A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2021
5min1293
'Mom and pops' could serve liquor under the proposal.
Tag: Lori BoyerRick Scott. Image via 'Hostage' campaign ad.
A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2021
Drew DixonAugust 19, 2020
4min404
With a jump in residential units in downtown Jacksonville, officials say now is the time for more entertainment.
A.G. GancarskiJune 18, 2019
5min660
"Deferring ... means this bill may never come up again."
A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2019
3min271
Some Councilmembers' plans may be dashed.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2018
8min303
One of the knocks against Jacksonville’s government is a lack of long-range planning. Jacksonville City Council members are working to change that, via the institutionalization of plans extending out as far as five years. These plans have been pushed before in the early 2000s, and are up again. A bill under consideration in the Jacksonville […]
guestOctober 30, 2018
6min255
This year’s ballot is full of proposed Constitutional amendments — some arguably good, and some bad. A contender for the worst among the bunch: Amendment 3. It is very misleading, and we urge voters not to be fooled. Upon casual inspection, Amendment 3 does not seem terrible. It purports to let voters decide whether the […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2018
2min368
Former Jacksonville City Council member Doyle Carter resigned his seat earlier this year to run for Duval County Tax Collector. While he was eliminated in August, he didn’t have to wait very long for his next move in public service. Carter has taken a role with the city, as Parks Athletic Project Manager. The job, in […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2018
4min230
Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis, a first-term Democrat, was thwarted by the committee he once chaired Tuesday in a second straight meeting, regarding a resolution of opposition to sell local utility JEA. The sale of JEA has been a discussion point in City Hall off and on for the last year, and Dennis is concerned that […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2018
4min625
Some enthusiasm still exists in Jacksonville’s City Hall when it comes to expanding the use of jail inmates for municipal work projects. As we reported earlier this year, Jacksonville City Council members were examining the concept of using inmate work crews for remediation of municipal blight, even as prison strikes call attention nationally to what can […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 19, 2018
2min167
A bill that cleared Jacksonville City Council committees this week will, if approved by the full Council next week, push back the Mayor’s budget presentation to July 23, and will require serious budget meetings by the Finance committee that may impact Council members’ Labor Day travel plans. On Tuesday morning, the Finance Committee approved the […]