A.G. Gancarski, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2018

Duval County School Board member Scott Shine has been so frustrated with the governing body that he decided not to run for re-election. On his way off the board this year, Shine issued a stunning charge: namely, that the district is cooking the books when it comes to student test scores. “A-F grades are designed to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2018

On Tuesday evening, the Jacksonville Transgender Action Committee will petition the City Council for awareness and action to end a horrifying trend: the killing of transgender women in the city. As the Human Rights Campaign, a group which focuses on issues of LGBT equity, notes, no fewer than three transgender women have been killed in Jacksonville this […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott, the presumptive GOP U.S. Senate nominee, rolled out another plank of his “Make Washington Work” plan Tuesday. If Scott’s proposal were to become reality, Congress must pass an annual budget and meet appropriations bill deadlines, or not get paid. A media release from Scott for Florida (the Governor’s campaign arm) notes that for […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the James Madison Institute were among the groups discussing this year’s iteration of the Caruthers Institute report “Stepping Up: Florida’s Top Juvenile Pre-Arrest Diversion Efforts” on a Tuesday morning conference call. Dewey Caruthers, president of The Caruthers Institute, which conducts the study, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2018

Tuesday evening represents a changing of the guard for the Jacksonville City Council. It will be President Anna Brosche’s last meeting as presiding officer. Thursday sees current VP Aaron Bowman installed as her successor. Among the highlights of a light Tuesday legislative agenda are presentations from two task forces Brosche created: One on local civil rights history; […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

Lawyer/lobbyist Wyman Duggan, yacht broker Mark Zeigler, and Joseph Hogan (son of elections supervisor Mike Hogan), the three Republicans looking to succeed Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15, squared off in a forum Monday night. Consultants described this forum, held at a church deep in the Westside (“the most conservative church in Jacksonville,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, unopposed in the GOP primary, is nonetheless slated to face a Democrat and a host of NPAs in November. Looking for a second term, the Jacksonville Republican will have a meaningful campaign talking point. Monday saw Appropriations Chair Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen put Rutherford on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs subcommittee. For Rutherford, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown were in federal court Monday afternoon for their arraignments. At least for now, the defendants, indicted on fraud charges, are presenting a united front. Both maintained their innocence in court. And, for now, their cases won’t be separated. Less than a month ago, the now-suspended Democrats were dealt a 61-page indictment detailing a […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

House District 27, which encompasses western and southern Volusia County, does not often engage the interest of Jacksonville Democrats. However, this cycle is different. Neil Henrichsen, an attorney and a former chair of the Duval County Democratic Party, is vying for the party’s nomination. And many of Jacksonville’s most prominent Democrats will be on the host […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2018

With state Rep. Jay Fant opting not to pursue re-election in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, the three Republicans hoping to replace him are just beginning to gear up their campaigns. And voters will have their first exposures to the trio’s talking points at a Monday night candidate forum, Lawyer/lobbyist Wyman Duggan, yacht broker Mark Zeigler, and Joseph Hogan (son […]

A.G. Gancarski

Duval School Board member says district ‘gaming the system’ with test scores

Murders of multiple Jacksonville transgender women spur community outcry

Rick Scott: ‘No budget? No pay!’

Strides made in pre-arrest diversion programs; gaps in schools, rural counties persist

Jacksonville City Council bids farewell to the Anna Brosche presidency

Spaghetti, then red meat, at GOP HD 15 forum

John Rutherford heads to Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

Accused Jacksonville City Council fraudsters maintain innocence, September trial expected

Thursday funder for former Duval Dems chair Neil Henrichsen’s long shot HD 27 bid

HD 15 GOP hopefuls to clash at forum Monday