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A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

Recently, House District 19 Rep. Charles Van Zant paid eight years of back taxes on a home in Bradford County, for which he claimed a homestead exemption. The period in question extended between 2008 and 2016. The house in question is located at 127 S.E. 35th St. in Keystone Heights. It’s the same house Mrs. Van Zant claims […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

Donald Trump will be in Jacksonville Wednesday evening, giving his supporters and detractors a chance to be part of the show. At least some of those opposed to Trump are already mobilizing a protest. The Jacksonville for Bernie Sanders group plans a memorably titled “Stop This Fool” event, which will commence at the Jacksonville Veterans’ […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Ron DeSantis did an interview on the Fox Business Network slamming the Department of Homeland Security‘s decision to extend temporary protective status amnesty to 8,300 Syrian refugees for up to 18 months. DeSantis, in a competitive primary for re-election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, observed that the amnesty “actually applies to people who came from […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

Addressing a Jacksonville City Council committee Tuesday, Sheriff Mike Williams signaled his department’s commitment to a pilot program for body cameras “sooner than later,” even as major questions remain about hardware costs, capabilities of cameras, and time frame of deployment. Williams expects to have the program begun “no later than the spring,” he told the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

For the first time since an October rally at the Jacksonville Landing, GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in Jacksonville, this time at 7 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Arena. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will be there, his office confirms. However, when FloridaPolitics.com asked Curry’s office questions related to Trump’s contretemps with Khizr Khan and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

Wednesday afternoon finds termed-out state Rep. Lake Ray moderating a forum of House District 12 Republicans looking to replace him in Tallahassee. The forum at the regular meeting of the Southside Business Men’s Club at Jacksonville’s San Jose Country Club includes candidates Terrance Freeman, Stan Jordan, Mark MacLean, Don Redman and Clay Yarborough. The program starts at 12:30 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2016

In a press availability after her bravura performance in a Monday night forum in Jacksonville, Rep. Corrine Brown fielded questions from the local media. Among other insights, she vowed to release Quick Picks this month, but she did not say whether or not she would endorse the half-cent Jacksonville pension tax contained in County Referendum 1. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

On Monday night, Corrine Brown, incumbent Democrat in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, faced off with Democrats Al Lawson and L.J. Holloway and Republican Glo Smith, the only one of the four guaranteed to be around in November. Brown, losing the fundraising battle, facing 22 federal counts, and bedeviled by a radically remapped district, desperately needs to defend her home […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

Monday evening saw many of the candidates from Jacksonville House Districts 13 and 14 tangle at a forum downtown. From House District 13, incumbent Reggie Fullwood had fellow Dems Lee Brown and J.R. Gaillot to contend with, as well as Republicans Mark Griffin and Keith Walters. And from HD 14, a more truncated group: Democrats Gracie McCastler and Leslie Jean-Bart, along with […]

A.G. Gancarski

Why Charles Van Zant paid back his homestead exemption going back to 2008

Donald Trump supporters, opponents get ready for Wednesday rally in Jacksonville

Ron DeSantis slams temporary amnesty for Syrian refugees

Jax Sheriff: body camera pilot program to roll out ‘sooner than later’

Tommy Hazouri talks Lenny Curry, Donald Trump, and pension tax push to Dems

Lake Ray to moderate HD 12 Republican forum Wednesday

Meet Lee Brown, Democrat running in HD 13

Corrine Brown vows to release quick picks, discusses charitable endeavors

Fireworks fly at candidate forum as Corrine Brown defends her home turf

House District 13, 14 candidates spar at Jacksonville forum