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A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

In the latest bizarre story from the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, Wes White is calling for a grand jury investigation of the Melissa Nelson campaign, based on a meeting where he says that Nelson’s camp was trying to intimidate him from running. State Attorney Angela Corey, meanwhile, is asking for this to be moved to a different […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

Tuesday evening saw the first Jacksonville City Council meeting of the Lori Boyer presidency. Though the agenda was light, it wasn’t empty. For starters, there was bill to make animal cruelty complaints more enforceable. Time limits for permissible noise were cut to 20 minutes. And instead of requiring two corroborating witnesses, one witness, whose testimony was bolstered by […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

A Tuesday status conference and status of counsel hearing in a Jacksonville court for Rep. Corrine Brown and Elias Simmons had little of the drama of the arraignment hearing earlier this month, which drew media from around the state and was picked up nationally and internationally. There was no entourage involving past and present members of Jacksonville City Council and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

House District 11 Republican candidate Sheri Treadwell scored an A rating from the Florida Right to Life Political Action Committee, she announced Tuesday. “It’s an honor to receive the hand of partnership and an A rating from the Florida Right to Life. This is an organization whose work I have long appreciated and worked alongside,” said […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

The JAXBIZ subcommittee Beaches Biz gave the Jax Chamber seal of approval to two incumbents and another candidate with experience in Jacksonville Beach City Council races Tuesday. Incumbents Christine Hoffman and Phil Vogelsang got the nod in At Large Seats 1 and 2. In At Large Seat 3, former Councilman Tom Taylor, who was on the council from 2008 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

Florida may be resistant to the charms of the Affordable Care Act on a governmental level, but hospitals such as Jacksonville’s Brooks Rehabilitation benefit from certain components of the ACA: specifically, bundled payments. Much focus has been given to the dysfunctions of the ACA. But Tuesday in Jacksonville, health care providers painted a rosy picture […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

On Monday evening, as the eyes of most Jacksonville Democrats were glued to their TV screens to see Philadelphia’s drama, a more local event, with more relevance in terms of local representation, was off television and in a local church. Candidates in Jacksonville’s House District 13, where incumbent Reggie Fullwood has drawn three primary challengers and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2016

On Monday, the Rev. Fred Newbill issued a press release applying pressure to embattled Jacksonville judge Mark Hulsey, vowing that anyone in the “establishment” who helps Hulsey will be “singled out, called out and put out” by Newbill and his consortium of pastors. Last week, Florida’s Judicial Qualifications Commission filed its notice of 14 formal charges against Hulsey for alleged […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2016

Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer sees her “lunch and learn” meetings as “conversations,” and Monday’s addressed August’s budget hearings in the Finance Committee. The meeting began with former Council President Greg Anderson offering a rundown on budget, based on his five years on the council. Anderson noted 50 percent of city revenue comes through real estate […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2016

Despite serving with his opponent, Bill McClure, on the St. Johns County Commission, Rachael Bennett is backing Hans Tanzler in the GOP race for the nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District. “Hans Tanzler is the leader we need in Washington,” said Bennett. “His deep roots in our area, his rock-solid conservative convictions, and the fact that he’s not a career […]

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Wes White calls for grand jury investigation of Melissa Nelson campaign

Jacksonville City Council gets tough on animal cruelty

Corrine Brown status conference reset for August 9

HD 11 Republican Sheri Treadwell gets A rating from pro-life PAC

‘Beaches Biz’ endorses experienced hands in Jax Beach Council races

HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell talks ACA ‘bundled payments’ in Jax

Jax HD 13 Dems talk crime, pension tax, marijuana, LGBT rights, and biased media

Jacksonville pastors keep pressure on embattled judge Mark Hulsey

Jax Council ‘lunch and learn’ guides members through budget process

Rachael Bennett backs Hans Tanzler in CD 4