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A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

One City. One Jacksonville. That was the theme Wednesday of the joint inauguration for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams. Those with memories longer than one news cycle might see the inauguration theme as a variant on the theme of the #UniteJax event in April that gave the Duval GOP an avenue to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

With less than a week to go until the inauguration of Jacksonville Mayor-elect Lenny Curry, a question some have is what to expect in his inauguration speech. Two things are for certain: His remarks will be directed toward a unified vision for Jacksonville, and will not be overly long, according to Curry spokesman Brian Hughes. “Mayor-elect Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2015

Lenny Curry and Mike Williams presented a united front on the campaign trail, and (as Florida Politics reported earlier) they are planning a joint inauguration on July 1. “On the occasion of becoming our great city’s next mayor, I invite the people of Jacksonville to join us in this celebration of Jacksonville’s future,” Curry stated in an […]

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 […]

Melissa RossJune 9, 2015

An on-air discussion of the McKinney, Texas, viral video making the rounds this week quickly turned into an impassioned debate on criminal justice, with one participant’s calls to confront institutional racism set against another’s plea to evaluate police use-of-force incidents case by case. “We have to look at the institutionalization of racism in America,” activist Wells […]

Ryan RayJune 9, 2015

In a revision issued less than 2 1/2 hours before the meeting is to take place, the office of Gov. Rick Scott released an amended daily schedule that includes a 3 p.m. Tuesday meeting with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, a defendant in a lawsuit Scott filed last year in the latest episode of Florida’s decades-long “water […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2015

Having covered my share of campaign launches, Angela Corey‘s on Tuesday evening at the Jacksonville Landing was unique. Slated to start at 6:00 p.m., it actually started a few minutes early. Perhaps it was the rain that caused the early start. Corey, seeking her third term as the State Attorney for the Fourth District, was […]

Phil AmmannMay 19, 2015

In the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office runoff, it may have been interesting, and at times there was suspense, but Mike Williams began the evening with the lead, and never really left. Williams, a Republican who recieved a number of high-profile endorsements in the race, overtook Democrat Ken Jefferson early on to win 52 to 48 percent, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website. Williams now replaces […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 19, 2015

With just hours to go in the Jacksonville sheriff’s race, both Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams have been pulling out all the stops. On Monday, Florida Politics heard from someone familiar with Jefferson camp’s thinking that there has been a barrage of robocalls on behalf of Williams. On Tuesday, Jefferson took to Facebook to make his complaints about robocalls […]

Melissa RossMay 19, 2015

Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford has been a vocal critic of Mayor Alvin Brown and a supporter of his hand-picked successor Mike Williams in the Jacksonville mayor and sheriff’s races. Tuesday morning though, Rutherford turned an eye toward the next election cycle, revealing for the first time his next move as he leaves the Jacksonville […]

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