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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2018

Peter Rummell is one of the leaders of Jacksonville’s political donor set, and for the second straight week he got news from a Jacksonville board regarding his District project. The news was different than that coming out of last week’s Downtown Investment Authority meeting, which had the city of Jacksonville buying the land from JEA […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 12, 2018

Here we are now. Entertain us. EverBank Field was lit Sunday, as the Jacksonville Jaguars laid a smackdown on the Buffalo Bills, in a 10-3 defensive struggle that was best watched live and in the stands. Jacksonville hadn’t hosted a playoff game this century; the crowd was hyped. And mostly Jaguar fans. The media derided […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

2017 ended with bodies piling up in Jacksonville’s morgue. 2018 brings something approaching a solution via Ordinance 2018-005. A bill slated to be introduced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting on an emergency basis will offer what Medical Examiner Valerie Rao called last week a “proposed space solution,” which includes “office and refrigerator space”: a walk-in cooler […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

A number of Jacksonville City Council members will face competitive races should they want to be re-elected. However, in terms of sheer amount of opponents, no one faces more competition than Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, who has four opponents already filed to face him in 2019. The Democrat, representing a district that sprawls from Downtown […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

It was a December to remember for Build Something That Lasts, the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. The Curry committee cleaned up to end the year, raking in $142,000, pushing the committee up to $603,000 on hand. The strong month comes at a pivotal time for the Mayor’s policy and political operations. The Mayor’s Office […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

The 2015 Jacksonville Mayoral campaign is just a memory now. And the alliance between former Mayor Alvin Brown and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has a newsreel quality. It almost seems quaint. In 2014, when it seemed like Brown was a slam dunk for re-election, the city signed off on an ambitious capital investment: $43 million into […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2018

The weather report was unprecedented this week. Cold as ice, as the Foreigner classic goes. But for those needing a warmup, the 2018 political landscape brings the heat. Right now, it’s hotter than July in the orbit of almost-Jacksonville Rep. Ron DeSantis. He’s got the billionaires backing him, and a robopoll saying he’s more popular […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 3, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is a hardcore NFL fan, so much so that one of his life goals will be completed this weekend on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. The reason: the Jaguars are hosting a playoff game, and Curry proclaimed standout defensive end Calais Campbell the mayor of “Sacksonville.” An ESPN producer reached out Tuesday via email: “We […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

In 2016, Cord Byrd, Clay Yarborough and Jason Fischer overcame competitive GOP primaries to win nominations — despite powerful interests and strong candidates going against each of them in the process. The general elections, in each of their districts, lacked drama: all three beat write-in candidates, garnering over 90 percent of the vote. We asked the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

For the third straight year, Florida Politics is attempting to predict how politics in the 904 will go. And hopefully the predictions will go better than they did the previous two years. 2016’s predictions were as reliable as a coin flip: Six right, six wrong. 2017 saw six wrong… and four right. Batting .400 is […]

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District project clears JEA board; developers now to buy land from JEA by July

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Jacksonville City Council mulls morgue money Tuesday

Despite controversy, Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney mounts re-election bid

$142K December haul for Lenny Curry political committee

Cobranding links Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, NFL Jaguars

Jacksonville Bold for 1.5.18 — Cold outside, 2018 is hot

Lenny Curry to talk ‘Sacksonville’ on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown

Northeast Florida lawmakers preview 2018 Legislative Session

A.G. Gancarski’s 10 predictions for Jacksonville politics in 2018