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A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2018

On Wednesday night, Jacksonville will play host to what likely is the last major stand for Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the race for Governor. Putnam’s debate at Jacksonville University with U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is a make-or-break moment if one is still possible in this race. The Real Clear Politics polling average, which includes polls conducted before President […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2018

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In a sign of the changing times in the Republican gubernatorial race, state Sen. Rob Bradley and state Rep. Travis Cummings on Wednesday endorsed U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis for Governor. These endorsements, rolled out hours before DeSantis debates Adam Putnam in Jacksonville, show the powerful Clay County Republicans breaking with many Jacksonville elected officials and Republican activists, who fell in line […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

The Koch brothers continue to be an issue on the GOP side of the Florida Governor’s race for a second straight week, with the Adam Putnam campaign again pillorying U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis for accepting their support. Conceivably, this argument could be used by Putnam in the final debate with DeSantis on Wednesday night in Jacksonville. A […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

Republican Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam continued Tuesday to stress differences with the other gubernatorial candidates over the justification behind the Markeis McGlockton killing, a potential preview of talking points from his debate with U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Jacksonville Wednesday evening. McGlockton was fatally shot on July 19 by Michael Drejka in Pinellas County in a dispute over a parking […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

On Tuesday, the majority of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed Rep. Al Lawson ahead of the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District against former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. “I am honored to have the endorsement of so many of my colleagues in the CBC,” Lawson said. “They understand, as I do, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

Tuesday has been an active day for those handling the messaging for Republican Attorney General candidates Ashley Moody and Frank White, with each campaign maintaining their opponents are dangerously liberal. White’s campaign touted the most recent StPetePolls survey of the race in a “state of the race” memo, with selected quotes from our write-up. “White’s lead is across the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

The Florida House Speaker-designate and a prominent Christian conservative group on Tuesday endorsed Fred Costello to succeed U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Costello, a former state representative from Ormond Beach who has been a distant third in the money race with Ponte Vedra’s John Ward and St. Augustine Beach’s Mike Waltz, has predicated his bid on grassroots […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

A July report from the Jacksonville City Council auditor says Duval County is leaving $366,000 per year on the table when it comes to the so-called bed tax. One source of a revenue increase could be Airbnb. Unlike 39 other Florida counties, Airbnb does not pay this tax — six cents per dollar — to the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

In 1984, there was no bigger star in the world than Michael Jackson. With the songs from 1982’s Thriller still resonating on the charts, he and his brothers thought the time was right for a family Victory tour. That tour came to Jacksonville: a three-night Gator Bowl stint in a metropolitan area much less populous than […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2018

Just hours after U.S. Rep. Al Lawson and former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown threw elbows in a meeting with the Florida Times-Union editorial board, the two Democrats made their respective cases at a Jacksonville AME political forum. The two have jousted throughout the campaign, exchanging jabs on everything from Lawson’s positions on Stand Your Ground and ICE, […]

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How Adam Putnam could have home-field advantage over Ron DeSantis during Jacksonville debate

Rob Bradley, Travis Cummings endorse Ron DeSantis ahead of Jacksonville debate

Adam Putnam campaign: Koch ‘puppet’ Ron DeSantis is betraying Donald Trump

Adam Putnam slams Ron DeSantis for ‘siding with liberal Democrats’ on ‘Stand Your Ground’ controversy

37 Congressional Black Caucus members endorse Al Lawson’s reelection, as Alvin Brown reels

Frank White, Ashley Moody campaigns trade barbs

Fred Costello touts endorsements from Jose Oliva, Florida Family Action

As other counties move forward, Duval County leaves Airbnb money on the table

Forgotten about for 34 years, Michael Jackson’s money will fund Jacksonville music scholarships

Alvin Brown, Al Lawson deliver tepid performances in Jax AME forum