A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2023
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The Governor will be in Green Cove Springs, Ponte Vedra and Jacksonville with supporters.
Tag: Stephen Joost
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2023A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016
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The last eight months in Jacksonville politics have been dominated by one referendum. County Referendum 1, which would allow Jacksonville to extend a current 1/2-cent sales surtax past its sunset and to dedicate it to a $2.8 billion unfunded pension liability, is that referendum. Mayor Lenny Curry and his political machine have done everything they could […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 24, 2016
5min185
What if someone called a press conference and Jacksonville City Council “public comment” broke out? That was the scene Wednesday as a half-dozen opponents of County Referendum 1 — the so-called “pension tax” vote, which would extend a current half-cent sales tax past its current sunset date in 2030 and devote it to the $2.85 billion […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016
4min269
Though two former Jacksonville City Council presidents, Bill Bishop and Stephen Joost, went to the press in opposition to County Referendum 1, which would authorize the extension of the half-cent sales tax through 2060 to deal with the $2.8 billion unfunded actuarial liability on public pensions, five more came out in support of the measure Thursday. Former […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016
5min253
On a sweltering Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry convened with local police and fire union heads and AFSCME members to receive the union’s backing for County Referendum 1, the Aug. 30 plebiscite that would extend the current half-cent sales tax from 2030 to 2060, with the revenue used to guarantee payoff of the $2.8 billion unfunded pension […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2016
1min393
University of North Florida Board of Trustees meetings will look more like a City Council reunion going forward. On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced three appointments to the board. Two of the three are former presidents of the Jacksonville City Council. Stephen Joost, a two-term Republican councilman who notably endorsed Alvin Brown in the mayoral election, […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016
1min288
In the House District 16 money race, rumors of the demise of Dick Kravitz have been exaggerated. December was his second straight month of five-figure fundraising. The $10,025 haul brings the Jacksonville Republican’s total up to $59,150, against $3,864 spent. Notable Kravitz backers include Councilman Jim Love, Jax Chamber Chair-elect Audrey Moran, and former Councilman Stephen Joost. Of the […]
Melissa RossOctober 19, 2015
2min696
At the ripe old age of 29, Contribution Link’s William Arnold already has built a reputation as a data wizard. Originally from Jacksonville, Arnold got his start in politics working for former Jacksonville City Councilman Stephen Joost while he was still in college. He then moved on to stints under Rick Scott and Adam Hollingsworth, […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015
2min156
Last week, Florida Politics published an article about the Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee reversing its previous support of a seismic testing moratorium. The catalyst for that reversal: Councilman Stephen Joost, who changed his position from a vote two weeks prior. We asked Joost via email last week about what went down. On Monday morning, his […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 19, 2015
7min206
When it comes to the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension, nothing is easy. Not even a 4-1 vote by the Police and Fire Pension Board to approve 2015-304, the agreement passed by Jacksonville’s City Council by a 14-4 margin at last week’s meeting. A lot of passions were stirred; passions about making sure the first […]