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A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham was the biggest name among a list of 30 May contributors to the re-election campaign of Jacksonville Democrat Rep. Tracie Davis. Graham’s $500 contribution was just part of the $8,165 haul for Davis, a first-term representative facing a primary challenge from a former aide of her Duval Delegation colleague, Rep. Kim Daniels. Worth noting: […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

The Ford Pinto, a tragicomic compact car that came out of Detroit in the 1970s, was known for a design flaw: its rear-mounted gas tank made the car prone to explosion when rear-ended. Despite these issues, the car was still the most popular American compact even in 1978. A new ad from the Senate campaign of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

On Tuesday evening, the Jacksonville City Council approved via 2018-403 an August special election to replace Councilman Doyle Carter. Carter, a termed-out Republican representing Jacksonville’s Westside, is one of three Republicans chasing the Duval County Tax Collector vacancy. Since 2017, one candidate has been filed to replace Carter: Republican Randy White. White — a former Jacksonville Association of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 13, 2018

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As the special election for Duval County Tax Collector looms, four filed candidates are looking to advance to the August primary. In that race, Republican Lake Ray has the most money as of the end of May. Ray, largely (though by no means exclusively) self-financed, is the sole candidate to clear the $100,000 barrier, with $111,310 raised and […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2018

On Tuesday, the full Jacksonville City Council approved an ambitious plan, one laden with incentives, put forth by two local power brokers, Peter Rummell and Michael Munz, who are seeking to develop a fallow Southbank property. And that’s fine with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, who told media Tuesday the Council should pass the bill authorizing city incentives for the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday backed a committee vote and stopped a resolution drafted last week that would expressly discourage interim JEA CEO Aaron Zahn from applying for the permanent position. The vote was 4-10 against the resolution, with sponsor Garrett Dennis, Council President Anna Brosche, and Councilmembers Joyce Morgan and Reggie Gaffney the sole no votes. The bill […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2018

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JAXBIZ, the political committee of the Jacksonville Chamber, issued an unsurprising (but meaningful) endorsement Tuesday for Mayor Lenny Curry‘s re-election. The group was a major donor to Curry in May, and there has been scant daylight between Curry and the business group since his 2015 campaign (when they endorsed the then-candidate a month before the first […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2018

Rep. Jason Fischer, a first-term Republican from Southside Jacksonville’s House District 16, had his best fundraising month of 2018 in July, as a general election challenge looms. Fischer brought in $26,000 to his Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville political committee (bringing it to $60,000 cash on hand). And he added $11,500 to his campaign account (bringing it […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2018

On June 1, Gov. Rick Scott suspended two Democratic Jacksonville City Council members who face 38 federal counts in a scheme to defraud local and federal taxpayers. While Scott has not yet picked replacements for the currently suspended Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, the Councilors have live bills that currently lack a primary sponsor. Katrina […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 11, 2018

Jacksonville policymakers don’t have to worry, at least for another year, where money for the JAXPORT dredge is coming from. Rep. John Rutherford on Monday announced $32.389 million in federal funding via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is the second straight year of federal money, and an uptick from the $17.5 million that JAXPORT received for […]

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Gwen Graham highlights May donors for Tracie Davis HD 13 re-election bid

New Rick Scott ad compares Bill Nelson to Ford Pinto

Special election looms to replace Doyle Carter on Jacksonville City Council

Lake Ray takes fundraising lead in Duval Co. Tax Collector race

Over Council President’s objection, Jacksonville’s District development moves forward with $82M in city incentives

Jacksonville City Council won’t tell JEA who its next CEO should be

Jacksonville Chamber political committee endorses Lenny Curry for re-election

Heading into thick of campaign season, Jason Fischer raises big money in May

Jacksonville City Council works to move on from suspended, indicted members

John Rutherford, Marco Rubio spotlight federal money for JAXPORT dredge