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A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2018

Suspended Jacksonville City Councilors Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown are going to have their legal fates decided this summer in a federal court relative to an alleged scheme to defraud. Meanwhile, the fate of their Council seats will be determined by Gov. Rick Scott. Since the two are not resigning, both Democrats are leaving it to a Republican to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2018

In Jacksonville Friday to locally promote his endorsements from 55 Florida Sheriffs, rolled out days before in media release form, U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott was compelled to address other issues as well related to the ongoing quest by his “partner in the White House,” Donald J. Trump, to “Make America Great Again.” Among this week’s […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2018

For undecided Republican voters in Northeast Florida, this weekend will be a good time to get some grip and grin time with some of the gubernatorial candidates. Friday evening sees Rep. Ron DeSantis and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam with dueling events. DeSantis will do a “Grand Ole Flag Day Meet and Greet” at 5:30 p.m., at Orange Park’s Club […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2018

Former Rep. Gwen Graham continues her campaign for Florida Governor this week, and on the heels of her endorsement from the Florida Education Association, she is doing what’s logical: workdays and appearances predicated on the theme of education (the “backbone of [her] campaign”). Jacksonville on Thursday morning was no exception; the candidate was doing one […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2018

Two Jacksonville City Council members, Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, are dealing with dozens of federal fraud charges. A 61-page indictment dropped in federal court late last month details 38 counts in a scheme to defraud. Federal prosecutors allege the Browns, who are not related, collaborated in a scheme that used shell companies as ways to extract, via transfers and […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson kicked off Thursday with an endorsement from Florida Professional Firefighters. And by the end of the day, Gov. Rick Scott had an energetic response. The group, which represents over 25,000 firefighters and EMS personnel across Florida, endorsed the incumbent Democrat as a staunch defender of firefighters and first responders. “For those who are willing to […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2018

The race to succeed termed-out Republican Jim Love in Jacksonville City Council District 14 is well underway, with three campaigns looking competitive nine months out from the first vote. Democrats Sunny Gettinger and Jimmy Peluso are running strong campaigns early, but there are only two tickets out of the March “First Election” and into the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

The bizarre meta-narrative in the Democratic primary campaign in Florida’s 5th Congressional District continued Wednesday, with the incumbent’s campaign manager retweeting a singularly unpopular figure with Florida Democrats. Rep. Al Lawson‘s campaign manager Phillip Singleton RT’d President Donald Trump‘s rumination on petroleum prices: “Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!” For the Lawson […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

In an unprecedented move, the Florida AFL-CIO waded into the Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, endorsing challenger Alvin Brown over incumbent Rep. Al Lawson. Per an official statement, the endorsement came down to Brown’s record. “Our members and their families in Jacksonville saw Mayor Brown’s commitment to the fundamental economic issues we care about,” said Mike […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

On Tuesday evening, the Jacksonville City Council approved incentives for The District, a 30-acre Southbank development on the site of the former JEA Southside Generating Station. As part of that deal, developers Peter Rummell and Michael Munz have a deal via their Elements Development to buy the land for $18.6 million from the JEA Board. JEA interim CEO Aaron Zahn, in […]

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Rick Scott not ready to commit to Jacksonville City Council picks

Rick Scott says tent cities housing immigrant children are a ‘disturbing’ byproduct of ‘messed-up immigration system’

Ron DeSantis, Adam Putnam campaigning in Northeast Florida this weekend

‘I don’t believe in polls,’ says Gwen Graham

In fraud case, Katrina Brown representation up in air, Reggie Brown gets court appointed lawyer

Firefighters’ group has Bill Nelson’s back

Jacksonville City Council candidate Randy DeFoor outlines vision, reason for running

Donald Trump trouble again for Al Lawson campaign, as manager RTs the President

AFL-CIO ‘playing politics’ with Alvin Brown endorsement, claims Al Lawson camp

JEA CEO proposes earmarking land sale proceeds for infrastructure issues