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A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

The second day of Sam Mousa‘s review of Jacksonville municipal departmental budgets continues with a half hour sojourn through the Property Appraiser budget. And we are blogging this and every session today. For a recap of Monday’s action, go here. 8:30: We are the only media here. As ever, we appreciate the opportunity. 8:35: Incoming Property Appraiser Jerry […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2015

This is a liveblog of the third of four Transition Budget Reviews on Monday, the first of four days of these (for the Inspector General’s office). For the JSO review and the JFRD review, please click the hyperlinks. 1:15 p.m.: Sam Mousa confirms that Mike Weinstein is part of the budget task force. That explains the email about a meeting […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2015

Florida Politics has obtained a cache of emails related to Jacksonville Mayor-elect Lenny Curry’s transition. The emails date back to May 22. They provide an invaluable record of the transition, as the self-styled “transformational mayor” moves quickly from the seemingly perpetual candidate to the city of Jacksonville’s chief executive. To highlight the nature of the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2014

For a moment there, it looked like it was time to pull the plug. It was time to call the priest and ask him to deliver the last rites. For a moment there, state Sen. Jack Latvala’s ambitions to be president of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 were in their death throes. This past November, […]

Tag: Mike Weinstein

Jax Transition budget review: Property Appraiser

Jacksonville Transition Task Force Budget Review: Inspector General Office

Emails provide fly-on-the-wall perspective inside Lenny Curry’s mayoral transition

Peter Schorsch: State Sen. Jack Latvala’s ambitions to become Senate president still have life