Tag: Yes for Jacksonville

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2016
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In a signal of how important the pension-tax referendum is to Jacksonville’s public safety sector, the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters had the biggest donation of any group to “Yes for Jacksonville,” the political committee marketing the referendum to authorize a half-cent sales tax extension to address the $2.8 billion unfunded pension liability, in the most […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016
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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 3, 2016
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Along the lines of its commercials, currently airing on Jacksonville television in heavy rotation, “Yes for Jacksonville” pushed out a long-form web video this week as part of its closing argument for why the half-cent sales tax should be extended to re-amortize and retire the $2.7 billion unfunded actuarial liability faced by Jacksonville’s public pensions. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016
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On Monday, Jacksonville’s Director of Blight Initiatives Denise Lee tendered her resignation from the Lenny Curry administration. However, she will be helping to market the pension tax referendum as part of “Yes for Jacksonville,” Lee told FloridaPolitics.com Monday. Lee, a Democrat on Jacksonville’s City Council until 2015 who notably counter-messaged advertising from Mayor Alvin Brown as “race baiting,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2016
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On Thursday Kerri Stewart, chief of staff for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, addressed the Jax Chamber North Council. Among the topics: Curry’s first year in office, the new budget and, inexorably, the pension tax referendum, which Stewart has been marketing around town along with Curry and members of the Jacksonville City Council. Stewart rattled off the mayoral priorities in the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2016
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The highlight of the most recent campaign finance report for “Yes for Jacksonville” was on the spending side. The political committee is promoting a yes vote on the Aug. 30 referendum to extend a current half-cent sales tax to address the unfunded pension liability. There was $150,000 committed to media advertising, part of a $193,000 spend that […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016
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On Tuesday evening, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry pitched young professionals on the pension-tax referendum slated for Aug. 30. The event took place in Shad Khan’s suite at EverBank Field. Matt Brockelman, the event organizer from sponsor Southern Strategy Group, said around 60 people attended and approximately $10,000 was raised for the “Yes for Jacksonville” political committee, […]


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