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A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

A Monday morning email from the Republican Congressional campaign of Adam Barringer, a two term mayor of New Smyrna Beach, contained two distinct pieces of good news. The first one: Barringer’s qualification for the ballot by petition, which he attributed to his “conservative message and my local community ties” which spurred his “successful, grassroots effort” to […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

The next good review of Sunday night’s President Barack Obama‘s address, at least from GOP Senate candidates, will be the first. Todd Wilcox joined the chorus of criticism, with a Monday morning email, “What America needs now.” The email focuses in on what Wilcox believes is Obama failing to “provide the leadership needed to eliminate […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2015

The hits keep coming for President Barack Obama from Florida’s GOP Senatorial candidates, as Carlos Lopez-Cantera panned the President’s prime time speech on Sunday. “Our President is failing us miserably in keeping Americans safe and secure, and his address tonight did not assuage the fears of the American people. He is either in complete and total denial […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2015

Predictably enough, the Ron DeSantis press shop was the first Florida Senatorial campaign to message in response to President Barack Obama‘s Sunday night speech. DeSantis takes a simple position: that Jihad is on the March, and Obama has no plan to stop it. “President Obama’s speech tonight demonstrates one troubling reality: the Islamic State specifically, and the global jihad […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 5, 2015

[Updated 12.9 with FHSAA response below] Jacksonville’s University Christian won its 2A state football title game last week, but Mayor Lenny Curry is concerned about more than the scoreboard. On Twitter on Friday and Saturday, he called the banning of the pregame prayer to be broadcast over loudspeakers before the game between University Christian and Tampa’s Cambridge […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced the reappointments of two members to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, as well as two to the Jacksonville Port Authority. Teresa Davlantes and Frank Mackesy were re-appointed to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. Davlantes is a member of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization. Additionally, she directs the EPIC program at Jacksonville University. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

While this site has given the side in favor of expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance a lot of coverage of late, there are opponents to the bill, who have been emailing Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry with their thoughts. Below are a few of them: Stephen Morgan: “We can’t have people of one DNA gender going into […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

Though some politicians such as Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum seem to be making plans to run in the redrawn Congressional District 5, the Congressional Black Caucus seems to urge caution, requesting a Department of Justice “advisory ruling” on the map. And U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown said Friday afternoon that Brown v. Detzner is back on. A letter to […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

Does the old saying “money-back guarantee” apply to campaign contributions? One Lenny Curry donor thinks so, and said as much in an dirt-dishing, ad hominem-riddled email to General Counsel Jason Gabriel, in which he had unkind words for many members of the City Hall staff. “Please inform the Mayor that I would like my $1000.00 campaign contribution refunded and […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

During the Jacksonville budget process earlier this year, Mayor Lenny Curry and Council President Greg Anderson rolled out a plan to remedy the issues created by collapsed, end-of-life bridge spans on Liberty Street and Coastline Drive. The $37 million rebuild is slated to take the next two fiscal years to complete; however, monthly inspections of the […]

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CD 6 GOP hopeful Adam Barringer qualifies for ballot, announces Volusia endorsements

Todd Wilcox: President Obama takes “coward’s way out”

Carlos Lopez Cantera: “Our President is failing us”

Ron DeSantis: “The President’s strategy has failed”

Jax Mayor Lenny Curry: FHSAA loudspeaker prayer ban is “cockamamie”

Rick Scott announces 4 Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Port Authority reappointments

What HRO expansion opponents tell Jax Mayor Lenny Curry

Congressional Black Caucus, Corrine Brown address Florida redistricting

Lenny Curry donor wants his money back

FDOT Jax Coastline Drive reinspection set for Dec. 21