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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

Olympian Michelle Kwan is regarded by many as the greatest figure skater in U.S. history. In the 2016 campaign, she isn’t trying to win medals or accolades for herself; rather, her goal is to help Hillary Clinton win the White House. And to that end, Kwan serves as a surrogate outreach coordinator for the Clinton campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

Like any smart governor, Florida Gov. Rick Scott knows the importance of the National Guard and the military — both in Florida and in points far beyond. In Jacksonville Tuesday to bestow 244 Governor’s Veteran Service Award medals, Gov. Scott noted the contributions of members of the guard, which range from having 200 on active status […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

On Tuesday, Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli blasted Hillary Clinton over her untimely reference to half of Donald Trump‘s supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” The long-form Crisafulli response — billed as an op-ed by the Trump campaign — offers one more piece of evidence that Trump and his surrogates will use Clinton’s pejorative as a way to rally the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump have a number of things in common. One of them: deciding to have Susie Wiles, the legendary Jacksonville political operative, in key campaign roles. Wiles ran Scott’s 2010 campaign, and now she has taken command of Trump’s Florida campaign, which thus far has lacked key components, such as field […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott spent much of the last week clearing debris created by a storm that hit the Tallahassee area. This week, he turns his attention, again, to a storm not of his making. Scott finds himself flying up to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to address a familiar topic: the lack of federal help for the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

Will the third time be the charm for the efforts to expand Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance? In 2012, a fully inclusive bill fell by a margin of 17 to 2. A modified bill lost by a much-smaller margin of 10 to 9, with a councilman — Johnny Gaffney — saying he’d gotten confused when he voted. Gaffney […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2016

State Rep. Reggie Fullwood is an optimistic man — optimistic enough to run for re-election even with 14 federal felony counts hanging over his head. Fullwood, a Jacksonville Democrat, won his primary. But it turns out federal prosecutors might be a tougher out than Tracie Davis, Lee Brown, or J.R. Gaillot were on the August ballot. **** Fullwood filed a motion […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2016

2016 has been a good year for JTA CEO Nat Ford, especially in terms of his dealings with the American Public Transportation Association. Back in May, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority won the 2016 “Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award” from APTA, in the midsize transportation systems category. Ford’s vision, which includes a new regional transportation hub […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2016

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Fourth Circuit State Attorney-elect Melissa Nelson isn’t a natural politician. The paradox, however, is that she won her GOP primary race against incumbent Angela Corey by the kind of margin just about any career politician would envy. As a result, perhaps, of those unique dynamics in the primary, every time Nelson appears in public she is […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2016

At long last, a coherent defense strategy in the One Door for Education case — one that sees Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, as co-defendants — is taking shape. Brown and Simmons both — as has been amply documented — have had difficulties retaining counsel in their case, which involves 24 counts of allegations […]

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Michelle Kwan to stump for Hillary Clinton in NE Florida Wednesday, Thursday

In Jacksonville, Rick Scott bestows 244 service medals on veterans

Steve Crisafulli blasts Hillary Clinton on ‘basket of deplorables’ comment

Rick Scott lauds Donald Trump’s choice of Susie Wiles to run Florida campaign

Rick Scott is headed to DC again for Zika help

Why Jax HRO expansion advocates feel optimistic

Feds eviscerate Reggie Fullwood’s motion to dismiss charges

JTA CEO Nat Ford elected vice chair of national transportation association

Melissa Nelson vows to ‘do the right thing’ as 4th circuit state attorney

Coherence emerges in Corrine Brown’s defense strategy?