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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2019

At-large Jacksonville City Councilman Sam Newby padded his cash lead in his most recent campaign finance report. As of Jan. 25, Newby, a first-term Republican, had raised in total $44,274; he has nearly $41,000 on hand. Interesting donors in the period between Jan. 12 and 25 ($5,400 haul) include developer John Rood and JEA lobbyist/GOP veteran Mike Hightower. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2019

Serving process to Katrina Brown was tougher than it seemed.

Staff ReportsJanuary 31, 2019

The smell of fear? It’s in the air, they say.

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2019

Suspended Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown was on hand Wednesday afternoon in the local federal courthouse. The occasion: a second in camera hearing involving her former attorney, Darcy Galnor. As was the case with the previous hearing of this type, this one sprawled toward the two-hour mark. And a continuance will be slated for Feb. 5, the bulk […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2019

Most Jacksonville City Council seats are yoked into Democratic or (more likely) Republican representation due to demographics. A potential exception: District 14, which runs from the Naval Air Station Jacksonville north along the St. Johns River, looping in Ortega, Fairfax, Avondale, Riverside, Murray Hill and other neighborhoods. Tuesday evening offered voters in that district an […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2019

The town of Baldwin, on the western edge of Duval County, has been frustrated thus far in its attempts to deal with the ongoing problem created by stalled CSX trains. Though local ordinances exist to discourage trains stalling out at crossings, an “arrangement” between the State Attorney’s office and the railroad company has been reached […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2019

Call it another example of “building something that lasts.” Those close to the political operation of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry deny there is a slate of candidates. But a close look at the 2019 endorsements of the Northeast Florida Builders Association suggests a strong alignment between the interests of Curry and construction. In one race after […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2019

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is not letting up on his fundraising as February begins. Two days before a fundraiser with Jaguars owner Shad Khan, Curry will be raising money with Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis. If there were any doubt that Florida’s Republican establishment is backing Curry over his intraparty challenger, this event may retire (or at least quiet) […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2019

HD 18 is a safe Republican seat.

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 28, 2019

The Jacksonville mayoral race is nearly six weeks from its first election and the only thing we know for sure is that a registered Democrat won’t win. The two plausible candidates are Republicans: incumbent Mayor Lenny Curry and challenger Anna Lopez Brosche, a City Councilwoman. The money race is going Curry’s way. He had as of his […]

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