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A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2018

Hours after the 1st District Court of Appeal sided with Gov. Rick Scott in his desire to appoint the successor for Judge Robert Foster, the Governor announced last week that Duval County Judge Lester Bass would be his pick if the Florida Supreme Court doesn’t overrule the appeal. On Friday, Jacksonville lawyer David Trotti, who had appealed the district court’s rulingto […]

Staff ReportsAugust 3, 2018

For political watchers, August offers an embarrassment of riches in this market. A number of competitive and contested primaries, including one open Democratic primary and a citywide race for tax collector. Not to mention the state races, including one competitive primary for governor and one that appears to be all but decided. For those keeping […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2018

Both the Republican and Democratic primaries in Florida’s 6th Congressional District are competitive, and if certain candidates have their way on each side, the intraparty contests will come down to issues of who actually is a resident of the district. Former state Rep. Fred Costello, in his third run for the seat, is attempting to make […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and current U.S. Rep. Al Lawson were jointly interviewed by the Tallahassee Democrat Thursday. There were some highlights, both in terms of policy distinctions and personal attacks, in what was the most substantive interview either candidate has conducted during this campaign. The session heated up with discussion of gun rights — a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

GOP Attorney General hopeful Ashley Moody, a retired judge from Hillsborough County backed by most of the Florida Republican establishment, rolled out three meaningful Jacksonville area endorsements Thursday. Florida State Sens. Aaron Bean and Travis Hutson and former Mayor John Delaney were the names rolled out; they join Sheriff Mike Williams (and his friend, Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels) in backing Moody. All three […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan‘s vision for the Jacksonville Shipyards redevelopment was unveiled Thursday morning, via a news release from the team. A 490,000-square-foot riverfront convention center (a long-standing local wish list item) and a 350-room hotel will be included on the site, according to the release. In April 2017, Khan’s Iguana Investments was approved to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

Sen. Audrey Gibson, a Jacksonville Democrat poised to lead the Senate caucus after November’s elections, seeks $10 million for the former employees of a contaminated wood treatment plant. Jacksonville’s Fairfax Street Wood Treaters, according to Gibson’s claims bill (SB 52), used chromated copper arsenate to treat wood from 1980 to 2010. Employees of the plant were […]

Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2018

Orange Park Republican Judson Sapp is hitting the airwaves in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District with a new ad hammering incumbent U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho for his lack of support for President Donald Trump’s priorities. The 30-second spot, titled “New Leadership,” sees Sapp blast his fellow Republican by downplaying an analogy Yoho has employed in his […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2018

Amb. Nancy Soderberg, one of three Democrats competing for the party’s nomination in east-central Florida’s 6th Congressional District, trumpeted endorsements from five Congressional incumbents Wednesday. Reps. Charlie Crist, Val Demings, Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel and Darren Soto all back the Clinton administration alumna. Soderberg was “honored” and “humbled” to get the endorsements from the five, all of whom extolled […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2018

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State Sen. Aaron Bean and state Rep. Cord Byrd both face primary challenges, a measure of the pitched nature of Nassau County politics. However, it appears they will have unmatchable resources in those ballot-box battles. Bean, after raising $6,950 over the two weeks ending July 20, has roughly $98,000 in his campaign account. His committee account has another […]

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Lester Bass appointment to 4th circuit court still in flux after Supreme Court stay

Jacksonville Bold for 8.3.18 — Home stretch

‘Carpetbaggers’: Residency arguments play on both sides of CD 6 race

Gloves off: Alvin Brown, Al Lawson bash each other in heated interview

Ashley Moody’s Jacksonville area endorsements reveal local splits in AG race

Shad Khan’s Jacksonville Shipyards redev plan includes convention center, hotel

Wood treatment plant contamination drives $10M Audrey Gibson claim bill

Judson Sapp says CD 3 needs ‘new leadership’ in TV ad

Congressional incumbents back Nancy Soderberg in CD 6 primary

Aaron Bean, Cord Byrd build cash leads over primary challengers