Staff ReportsMay 10, 2019
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Next up: A battle between the Duval County School Board and Jacksonville City Hall.
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Staff ReportsMay 10, 2019Staff ReportsApril 27, 2019
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Is Jacksonville 'big league?' A definite maybe.
Staff ReportsApril 19, 2019
32min372
As City Council members depart, an uphill battle awaits.
Staff ReportsApril 12, 201935min400
Jacksonville media are experiencing a host of changes.
Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2018
33min777
The weather report was unprecedented this week. Cold as ice, as the Foreigner classic goes. But for those needing a warmup, the 2018 political landscape brings the heat. Right now, it’s hotter than July in the orbit of almost-Jacksonville Rep. Ron DeSantis. He’s got the billionaires backing him, and a robopoll saying he’s more popular […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2017
9min383
At the end of November, Florida Times-Union reporter Nate Monroe wrote one of those articles so pointed that television reporters, in a crash course on political committee finance, were asking follow-ups during gaggles. Entitled “Political committee spending keeps many details of Mayor [Lenny] Curry’s trips in dark,” the piece examined some off-schedule trips the mayor took with Jaguars’ […]
Peter SchorschDecember 15, 2017
28min340
In the year-end edition of Bold, we look at the stories that shaped 2017. A pension problem — with a solution that seemed impossible at the end of 2015. A legendary politician sentenced to prison. Northeast Florida politicians are moving toward leadership in the state Legislature. Rights for the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]
Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2017
32min239
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took a victory lap on Facebook this week. “2.5 years in office. Much done- pension reform, public safety investments, board reforms, reforms on how we serve kids, storm prep & relief, infrastructure, etc. The list goes on. However, that’s yesterday. I’m focused on winning today. Big things ahead. Love y’all Duval. […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2016
3min339
Gary Koniz finished a distant third in the race in Northeast Florida’s 4th Congressional District, garnering 2.21 percent of the vote. Days before his latest in a series of electoral drubbings, the NPA candidate made his displeasure known via a mass email to a few dozen people, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Gov. Rick Scott, Robert Redford, Donald J. Trump, area sheriffs, […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2015
7min186
In terms of using public comment at Jacksonville City Council meetings, Tuesday night was a stirring example of the voice of the people (at least, a subset thereof) being marshaled in pursuit of a clear group of policy objectives. Dozens of speakers during Public Comment urged the retention of member Joey McKinnon and chair Lisa […]