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A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2017

Controversial Jacksonville commission nominee Mike Anania had his day in the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee Wednesday. And that, it turns out, is the end of the road for his nomination. Anania, originally nominated for the city’s TRUE Commission in January, saw his nomination stalled out in recent months, with the Rules Committee having voted to approve […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2017

The normally sedate Jacksonville City Council Rules committee was popping on Tuesday afternoon, with a controversial board appointment highlighting the agenda — with resistance from Democrats and party-line adherence from Republicans. While it looked like the vote was going to go in favor of that nominee … a “hard stop” of the meeting at 3:15 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2017

Friendship on the installment plan. Golf carts at the county line. A date with Joe Camel? You’d better be 21. A “bully” on a commission. A gag rule for the public. And incentives for the donor class. These are just a few of the concepts and bills the Jacksonville City Council mulls in committees this week. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2017

Back in January, former Jacksonville City Council candidate Mike Anania seemed like a sure thing to be appointed to the Jacksonville “Taxation, Revenues, and Utilization of Expenditures” Commission. However, assurances that the Arlington Republican is a sure thing for the TRUE Commission have been proven false by events since his nomination was put forth late in January. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2017

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A trio of politicians who suffered recent high-profile losses will be considered by the Jacksonville City Council for board appointments in the coming weeks. The Ethics Commission will potentially be the landing spot for two pols beloved by liberal Democrats. Leslie Jean-Bart, who lost a contentious Democratic primary in August to current HD 14 Rep. Kim […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 29, 2016

Jacksonville politics is like a Southern family reunion: there are characters of all types. The 2017 list points out ten of those members of the #Jaxpol family who are uniquely positioned to be in the headlines for one reason or another. We are hoping that 2016 was an outlier year for scandals, and are not projecting […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

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Though the majority of the Jacksonville political establishment has cast its lot with Marco Rubio for President, Ted Cruz backers remain on the Christian right. The “Ted Cruz Faith and Values Coalition” released a list of 43 prominent supporters. The majority of them will be best known to the faith-based community. Some, however, are known by a more […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2015

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Democrat Joyce Morgan was a familiar presence on top-rated The Morning Show on WJXT-TV for more than a decade. Even in that environment of absolute positivity, her radiance and warmth stood out. The same was true on the campaign trail, as her sunniness and optimism for Arlington allowed her to stand out in a crowded […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, one Jacksonville party exults while the other one sifts through the wreckage in an attempt to find positives in a disastrous night. The Duval GOP, which won six out of eight races Tuesday night in contested elections, quite naturally celebrated its win, as an email on Wednesday afternoon indicates: In […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2015

Rainy days and Mondays always got Karen Carpenter down. That didn’t apply to the Republican Party of Duval County, though, which drew a couple hundred hearty souls for a ran-soaked rally Monday at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. In the house at the Hyatt were heavy hitters who needed no introduction, such as Sheriff John Rutherford […]

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