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A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2018

Even as well-connected lobbyists for major utility companies hover over Jacksonville’s JEA ahead of a potential sale, five utility unions combined in opposition to any moves Friday. Per a statement from the five unions: “It is the official position of the JEA Union Leadership that a privatization of JEA would have severe, harmful, and long term […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 6, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has no meaningful opposition for his re-election bid and his first 25 days of fundraising likely will ensure that remains the case for some time. In less than a month on the re-election trail, Curry raised just more than $1.5 million. Of that sum, $255,305 went into the campaign account, and $1,246,500 […]

Phil AmmannApril 6, 2018

In this week’s Bold, a recurring motif … pitched political speech. From a senator saying the president could kick off the next Great Depression, to a gubernatorial campaign telling an opponent is DOA, the knives were out. Shivs went toward Jacksonville’s mayor for exploring the value of JEA. And toward a chair of a local party […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018

This week, Jacksonville developer and political donor Peter Rummell called on Mayor Lenny Curry, a frequent recipient of Rummell dollars, to “see the light” and get behind a ban on assault weapons. This continued a divergence between the two that first surfaced in the immediate wake of the Parkland massacre in February, when Rummell first spoke out […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018

Per the Florida Times-Union reportage of Wednesday’s Florida Taxwatch media call, $12.5 million state money for the Talleyrand Connector was a “turkey” in the state budget. The Talleyrand Connector will tear down Jacksonville’s current Hart Bridge offramps, routing traffic toward JAXPORT and the Sports Complex. The “turkey” designation was because the money circumvented usual process, added in late […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis, a critic of Jacksonville’s Kids Hope Alliance board that administers the city’s children’s programs, made it known earlier in the week that he would attend Wednesday’s KHA Board meeting. Dennis’ principal interest: the board’s selection of a new CEO. In Council committees Tuesday, Dennis peppered employees of the Lenny Curry administration with questions […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2018

Monday and Tuesday saw yet more news in the ongoing contretemps between Mayor Lenny Curry and City Council President Anna Brosche over the sale of Jacksonville’s utility, JEA. The charge developed on revelations from a meeting Thursday, in which Brosche offered evidence of the administration not cooperating with the City Council committee exploring a potential sale of JEA. Council […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2018

Media was not allowed in the meeting room where JEA linemen met with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Tuesday. Yet all reports from the meeting (at least, thus far) were that it was positive for both the utility workers and the Mayor. Curry Chief of Staff Brian Hughes noted that the mayor’s “meeting with JEA linemen this morning was […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2018

A political committee (Florida Committee for Infrastructure Investment) designed to stop the exploration of selling Jacksonville’s utility in its tracks rolled out its first radio ad in a mass email to media. The 30-second spot, which employs a child’s voice, includes a plaintive, heart-tugging script. “Mommy and daddy, they’re saying that Lenny Curry is trying to sell […]

Drew WilsonApril 2, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Chinese solar panel company JinkoSolar is building a “state-of-the-art” manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. JinkoSolar’s expansion into the Sunshine State is the result of a deal with utility giant NextEra Energy to supply millions of solar panels to the company over the next four years. NextEra Energy is the parent […]

Tag: Lenny Curry

Jacksonville utility unions pan potential JEA sale as ‘harmful’

Big momentum: Lenny Curry raises more than $1.5 million in just 25 days for re-election

Jacksonville Bold for 4.6.18 — Shiv season

Lenny Curry has yet to ‘see the light’ on assault weapons ban

Lenny Curry, Aaron Bean, Marco Rubio claim Jacksonville Talleyrand Connector is no ‘turkey’

Garrett Dennis warns Jacksonville Kids Hope board not to pick Joe Peppers as CEO

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Council President Anna Brosche trade nasty letters over JEA sale discussion

JEA linemen, Lenny Curry discuss ‘future of JEA’

Political committee targets Lenny Curry, JEA sale with radio ad buy

Solar panel plant coming to Sunshine State