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A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016
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After a busy primary season for Susie Wiles, including a leadership role in “Yes for Jacksonville” and serving as a media liaison to Democratic congressional candidate Al Lawson, Wiles’ next move will be serving as a communications adviser to Donald Trump. Wiles, the Florida co-chair for Trump’s primary campaign, will function in a “battleground communications” role, reports The Washington Post. […]

A.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 29, 2016
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The House District 11 GOP primary will come down to one of three candidates: Cord Byrd, Donnie Horner, or Sheri Treadwell. HD 11 includes Nassau County, as well as the Jacksonville Beaches. Its current representative, Janet Adkins, is from Nassau. However, at least one pol from the Beaches communities wants to ensure that the seat becomes a “beaches” seat, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016
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Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will be in Florida Thursday and Friday, according to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Kaine will swing through Pensacola, Panama City, and Jacksonville — the first high-profile action for the Clinton/Kaine ticket in Jacksonville since Bill Clinton came through in July. Sen. Kaine has been deployed to Florida often in recent weeks, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016
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The co-defendant of Corrine Brown in the One Door for Education case, her Chief of Staff Ronnie Simmons, may have to get a new lawyer after Thursday’s “conflict hearing” in his case. The hearing, slated for 1 p.m. in courtroom 5-D at the federal courthouse, addresses Simmons’ representation conflict. Simmons’ lawyer, Anthony Suarez, previously represented one of the prosecution’s witnesses. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016
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Among the interesting buzzer-beater donations in Congressional District 4 and 5 races: traditional GOP donor Peter Rummell, who cooled on John Rutherford in CD 4, played in the CD 5 Democratic primary against Corrine Brown. Yes, more GOP establishment money — in the form of a $1,000 check from Rummell — found its way to 5th Congressional District Democrat […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2016
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In an “exit interview” Friday in The Hill, outgoing congressman Ander Crenshaw reflected on his 15 years in Congress. Among the most vivid memories: flying to Florida with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001. Neither Crenshaw nor Bush had a clue that the world was about to change. “I was with President Bush on Air Force […]


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