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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott continued his “Make Washington Work” bus tour Monday morning with a Jacksonville stop. As opposed to a previous stop, which saw Scott change his schedule in apparent aversion to protesters of HB 631, a controversial beach access law that the Governor signed then suspended weeks later, the Jacksonville appearance at Mac Papers on […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

Democrat Tracye Polson is confident in her ability to take what is now a Republican-held seat in House District 15, and that confidence will only be bolstered after the latest financial reports in the race. During the period from Aug. 24 to 31, Polson stretched her lead over Wyman Duggan, a Republican lobbyist whose backing from […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

For the city of Jacksonville, serving a summons on now suspended Councilwoman Katrina Brown apparently takes time. In May, the city filed suit against Brown, a first-term Democratic member of the Council’s Finance Committee, for breach of guaranty, relative to a defaulted loan of $380,000 to the Browns’ family business, CoWealth LLC. [COJ v Katrina Brown]. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

As Gov. Rick Scott continues to stump for Senate, his influence over policy in the state capital appears to be waning. The latest example of such: incoming Senate President Bill Galvano and the Joint Legislative Budget Commission snubbing Scott’s request to move $58 million from the state’s school safety “guardian program” to hire more campus police officers. “We are less […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

State Sen. Aaron Bean, whose district encompasses Nassau and part of Duval County, crossed the $200,000 cash on hand threshold as of his latest finance report. Bean brought in $2,525 to his campaign account and $6,666 to that of his Florida Conservative Alliance political committee between Aug. 24 – 31. He has just over $100,000 in his campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2018

Over a week after saying that electing Andrew Gillum governor would “monkey this up,” Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis is still defending his choice of words even on friendly media outlets. Saturday saw the Congressman from Marineland on Fox News Channel with Neil Cavuto, when the longtime host asked DeSantis if he regretted using a turn of phrase […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2018

Incoming Senate President Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican, sees positives in the state’s latest long-range financial outlook, per a memo released Friday. Galvano describes the outlook as “steady and consistent with prior budget and economic snapshots” from recent years, with “modest surpluses in the current and upcoming fiscal year, followed by shortfalls in the out-years that would […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2018

State Rep. Jason Fischer, a first-term Republican from Jacksonville, faces a general election challenge — and judging from the first week of post-primary fundraising, he takes it seriously. Between his campaign account and that of his political committee, Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville, Fischer brought in $11,000 in the week leading up to Aug. 31, giving him roughly […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has raised over $2.5 million for his re-election bid next year, after $221,000 in August receipts between his campaign account and that of his Jacksonville on the Rise political committee. Curry’s campaign account took in $33,000 of that number; it now has $428,730 raised, with over $414,000 on hand. The committee raked in […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party has a message for general election voters: reject “Russian” Ron DeSantis in the Governor’s race. The FDP’s rationale: what they call DeSantis’ “unhinged defense of Donald Trump, the most corrupt and ethically challenged President in American history.” “Ron DeSantis is one of the chief defenders of the most corrupt President in American […]

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Paula Stark is hosting Buenaventura Lakes' 'first-ever' event to honor veterans.

Rick Scott says Democrats want ‘big government socialism’

Tracye Polson builds HD 15 cash lead over flatlining Wyman Duggan

Summons glitch reveals more inconsistencies in Katrina Brown story

Rick Scott ‘very disappointed’ in school safety funding snub

After latest fundraising report, Aaron Bean has $200K on hand for re-election bid

‘Monkey this up’ flap a ‘nothingburger,’ says Ron DeSantis

Bill Galvano upbeat about state budget picture

Jason Fischer kicks off general election with $11K one-week fundraising

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry over $2.5M raised for re-election bid

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