A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2023
4min0
The 'culture of collaboration' begins.
Tag: Melissa Ross
A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2023A.G. GancarskiApril 30, 2023
5min0
The Republican has a town hall event of his own the same evening.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2023
8min0
Sharp disagreements emerged on confederate monuments, public school politics.
Anne GeggisSeptember 7, 2022
5min0
Democratic gubernatorial candidate draws a contrast to his 'red meat' Republican rival.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 28, 2018
3min368
On WJCT’s “First Coast Connect“, Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis sat for his first interview Wednesday since the Council made the decision to strip the JEA Special Committee of subpoena power and include everyone on council in the committee. As expected, Dennis (a member of what was a five-person committee and a staunch critic of selling JEA) […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2018
5min272
In the wake of the Jacksonville Jaguars loss to the New England Patriots and referees Sunday, emotions ran high. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry — a major booster of the team — was no exception. https://twitter.com/lennycurry/status/955292535957741568 “Media talking/writing heads that think sports are “silly” because it is “only a game”—- pound sand. These guys work their tails […]
Julie DelegalJanuary 11, 2016
9min196
When President Barack Obama announced his executive actions on guns last week, parents of children slain by bullets stood behind him. Jordan Davis’ mother, Lucia McBath, was one of them. McBath and Ron Davis were thrust into every parent’s nightmare in late 2012 when their 17-year-old son, Jordan, was shot and killed outside a Gate […]
Jim RosicaDecember 1, 2015
3min506
Florida Politics’ Melissa Ross, a Jacksonville radio talk show host, will soon be a guest host for National Public Radio’s nationally syndicated “The Diane Rehm Show.” Ross, host and producer of public radio WJCT’s “First Coast Connect” call-in show, will helm the program on Dec. 9, 10, and 11. Rehm’s show is produced out of WAMU, a public […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2015
2min178
Tuesday is a packed day at Jacksonville’s City Hall, with a JEA Agreement meeting and a City Council meeting. However, those are not the only happenings in the St. James Building, as State Representative Janet Adkins will hold a mental health community roundtable at 4:00 p.m. in the Lynwood Roberts Room. “Florida is facing a […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2015
5min225
Republican State Sen. Jeff Brandes recently sent a letter to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement asking for an investigation into RedFlex Traffic Systems. Apparently, there’s an issue with fraud? “The admission of bribery by (former RedFlex CEO) Karen Finley illustrates the extent to which these providers will go in order to profit off the backs […]