican brought in $332,000 last month for his two committees: Sunshine State Conservatives hauled in $85,000, and First Coast Business Foundation took in the balance. The FCBF money is of special interest, as it […]

Peter SchorschJune 1, 2018

The literary field of semiotics, as articulated by French theorist Ferdinand de Saussure, boils down to a relationship between signs and their intended meaning. The ultimate meaning of those signs is not fixed; rather, it moves with cultural interpretation. As we find ourselves now less than three months before primary elections for the 2018 ballot, we […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

Tensions are escalating between Jacksonville’s City Hall and what was intended to be a showcase waterfront mall, one that long since has fallen into decrepitude and disrepair, a sorrowful shadow of aspirations long since lapsed. A 4th circuit courtroom will see, eventually, some attempt to resolve these issues. And City Hall would like to see […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2018

Jacksonville mayoral candidate Connell Crooms, running without party affiliation, got some coverage this week for calling incumbent Mayor Lenny Curry a “racist bully.” “It seems for the sake of professional decorum, the people of color on city council are too afraid to say what black people in Jacksonville have long been saying: Lenny Curry is […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2018

Though the Jacksonville City Council is on its “fifth week,” a sanctioned break from committee meetings, the intrigue continues in the St. James Building. Tuesday saw Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry meet with a candidate for the legislative body: Marcellus Holmes. Holmes, a former professional football player, didn’t hone into specific policy proposals during an April interview. If elected, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry are honorary hosts for a fundraiser Wednesday for Republican Mike Waltz’s run in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The host committee for the reception, to be held at the home of JEA Board member Husein Cumber and City Council hopeful LeAnna Cumber, features a number of interesting names. Among the luminaries: Jeb Bush, Jr; […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

Jacksonville Bold for 6.8.18 — Tribal warfare

Jacksonville City Council winds down JEA committee

Marcellus Holmes, Garrett Dennis’ likely Jacksonville City Council re-election opponent, raises nothing in May

Lenny Curry: Jacksonville City Council fill-ins are Rick Scott’s decision

Travis Hutson delivers monster May fundraising

Jacksonville Bold for 6.1.18 — Signs and symbols

Jacksonville files eviction counterclaim against Landing management

Connell Crooms doubles down on ‘racist bully’ claim against Lenny Curry

Mind games continue between Lenny Curry, Garrett Dennis

Lenny Curry, John Rutherford hosting fundraiser for Mike Waltz