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A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018

A Jacksonville fundraiser for the gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Andrew Gillum is slated for Thursday evening, allowing Duval donors to help “bring it home.” For those on a budget, no worries: The cover charge for the event, which starts at 6 p.m. at WJCT, is a mere $75 — hardly George Soros or Tom Steyer money, in other words. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2018

Given that Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis has been supported by the Koch Network since getting into the race, it’s not a surprise that it’s become an issue in the general election. The surprise is why it’s taken so long. With just 34 days before the election, the Florida Democratic Party on Wednesday excoriated the Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Council candidate Michael Boylan, the former CEO of WJCT, was poised until last month to become interim director of the city’s Cultural Council. Boylan, who is just six months from an election against fellow Republican Rose Conry, noted that while it was “premature” to assume the posting was a “done deal,” he could serve in […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

A new study from the left-leaning Urban Institute offers one simple trick to reduce Florida’s prison population by three percent. Merely reclassifying drug possession as a misdemeanor, per the group’s analysis released Tuesday, could lead to 2,700 fewer inmates by 2025. Five states have done so thus far, the Urban Institute contends, and all have seen […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida continues to hammer away at Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. However, the Democrats are claiming that their counterparts went too far with one image in their latest spot: a Spanish-language salvo, “Miseria,” spotlighting Gillum’s ties to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and “the extreme left.” That image, asserts Democrats, means that Republican Ron DeSantis should […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

Months back, a code enforcement issue became global news, when a city of Jacksonville employee cited a local business for flying military flags. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry overruled his employee. “Let them fly,” he tweeted. And so they did at the business. And now those flags will fly, permanently, at City Hall, after a ceremonial raising […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

Concerned Veterans for America Action announced Tuesday its intentions to wade into the Governor’s race, with direct mail on behalf of Republican Ron DeSantis. CVAA is an offshoot of Americans for Prosperity, a Koch Network initiative. Koch support was a flashpoint in the Republican primary between DeSantis and Adam Putnam, with a Putnam spox describing “D.C. DeSantis” as […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 1, 2018

Fifty years ago Monday, Jacksonville (racked by corruption and governmental inefficiency at the time) embarked on an experiment with consolidated government. Though many debate the efficacy of the model, the case for Consolidation was made (or reiterated) energetically Monday evening at the Jessie Ball DuPont Center. The Jacksonville Historical Society’s Task Force for Consolidation hosted […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 1, 2018

A poll commissioned by the political committee Floridians for a Fair Democracy shows sufficient support to pass a constitutional amendment to restore certain felons’ voting rights. The poll of 1,000 likely voters from Sept. 17-23, conducted in both English and Spanish by North Star Opinion Research and EMC Research, shows 74 percent support for Amendment 4, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 1, 2018

Five years ago, the federal government shut down. And on Monday, three Florida Democrats reminded Florida media of Ron DeSantis‘ role in “masterminding” it. DeSantis, now the Republican nominee for Governor, was in his first term representing Florida’s 6th Congressional District at the time. And he and his Tea Party colleagues were uniquely positioned to exact […]

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It’s a family affair: Andrew Gillum fundraiser in Jacksonville Thursday

Koch Network support for Ron DeSantis was issue in primary, now issue in general

Jacksonville Cultural Council punts on Michael Boylan hire

New study: Drug law changes would reduce Florida prison population

Democrats charge Republicans, Ron DeSantis with exploiting Pulse victims in attack ad

Flag flap dispatched: Jacksonville raises military flags across from City Hall

Koch-backed veterans’ group to boost Ron DeSantis with direct mail

Jacksonville commemorates Consolidation

Voting rights restoration amendment poised to pass, survey says

Democrats hammer Ron DeSantis on five-year anniversary of federal government shutdown