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A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2017

Jacksonville may be Ground Zero for the debate about economic incentives. Local leaders want them, but the local Florida House delegation does not. This week, yet another prominent person in Jacksonville’s City Hall sounded the alarm for state incentives via Enterprise Florida. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that local OED head Kirk Wendland made the case for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2017

No Northeast Florida incumbents face competitive races in 2018. Yet the fundraising continues anyway, as February evidenced. Notable for performance: two Northeast Florida political committees that cleared the $100K threshold for February money. And one Clay County legislator who had a strong month. ____ One of the PACs that hit six figures: “Build Something That […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2017

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Countless young Floridian men were brutalized at the Dozier School in Marianna. Two Florida Democrats, Rep. Tracie Davis and Sen. Darryl Rouson, believe that it is time for the state to answer for the abuse conducted over a staggering 111 years. HR 1335/SR 1440 were filed, asserts a press release from the legislators, “to strongly condemn and apologize for […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2017

On Wednesday, a Florida House panel took the baton from a Senate committee, addressing a problem-riddled Auditor General’s IT audit of the Agency for State Technology. The House Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee discussed a January Auditor General report about the Agency for State Technology and State Data Center operations. Despite the findings of that […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2017

The song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing“, called the “black national anthem” by some, is among the most iconic in American history … and it has a Jacksonville connection. James Weldon Johnson wrote the lyrics as a poem. His brother set the words to music, and 117 years ago this month, the song was performed […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2017

On Monday, Rep. Tracie Davis filed a trio of appropriations bills in the Florida House, all of which relate to the Jacksonville Democrat’s district. Davis, who took over the House District 13 seat from Reggie Fullwood, filed the following. HB 2439 requests $500,000 for the J.P. Small Park Museum. J.P. Small Park, when it was known as Durkee […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2017

There are three local bills that the Duval County Legislative Delegation have to carry this session. Two of them involve relaxed restrictions for drinking. Rep. Tracie Davis will sponsor those. And one involves governance of the Duval County School Board, a subject that inspires drinking. Rep. Jason Fischer, an alumnus of the school board, will sponsor […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 12, 2017

Northeast Florida Democrats were incensed last year at being disenfranchised in closed GOP primaries for state attorney and public defender. Now, one of their own — House District 13 Rep. Tracie Davis — has filed a bill in the Florida House to remedy that condition. And her political mentor, Sen. Audrey Gibson, filed the Senate version. House […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 4, 2017

The Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee approved resolutions backing three local bills they would like to see the State Legislature consider this session. Two of them involve drinking. And one involves the school board, which drives people to drink. **** One local bill, “J-2”, asks for “special zones” in older neighborhoods, such as Murray Hill, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2016

When 2016 kicked off, the world was different, and our political prognoses reflected those false assurances. We didn’t imagine President Donald Trump on a national level. We figured Hillary Clinton would end up taking on Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio in the general election. And we expected the rhetoric would sound like the previous two or three campaigns. Regarding #jaxpol, we had a pretty good […]

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Jacksonville leaders’ arguments for state incentives fall on deaf ears in Tallahassee

Lenny Curry, Rob Bradley committees and Travis Cummings pace Northeast Florida February fundraising

Democrats Tracie Davis, Darryl Rouson file Dozier School apology bill

Agency for State Technology audit scrutinized by Florida House panel

State money sought for ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ Park

Tracie Davis files trio of appropriations bills in Florida House

Duval Delegation talks local bills, hears from Melissa Nelson

Florida House bill seeks non-partisan elections for state attorneys, public defenders

Jacksonville City Council Rules committee backs three local J-bills

A.G. Gancarski surveys the wreckage of his 2016 predictions