A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2019
3min191
"Diversion programs should be moved out of the State Attorney’s Office."
Tag: Melissa Nelson
A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2019
Peter SchorschJune 3, 2019
4min367
“He brings a wealth of experience and relationships to the table."
A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2019
6min592
The city spends, but the murder rate is still rising.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 8, 2019
9min357
"The facts are there was a criminal investigation ... for over a year."
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2019
10min438
"Common sense dictates that Council members do not spend [this much time] on the phone ... discussing simple scheduling matters or irregular personal matters."
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2019
5min714
Suspended Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown was on hand Wednesday afternoon in the local federal courthouse. The occasion: a second in camera hearing involving her former attorney, Darcy Galnor. As was the case with the previous hearing of this type, this one sprawled toward the two-hour mark. And a continuance will be slated for Feb. 5, the bulk […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2019
6min248
With Jacksonville’s Mayor and Sheriff up for re-election this year, there may be no better time to peruse the State Attorney’s gang reduction strategy. In part, it’s a useful review to see where policy is and where it’s going. Also in play, however: the political symbiosis between the three first-term Republicans, whose messaging and political operations […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2018
10min369
The qualifying deadline for Jacksonville city elections in 2019 is Jan. 11. And as of now, Mayor Lenny Curry is the prohibitive favorite for re-election. Curry has drawn seven opponents as of Thursday morning. But the first-term Republican Mayor has somewhere over $3 million on hand. And his nearest opponent, independent candidate Connell Crooms, has just over […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 30, 2018
2min904
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and State Attorney Melissa Nelson on Wednesday rolled out the ‘KEYS 2 Drive’ (Knowledge Empowers Your Success) diversion program. The program will help those facing primary charges of driving without valid licenses, or suspended or revoked licenses, to get valid drivers’ licenses. Of the 12,000 people faced with that fate last year, estimates are […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 17, 2018
2min178
Friction and fractiousness continued in Jacksonville City Hall this week, with City Council Finance Chair Garrett Dennis calling a public-notice meeting to express concerns about potential Sunshine Law violations in the race for the Council presidency. Council Vice President Aaron Bowman charged Dennis with trying to talk multiple Councilors into vacating their pledges to back Bowman, who is […]