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A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2016

With three weeks to go until the Aug. 30 primary, state attorney candidate Melissa Nelson talked “off script” to a group of Republicans in their 20s Monday night. The event, held at the home of Nelson’s campaign manager Carlo Fassi and Matt Brockelman of Southern Strategy Group, was purposeful: to introduce Nelson to a group of […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

Jacksonville attorney John Winkler may want to debate Mayor Lenny Curry on the merits of the pension tax. But Curry’s not having it. Last week, Winkler challenged Curry to a debate, to be held Tuesday night on Jacksonville’s Southside. Winkler had expected to dialogue with Mayor Curry at a WJCT town hall event, but the scheduling fell […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

In a letter delivered Monday to Florida Times-Union editor Frank Denton, Public Defender Matt Shirk called on the Jacksonville newspaper to withhold endorsement in the 4th Circuit public defender race. The problem, said Shirk, stemmed from his late July editorial board interview, which “shocked” and “disappointed” Shirk. Hank Coxe, a supporter of Shirk’s opponent, is a citizen member of […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

“Yes for Jacksonville,” the political committee set up to sell Jacksonville’s pension-tax referendum, raised $255,000 in the last week of July. All told, the committee has raised nearly $1.6 million, and has just under $1 million cash-on-hand. All of the new money was reported as received on July 29, with the usual big donors contributing big […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

FloridaPolitics.com’s weekly look at State House campaign fundraising in the Jacksonville area races for the state Legislature reveals more spending than donor outreach. **** House District 11: Sheri Treadwell, Cord Byrd, and Donnie Horner are all pretty close in cash-on-hand at this point. Treadwell, the leading fundraiser in this race, has just over $46,000 on hand, with $5,005 raised […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

Robin Hood, Little John, and Maid Marian were nowhere to be found Saturday in Sherwood Forest. To be clear, we’re talking about the Northwest Jacksonville neighborhood … not the fabled fictional hideout. The House District 14 race between Kim Daniels and Leslie Jean-Bart has become increasingly personal with each passing week, but Saturday saw a new milestone. The allegation […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown opened her Jacksonville campaign headquarters Sunday, but the media was more interested in her federal trial and her other challenges. She delivered hot quotes on that, relating her situation to the trial of Marissa Alexander. “As horrible as this is for me, I’ve learned a lot,” Brown said, saying prosecutors were spending […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2016

“It’s my first day over here,” Rep. Corrine Brown said to our question on Saturday about the challenges of campaigning in Baker County, “but I worked with this region before.” In 1982, elected to the state House, Brown found herself battling Gov. Bob Martinez, who wanted to close the MacClenny hospital, which dealt with psychiatric issues. “We […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 6, 2016

America is the land of second chances. Even for correctional officers fired for getting overly physical with an inmate. Former Nassau County deputy corrections officer Andrew Sasser, fired after pushing and striking an inmate in July 2015, has resurfaced as a political consultant for 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Wes White. Copblock offered a narrative of the account, pictured […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 6, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed 8th Circuit State Attorney Bill Cervone to investigate Jacksonville Judge Mark Hulsey, claims the candidate running against Hulsey for the seat, toward a potential grand jury investigation. The claim was confirmed by the Governor’s Office Saturday. Judicial candidate Gerald Wilkerson confirmed to FloridaPolitics.com that he was interviewed by Cervone. Hulsey has been under scrutiny by the Judicial Qualifications Commission […]

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Melissa Nelson challenges young professional voters to think beyond status quo

No debate on Jax pension tax for Lenny Curry

Matt Shirk calls on Florida Times-Union not to endorse in public defender’s race

Yes for Jacksonville finishes July with $255K fundraising week, nears $1M cash on hand

Frontrunners in Jacksonville area State House races maintain positions as July ends

Squabble in Sherwood Forest between HD 14 Democratic campaigns

Corrine Brown: Federal prosecutors ‘make it up as you go’

Corrine Brown makes her play in Baker County

Wes White political consultant was once a cop fired for police brutality

Political opponent says there is open state investigation of Judge Mark Hulsey