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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2016

The mystery establishment Republican entering the HD 12 GOP primary is no longer a mystery: Terrance Freeman filed on Monday. “This seat is about the future of Florida. I have a burning desire to use my experience in the private sector to serve the people of the 12th District in the Florida House of Representatives,” Freeman […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2016

Despite Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s position that no further legislation on the Human Rights Ordinance expansion is “prudent,” Councilmen Bill Gulliford and Tommy Hazouri plan to go ahead with their competing bills, to be debuted and debated heavily starting Thursday at the Committee of the Whole. “I’ll withdraw mine if Tommy wants to withdraw his,” […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2016

Former Jacksonville City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bill Bishop is considering a return to Jacksonville’s City Council in 2019, he told Florida Politics Monday. Bishop, who served two terms, is thinking over a run to fill what would be the open At Large seat of John Crescimbeni (assuming that Council’s proposal to extend its consecutive terms served from […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis loves to travel. And travel he did this weekend, to Palm Springs for a Koch brothers retreat. The Freedom Partners event dealt with fundraising and fund expenditure. The hope is to funnel up to $900 million into this campaign, reports The Desert Sun. The Hill’s Jonathan Swan tweets that DeSantis was there, along […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

People not from Jacksonville just don’t get it. Jags owner Shad Khan described the Human Rights Ordinance expansion to the LGBT community as “like civil rights. It’s so late that it’s not even worth talking about.” That statement is reminiscent of one from 2012 from Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu, reports The Florida Times-Union. “Knowing your […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

It’s getting chippy among the Florida Senate campaigns. Ron DeSantis, in a Sunday news release, trumpeted his fundraising numbers. David Jolly fired back. DeSantis asserts that his operation raised “nearly twice as much ($772K) as the Senate campaigns of Republicans David Jolly ($130K) and [Carlos] Lopez-Cantera ($318K) in the fourth quarter of 2015. The DeSantis for Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

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Donald Trump downplayed Iowa expectations during an appearance on “Face the Nation” Sunday. Saying “I don’t have to win it,” he then launched into a critique of Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio also made his pitch. Trump hit Cruz on Goldman Sachs ties, saying the relationship ran against his “Robin Hood” image, while again emphasizing Cruz’s Canadian […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

Donald Trump cast aspersions on Florida presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush during a lengthy interview Sunday leading off ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” When asked whether he thinks “Marco Rubio might sneak up the middle” during the Iowa caucuses Monday night, Trump said, “I sort of doubt it.” “In Florida, I’m 48 and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

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Presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Bernie Sanders made their final pre-caucus pitches on “Meet the Press” Sunday, downplaying expectations for tomorrow night. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz framed Monday night as a two-man clash between he and Trump, delineating differences between them. Florida’s best hope in the Iowa caucus, Rubio, downplayed expectations by deeming Ted Cruz the “front runner” based […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2016

Among the dozens of Jacksonville political players at Saturday’s news conference to address the wave of violent slayings were State Attorney Angela Corey and the Rev. R.L. Gundy. They went to high school together, years back. Even planned reunions together. But the next reunion committee meeting with them might be strained. Gundy has been on the offense against Angela Corey […]

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Terrance Freeman files to run in HD 12 GOP primary

Despite Lenny Curry’s “no to HRO” position, both Council bills moving forward

Bill Bishop mulling return to Jax City Council

Ron DeSantis attends Koch Brothers’ big-money conclave in California

From 2012: Desmond Tutu “shocked” by incomplete Jax HRO

Florida’s GOP U.S. Senate candidates exchange barbs over fundraising reports

Donald Trump, Marco Rubio take aim at Ted Cruz on “Face the Nation”

On ABC’s “This Week” Donald Trump dismisses Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush

On “Meet the Press” Marco Rubio acknowledges Ted Cruz as Iowa front runner

Soldier of fortune: what explains R.L. Gundy’s war on Angela Corey?