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A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

At the Monday meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Transportation, Energy, and Utilities committee, the group voted 7-0 to withdraw 2015-360, a controversial bill that would have closed a river access “pocket park” on Little Van Wert Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood. The bill, introduced in the spring by then-Councilman Richard Clark, was supported by local […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

June was another month of underwhelming fundraising for former Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman. He raised $1,020, bringing his not-so-grand total to $3,930. No big-name contributors donated and many contributions were less than $100. We await his opponent, fellow former Councilman Richard Clark, to report June numbers. He raised a little more than $48,000 through May Clark […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 17, 2015

With a unanimous vote in its favor in City Council, it would have been a surprise if Alvin Brown had not signed the Charlotte’s Web moratorium passed last Tuesday at City Council into law. And so he did. But perhaps the words in the statement his office gave WJXT bear closer examination. “The mayor recognizes the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2015

One of the things that Transition Executive Director Sam Mousa has complained about during the Lenny Curry mayoral transition is the use of the Banking Fund. Based on the tail end of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee meeting, it seems like he has some allies. By unanimous consent, the committee approved a move to get a bill […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2015

The strain of medical marijuana legalized in Florida is Charlotte’s Web: a high-CBD variant of the plant with minimal THC content. For the Legislature, Charlotte’s Web has been more like a Russian novel, with a panoply of twists and turns involving virtually every part of the regulatory framework. In Jacksonville, it’s going to take at […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

The big news that came out of Jacksonville’s City Council meeting on Tuesday night is the passage of 2015-304: the Police and Fire Pension Deal, by a 14-4 margin. Those against it (Lori Boyer, John Crescimbeni, Bill Bishop, and Matt Schellenberg) made their arguments. But the fact was that Councilman Bill Gulliford and his impassioned […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2015

The big news out of the first Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee meeting of June is that 2015-304, an iteration of the Police and Fire Pension Deal (one which is in many respects similar to the deal that was spiked by the full council 9-9 in March) passed 5 to 2, and will hit the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2015

A year ago, a small cadre of party insiders and money men were the only ones who could be said to believe that Lenny Curry had what it took to be mayor of Jacksonville. Up against a charismatic incumbent with high approval ratings, people said he was foolish to even try. Fast forward to May […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 15, 2015

Anytime I get an email from Chris Hand, chief of staff for Mayor Alvin Brown, that incorporates the John Adams quote “Facts are stubborn things,” I know I’m in for at least 500 words of top-flight refutation of an opponent’s memes. Friday’s email takes issue with the comments of Councilman Richard Clark on Friday’s episode of First Coast Connect on […]

Phil AmmannApril 5, 2015

GOP candidates are lining up to succeed Rep. Janet Adkins, the Fernandina Beach Republican from House District 11 who faces term limits next year. Barry Holloway, a Bryceville Republican, filed a campaign account this week to become the fifth Republican in the HD 11 race, according to the state Division of Elections. A GOP stronghold, […]

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Jax TEU committee votes to withdraw Van Wert river access bill

Don Redman struggles with fundraising in HD 12

Alvin Brown signs Charlotte’s Web moratorium into law

Jax Banking Fund subject of skepticism

Medical marijuana distribution in Jacksonville needs more enlightened approach

Bill Gulliford wins: Jacksonville passes police and fire pension deal 14-4

Bill Gulliford police, fire pension bill clears Jax Rules Committee

The making of the mayor: Lenny Curry’s rise to lead Jacksonville

Chris Hand to Richard Clark: “Facts are stubborn things”

Republicans line up to replace Janet Adkins in HD 11