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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Wu-Tang Clan’s immortal question “Can it all be so simple?” does not apply to the race to be the next Jacksonville City Council vice president. By the end of Tuesday, four candidates will have emerged. What looked to be at first glance a binary contest for City Council vice president-elect now appears headed toward a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

On Monday, members of Great Britain’s House of Commons are debating a striking (albeit nonbinding) proposition in the usually moribund Westminster Hall. Should GOP Presidential front runner Donald Trump be banned from the United Kingdom? For hours Monday, British parliamentarians debated it, even though no binding vote would happen on this day. Still, such a debate […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Paul Renner is seen as Northeast Florida’s best hope for a Florida House Speaker anytime soon. And his PAC reflects the power that he has, as recent fundraising totals show. Through the end of December, the PAC had raised almost $347,000, with almost $33,000 in December. Big dollars came in from General Motors, U.S. Sugar, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

In life, the Gospel Teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. ineluctably informed his political perspective and stances. Nearly half a century since his passing, Dr. King is a canonical figure in American politics. This is true also in Jacksonville, where the annual MLK parade is one of the biggest events for politicos to show out […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2016

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House District 14 will be decided in November. Chris Whitfield officially filed on Friday after announcing his entry at the GOP Debate Watch Party on Thursday. The Democratic side has two candidates, one being former HD 14 Rep. Terry Fields, who has already seen GOP money go his way in early fundraising. Fields is opposed […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 17, 2016

With polls tightening in early states between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the Clinton side is increasingly conscious of bringing the base back home. To that end, apparently, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has told Jacksonville’s arm of the Clinton campaign that “she will soon come speak with the Duval County Democrats,” according to the Jacksonville Florida for Hillary […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2016

As the Iowa caucuses approach, Marco Rubio makes a play for evangelicals in a 30-second spot called “Life,” in which he asserts that being anti-abortion is a “human rights issue.” He takes particular aim at “late-term abortions” that affect children who would be “viable outside the womb.” “If I have to make a choice I am […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 15, 2016

Roy Bay derailed the Jacksonville City Council HRO debate Tuesday, and was said Thursday to have moved to Miami. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office wants him now. Below, the is the full statement from the JSO, detailing a sordid history that contradicts what he told local media in the wake of his Public Comment confession. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 15, 2016

Brunswick, Georgia, minister Ken Adkins has routinely libeled pro-HRO public figures, using various pornographic and libelous memes on social media. He’s had a great run, crowing about how this or that image is going to “shut down Facebook.” Now, in a turn of events that may strike some as ironic, Getty Images may shut down Adkins […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 15, 2016

Schoolchildren from Changwon City, South Korea, got to watch Bill Gulliford sign a letter of support for Lori Boyer‘s Jacksonville City Council President bid Friday. The South Korean youngsters were in Jacksonville as part of the Sister Cities program, and got a taste of Democracy as practiced in the Bold New City of the South. Before […]

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Billy Long. Image via AP.

Jax Council VP race to Balkanize on Tuesday

U.K. House of Commons debates Donald Trump ban on MLK Day

Florida Foundation for Liberty, Paul Renner’s PAC, dazzling with January money

At Jax MLK parade, the personal is political, and The Dream lives on

GOP candidate Chris Whitfield in HD 14 derby

Feeling the Bern: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to come to Jacksonville?

Marco Rubio makes anti-abortion pitch in new Iowa spot

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office seeks Roy Bay

Getty Images legal rep “appalled” at use of its photo by hate preacher Ken Adkins

Bill Gulliford backs Lori Boyer for Jax Council president as South Korean kids watch