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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

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State Rep. Travis Cummings and Sen. Rob Bradley, two Clay County Republicans in power positions, continue to aggressively fundraise through committees despite not facing ballot challenges. First Coast Conservatives, Cummings’ committee, pulled in $78,000 between Sept. 15 and 21, with $60,000 coming from insurance company Florida Blue. Cummings chairs Health and Human Services in the Florida […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 28, 2018

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Five decades ago, Jacksonville consolidated city and county services. For 50 years since people have been arguing about whether it was a good idea. We saw it last week: a mayoral forum involving Mayor Lenny Curry and his five living predecessors (look for the replay Sunday on This Week in Jacksonville). Curry, seeking re-election, sounded […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

State Rep. Matt Caldwell, the Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, will feed and be feted by a collection of Clay County Republicans Friday morning. Caldwell, a Republican from Fort Myers, will address the group at Orange Park’s “Grumpy’s Restaurant” at 8 a.m. A list of Republican notables will be on hand, including Clay County Commissioners Mike Cella, Gayward […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s state-level political committee (Build Something that Lasts) has benefited greatly from the generosity of the Jacksonville Jaguars and owner Shad Khan in recent years. The committee has raised $1.79 million in total. Of that sum, Khan has ponied up $175,000 and the Jaguars have ponied up another $35,000. (That isn’t all they’ve donated: […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman is legally clear to serve on the Council, with a residency challenge against his Gubernatorial appointment thrown out. Plaintiff Brenda Priestly-Jackson, a Democrat who was passed over for the appointment to the position by Gov. Rick Scott, questioned Freeman’s residency. However, Judge Waddell Wallace agreed with lawyers for Freeman, the city of Jacksonville, and the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 26, 2018

Duval County was the epicenter of some of the most savage attacks against Ron DeSantis in the Republican Gubernatorial primary. Many prominent Republicans, including U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, state Sen. Aaron Bean, state Rep. Cord Byrd, and Jacksonville City Council President Aaron Bowman, strongly backed Adam Putnam. However, the candidate who “knew Florida best” didn’t prevail. And Jacksonville area Republicans will […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2018

Wyman Duggan, the Republican nominee in Jacksonville’s House District 15, is back on the air this week for the first time since the primary. Paid for by the Republican Party of Florida, the 15-second spot is evidence that the GOP is engaged to keep outgoing Jay Fant‘s seat. The ad introduces a new endorsement: Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2018

Freshmen Jacksonville-area Republican state Reps. Cord Byrd and Clay Yarborough continued to maintain strong cash leads over their Democratic challengers through the first half of September. Byrd, whose majority-Republican House District 11 includes coastal Duval and all of Nassau County, brought in $3,500 of new money between Sept. 1 and 14, pushing his campaign account near $42,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2018

In the competitive race to replace Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, the battle between Democrat Tracye Polson and Republican Wyman Duggan is headed down to the wire, per one recent survey commissioned by the Polson campaign. An internal poll from SEA Polling and Strategic Design showed Duggan up two points (41-39) in what Democrats see as a […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

Some NCAA men’s basketball programs are infamous for their “one and done” players, “diaper dandies” who spend a year in a collegiate apprenticeship before moving to the NBA. New legislation from U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, a former college baller who spent some time in the pros and coaching ranks, would change that. HR 6749 would eliminate the […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Florida Blue means green for Travis Cummings, Rob Bradley

Jacksonville Bold for 9.28.18 — A good idea?

Cinnamon rolls and Matt Caldwell: Clay County hosts breakfast for candidate

A new accounting: Lenny Curry PAC pays Jaguars for a change

Court affirms validity of Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman appointment

Duval Republicans to fete Ron DeSantis with Wednesday fundraiser

Wyman Duggan back on air with GOP support, new Jax endorsement

Cord Byrd, Clay Yarborough maintain fundraising leads in re-election bids

Latest poll shows Tracye Polson and Wyman Duggan running neck-and-neck in HD 15.

Al Lawson bill would eliminate NCAA ‘one-and-done’ rule