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A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2018

Former Jacksonville City Councilman — and current candidate — Matt Carlucci knows something about the gubernatorial appointment process. Carlucci was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to head the Florida Commission on Ethics, a position he resigned shortly before launching his 2019 campaign for Council. We caught up with Carlucci Friday, where he gave us a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, who is looking increasingly like the front-runner in the Republican race for Governor, held a Saturday morning meet-and-greet in Jacksonville, where he drew contrasts between opponent Adam Putnam and himself. One such contrast: DeSantis vowing that no matter what happens going forward, he will not take sugar industry money. In his remarks, DeSantis […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2018

A group of Republican state attorneys have deemed Florida Attorney General candidate Frank White “unfit to serve” after a series of attacks against his opponent, former Judge Ashley Moody. White has been hitting Moody hard throughout the campaign, with his United Conservatives political committee contending that Moody is “soft on crime … soft on child predators” recently. That […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2018

Cannabis concerns and the sugar industry were among the contributors to Sen. Rob Bradley’s Working for Florida’s Families political committee, which brought in $125,000 last week. Surterra Texas, a cannabis company doing business in Florida’s medical marijuana program, ponied up $25,000 to the committee of the head of Senate Appropriations. U.S. Sugar dropped in another […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2018

The Northeast Florida Builders’ Association released a raft of endorsements for state House and Senate Thursday, choosing incumbents in every regional race but two. NEFBA went with a Democratic primary challenger, Paula Wright, over incumbent Kim Daniels in House District 14. This could boost Wright’s insurgent bid, one where Daniels has a 10-1 cash on hand advantage […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

Constituents in Jacksonville City Council District 10 had an opportunity Thursday to meet the man Gov. Rick Scott appointed to represent them. Terrance Freeman, a Republican who up until last week lived in Mandarin in southern Duval County, met his new constituents (in a 19 percent Republican district) at the Legends Center, at the same location suspended […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

Staff, including reporters, photographers, copy editors and desk editors at the Florida Times-Union, voted Thursday to unionize the newsroom, under the NewsGuild-CWA. The next move: Staff will begin negotiating a contract with GateHouse Media. Two other GateHouse shops at the Lakeland Ledger and Sarasota Herald-Tribune have already organized. Longtime reporter Steve Patterson noted previously that the newsroom has “lost […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

The Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police endorsed reliable career politicians Thursday for countywide offices. Jacksonville City Councilman Doyle Carter got the nod for Duval County tax collector besting fellow Republicans Lake Ray and Jim Overton and Democrat Mia Jones. And Jerry Holland will be backed by the blue in his reelection bid for Duval property appraiser, a cakewalk race against […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott is in Oklahoma City today, putting the touch on energy industry executives to fund his U.S. Senate bid. Florida Democrats are alarmed, and a press call Thursday afternoon featuring St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and environmental activists conveyed their pique. Kriseman expressed “great consternation and concern” regarding Scott, whose words about […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry defends the way Terrance Freeman, a Republican, was appointed to represent the city’s predominately Democratic Council District 10. Curry said he had nothing personally to do with Freeman’s selection. Gov. Rick Scott last week picked Freeman to replace District 10’s suspended federal indictee Reggie Brown. The governor also picked Democrat Ju’Coby Pittman to replace suspended Katrina Brown in […]

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Matt Carlucci defends Terrance Freeman appointment to Jacksonville City Council

Ron DeSantis vows not to take money from sugar industry

State Attorneys: Frank White ‘unfit to serve’

Rob Bradley’s political committee added $125,000 last week

Northeast Florida builders back Paula Wright, Wyman Duggan for Florida House

Tough crowd: Constituents hammer newly appointed Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman

Florida Times-Union newsroom unionizes, third Florida GateHouse property to do so

Jacksonville police union backs Doyle Carter, Jerry Holland in county races

Rick Kriseman, activists decry Rick Scott fundraiser with oil, gas interests

Lenny Curry defends Terrance Freeman’s appointment to Jacksonville City Council by Rick Scott