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A.G. GancarskiMay 23, 2018

Democrat Tracye Polson is still waiting to find out which of three Republicans will emerge from the August primary to face her in the House District 15 race. But she doesn’t have to wait any longer for the endorsement of one of Jacksonville’s most influential public sector unions. The Jacksonville Association of Firefighters gave its imprimatur […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 23, 2018

Two weeks ago, the Jacksonville City Council passed a resolution at the request of School Board member Ashley Smith-Juarez backing up its position that a change in state concordance testing changes would lower the city’s graduation rate. Per WJCT, the new rules would raise minimum standardized test scores needed for graduation, but Mayor Lenny Curry objected to the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown is being sued personally by the city of Jacksonville, the fallout from an economic development deal gone bust. Earlier this month, the city filed suit against Brown, a first-term Democratic member of the Finance Committee, for breach of guaranty, relative to a defaulted loan of $380,000 to the Browns’ family business, CoWealth […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

The top job starting July 1 in the Jacksonville City Council will go to current Vice President Aaron Bowman, elected President-Designate Tuesday. There was little surprise: Bowman had 13 of the 19 councilors pledging support to him weeks prior. President-Designate Bowman, a VP for the Jacksonville Chamber‘s business recruitment wing JAXUSA Partnership, will represent a break […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

As the race for Senate heats up, Gov. Rick Scott is taking incumbent Bill Nelson to task for being a “party line” voter in D.C. The case, distilled: while Nelson may have been a moderate Democrat while in the U.S. House of Representatives, as a Senator he has been a reliable vote for the Democratic agenda. Scott, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott was in Jacksonville Tuesday morning, with what his office called a “major announcement” regarding “Florida’s safe communities” and the 2017 FDLE Crime Report. Crime rates have decreased during the Scott era (from a 40 year low to a 46 year low and now, a 47 year low), and his trumpeting of the statistical decreases […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Gwen Graham found herself on familiar turf Monday evening, addressing Duval County Democrats. Graham’s campaign in Northeast Florida has been buoyed in recent months by endorsements from several regionally-prominent Democrats: State Rep. Tracie Davis, Jacksonville City Councilmen Garrett Dennis and Tommy Hazouri, Duval County School Board member Warren Jones, and former Mayor Jake […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

For those interested in Jacksonville area political sightings, the tony River Club will be the place to be Tuesday evening. Sen. Travis Hutson will be supported at a fundraising reception for his First Coast Business Foundation, and Mayor Lenny Curry will be the special guest at an event heavy on names of prominent politicos, donors, and lobbyists. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2018

A major regional endorsement, via Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, went to Mike Waltz in the three-way GOP primary in Florida’s 6th Congressional District Monday. Curry and Waltz share some of the same political advisers, and judging from the quotes of mutual admiration, there is ideological affinity as well. “Michael Waltz is a leader and a warrior with a […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2018

Former Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Hazouri, running as a Democrat in a Republican year, got more votes than any other citywide candidate in the 2015 City Council election. In addition to being mayor for four years (1987-91), Hazouri has also served as a State Legislator and a member of the Duval County School Board. However, prominence on […]

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Firefighters back Democrat Tracye Polson in HD 15 scrum

Concordance discord: Lenny Curry pilloried for not signing education resolution

Lawsuit won’t push Katrina Brown off Jacksonville City Council

Jacksonville City Council elects Aaron Bowman to presidency; Scott Wilson VP

Rick Scott vows to back Florida needs over GOP priorities in Senate

Rick Scott trumpets another record low state crime rate

For Gwen Graham, the ‘North Florida Way’ is the path to becoming Governor

Northeast Florida political elite to helm Travis Hutson committee fundraiser

Lenny Curry backs Mike Waltz for Congress

Against the odds? Tommy Hazouri chases Jacksonville City Council VP slot