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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

Jacksonville’s public utility JEA and Georgia’s Municipal Electric Authority are at loggerheads over the future of the $27 billion Plant Vogtle, with lawsuits filed by each side. JEA wants out of the deal, and went so far as to negotiate better terms for MEAG with an alternative power vendor while also agreeing to pay “sunk costs” […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

State Rep. Jason Fischer, first-term Republican representing Jacksonville’s Southside/Mandarin District 16, is kicking his campaign machine into high gear with the general election in sight — and that includes big fundraising and spending. Between his campaign account and his Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville committee, Fischer raised $39,500 between Sept. 8 and 14. The committee (which has just over […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

Republican state Sen. Aaron Bean, whose Senate District 4 encompasses all of Nassau and part of Duval County, is already starting to spend big money on his re-election bid. And — because it’s all about cash flow — that means the fundraising hasn’t stopped. From Sept. 1-14, Bean raised $11,800 between his campaign account and that […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

Republican Jim Overton maintains his lead in the money race with Democrat Mia Jones for Duval County Tax Collector — even though she was the choice of almost 47 percent of voters in the August blanket primary. The latest filings to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections run through Sept. 14. Overton (a former City Councilman and Property […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2018

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The oldest woman running for the Florida Senate this year wants male candidates to get with the times on acknowledging sexual assault. Billee Bussard, the Democratic challenger in Senate District 4, issued a press release Sunday titled: “Do Florida’s GOP Male Lawmakers Believe ALL Teenage Boys Commit Sexual Assault?” The missive came after a former […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2018

In the competitive race to replace Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, Democrat Tracye Polson is starting to spend her nest egg, but still holds a big cash lead over Republican Wyman Duggan. Polson raised $14,143 and spent $59,583 between Sept. 1 and 14, giving her a total of $100,000 left in hard money. Most of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 21, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry faces re-election in six months, and if August job numbers mean anything, the well-capitalized Republican incumbent should breeze through. The Jacksonville MSA’s unemployment rate sits at 3.5 percent, down from 4.2 percent a year ago. And that’s way down from near-term historical heights of over 11 percent in 2010. When Curry came […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 21, 2018

Inside seven weeks until Election Day, and it’s just a few weeks from the start of vote by mail. What that means: It’s getting late. It’s getting late for statewide candidates who come to Jacksonville and try to define themselves, struggling for attention from an indifferent media. And time is short for some candidates who […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2018

A creative fundraising appeal may help bolster Democrat Billee Bussard‘s campaign against well-funded incumbent Republican Aaron Bean in northeast Florida’s Senate District 4. Bussard, a 73-year-old veteran journalist, had $5,000 on hand at the end of August. But she offered an unusual story on her Facebook page, one that would only make sense in the world of random games of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2018

A new survey from St. Pete Polls finds Republican Mike Waltz building a lead against Democrat Nancy Soderberg in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The auto-dial poll of 981 likely voters shows that Waltz, a former Green Beret and counterterrorism adviser for former Vice President Dick Cheney, is leading Soderberg, a Clinton-era Ambassador to the United Nations, by five […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Plant Vogtle plans push forward, despite JEA protests

Jason Fischer raises nearly $40K in one week for re-election

Big spender, but Aaron Bean also raises nearly $12K in one week

Follow the money: Jim Overton leads fundraising for Duval Tax Collector

Billee Bussard asks male candidates: Do all boys commit assault?

Buying ads, but Tracye Polson still holds money lead in HD 15

Good news for Lenny Curry: Jacksonville unemployment down to 3.5 percent

Jacksonville Bold for 9.21.18 — It’s getting late

Senate candidate works ‘Words With Friends’ into fundraising pitch

Mike Waltz up 5 points over Nancy Soderberg in new CD 6 poll