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A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

On Sunday, Governor Rick Scott toured damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Jacksonville Beach. Scott, who has been adamant that President Obama expand his disaster declaration issued on Saturday, reiterated his desire to have that done. “We all pay our taxes,” the governor said, and “we ought to get reimbursed.” Meanwhile, the governor otherwise focused on the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton will have Al Gore by her side at a Tuesday campaign stop in Miami. From the Clinton campaign: “On Tuesday, Oct. 11, former Vice President Al Gore will campaign with Hillary Clinton in Miami. At the event, Gore will discuss the urgent threat posed by climate change and lay out the high stakes of November’s election.” “With […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

On Sunday morning, President Barack Obama announced he signed a disaster declaration for Florida in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. However, Gov. Rick Scott asserts it doesn’t go far enough. “The president yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards has been an active surrogate for Hillary Clinton throughout the campaign. And on Sunday and Monday, Richards will be active in Florida for the Democratic nominee and the current front-runner. Richards will be in Gainesville Sunday, rallying the troops at 4 p.m. at a phone bank at 4056 W. Newberry Road, before […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2016

Leaders of the Republican Party nationwide are breaking from Donald Trump after his recently reported comments from a 2005 interview, in which he seems to describe sexual assault. Among those for whom this is the end: Designated Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran, who blasted Trump on Twitter Saturday night. Corcoran said Trump’s comments are “just another repugnant continuation” […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2016

Hopefully GOP Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump will have his boots on in Ocala. For there he will bring his campaign to a livestock pavilion, Wednesday at high noon. Trump will appear at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, located in Ocala at 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd. From there, Trump goes to Lakeland at 3 p.m, for a rally at Lakeland […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2016

On Saturday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott addressed media in Jacksonville about the aftermath of and the recovery from Hurricane Matthew. Gov. Scott landed at Jacksonville’s Cecil Commerce Center after surveying damage in a flight from Daytona to Jacksonville. Before that, he had 15 phone calls with mayors throughout the region, from Hastings and St. Augustine to […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry briefed media Saturday morning on the catastrophe wrought by Hurricane Matthew. “It’s a new day here in Jacksonville,” Curry said, adding that we’re on the other side of the storm and “there’s a lot of work to be done.” More than 214,000 JEA customers lacked power as of 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Branches […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 7, 2016

The key quote came at the end: “We’re just going to pick up the pieces together as a community when we get out of this thing.” Hurricane Matthew wreaked the bulk of its havoc in Duval County on Jacksonville’s beaches and in low-lying areas, as expected. As the storm blew northward, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry recapped […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 7, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio has a message for President Barack Obama: a major disaster declaration is needed immediately, with Hurricane Matthew buffering the coast and wreaking havoc on barrier islands and power grids alike. Rubio crafted a letter of support of Gov. Rick Scott’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for Florida, noting “destruction” caused by the storm […]

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Rick Scott tours Jacksonville Beach, discusses hurricane recovery

Al Gore to campaign in Miami with Hillary Clinton Tuesday

President Obama signs Florida disaster declaration; Rick Scott says it’s not enough

Planned Parenthood PAC president to stump for Hillary Clinton in Florida

Richard Corcoran says Donald Trump is ‘repugnant’

Donald Trump to stump in Ocala, Lakeland Wednesday

Rick Scott talks Hurricane Matthew recovery: “This state’s going to come back”

Lenny Curry briefs media on disaster recovery; evacuees can return home at noon

Jacksonville prepares to ‘pick up the pieces together’

Marco Rubio to Barack Obama: Major disaster declaration needed now