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A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2018

State Rep. Jason Fischer, first-term Republican representing Jacksonville’s District 16, continued to maintain his cash-on-hand lead over Democrat Ken Organes as September closed. As of Sept. 28, Fischer had nearly $117,000 in his campaign account, and another $9,000 in the account of his political committee, Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville. Fischer’s political committee has spent $85,000 in the last […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford has had countless fundraisers in his political career. However, few invites have urged attendees to bring their shotguns. Friday’s funder will fall under the latter category, as financial supporters of the straight-shooting Jacksonville Republican are urged to bring their 12-gauge guns and their checkbooks to a combination clay shoot/fundraiser. The event, at […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018

In 2016, Jacksonville Republican Clay Yarborough emerged from a competitive primary in House District 12, where a variety of business interests – including gambling interests – sought to sink him. Those efforts were for naught. Yarborough won his primary by nearly 10 points. Yarborough is running for his second term, in a Republican-plurality district against a Democrat who […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018

On Wednesday in Jacksonville’s Memorial Park, House District 15 Democratic candidate Tracye Polson challenged Republican Wyman Duggan to a debate. Accompanied by members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and military veterans, Polson described her background as both a daughter of a military member and a niece to five uncles who served. Polson was spotlighting her bona fides in what is […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 4, 2018

A Jacksonville fundraiser for the gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Andrew Gillum is slated for Thursday evening, allowing Duval donors to help “bring it home.” For those on a budget, no worries: The cover charge for the event, which starts at 6 p.m. at WJCT, is a mere $75 — hardly George Soros or Tom Steyer money, in other words. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Council candidate Michael Boylan, the former CEO of WJCT, was poised until last month to become interim director of the city’s Cultural Council. Boylan, who is just six months from an election against fellow Republican Rose Conry, noted that while it was “premature” to assume the posting was a “done deal,” he could serve in […]

Michael MolineOctober 2, 2018

A deadline is a deadline, the Florida Supreme Court said Tuesday. The justices rejected a law professor’s arguments that she should have been allowed on the ballot in a judicial election — even though she missed the deadline for filing her campaign paperwork. The court appeared to accept arguments raised by incumbent Clay County Judge Kristina Mobley that […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2018

Months back, a code enforcement issue became global news, when a city of Jacksonville employee cited a local business for flying military flags. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry overruled his employee. “Let them fly,” he tweeted. And so they did at the business. And now those flags will fly, permanently, at City Hall, after a ceremonial raising […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 1, 2018

Fifty years ago Monday, Jacksonville (racked by corruption and governmental inefficiency at the time) embarked on an experiment with consolidated government. Though many debate the efficacy of the model, the case for Consolidation was made (or reiterated) energetically Monday evening at the Jessie Ball DuPont Center. The Jacksonville Historical Society’s Task Force for Consolidation hosted […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

The race to replace outgoing Rep. Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15 has become an air war, and the latest sortie from Republican Wyman Duggan means incoming for Democrat Tracye Polson. “Not with Us,” a 30-second spot from Duggan’s campaign, paints “political insider” Polson as too radical for the district. “Polson actually stands with out-of-state donors,” […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Jason Fischer holds money lead, moves committee cash in re-election bid

12-gauges and checkbooks: Shooting range setting for John Rutherford fundraiser

Clay Yarborough takes Northeast Florida lead on ‘Yes on 3’ campaign

Flag burning ad spurs debate challenge in Jax House race

It’s a family affair: Andrew Gillum fundraiser in Jacksonville Thursday

Jacksonville Cultural Council punts on Michael Boylan hire

Justices give the boot to appeal over late campaign paperwork

Flag flap dispatched: Jacksonville raises military flags across from City Hall

Jacksonville commemorates Consolidation

Air war in HD 15: Wyman Duggan, Tracye Polson drop bombs