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A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry raised eyebrows on Twitter Tuesday evening with a declaration of war against his political enemies. Same s%#t different place. Elected office is loaded w/ amateurs. Folks w/ no ability to implement ideas.Many are full of empty rhetoric & a false sense of self.They survive on the bottom w cheap talk.We will retire […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2018

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives moved the Veterans Armed for Success Act. The bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Al Lawson, a Republican and Democrat representing Jacksonville respectively, was bundled into H.R. 5649, the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act. The bill, if it clears the Senate and gets […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018

“Anybody but Charles”: that’s the message from the National Rifle Association regarding former state Rep. Charles McBurney‘s bid for a judgeship in Florida’s 4th Circuit. A mailer in Duval County mailboxes this week reprises a number of charges against McBurney, with the idea of stopping his current electoral bid for a judgeship just as the gun […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018

It remains to be seen if the results of one straw poll in Florida’s 6th Congressional District are predictive of the August ballot, but the campaign that won is trumpeting those results nonetheless. Republican Mike Waltz, with 30 percent of the total vote (65 votes in all), won the poll, finishing ahead of his GOP opponents, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018

State Rep. Kim Daniels, a first-term Democrat in Northwest Jacksonville’s House District 14, has been fined for filing a campaign finance report late earlier this summer. Daniels missed the deadline for the June 29 report, per the Division of Elections, with the report eventually filed on July 7, resulting in a fine of $450.96. That report […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018

A poll released Tuesday shows that if the Democratic primary were held today in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, former U.S. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg would defeat both her male opponents. The survey from St. Pete Polls gave Soderberg 30 percent support, more than opponents Steve Sevigny (10 percent) and John Upchurch (13 percent) combined. However, there is still room for movement; 46 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2018

In yet another sign that the House District 15 bid of Democratic nominee Tracye Polson is getting interest from well outside Jacksonville, the campaign touted on Tuesday an endorsement from a United States Senator. First-term Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen endorsed Polson in the race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jay Fant, citing first-hand knowledge of what the candidate brings […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2018

Though controversy has yet to subside over the appointment of Republican Terrance Freeman to a perennially Democratic seat on the Jacksonville City Council, the defense strategy from Freeman and the city of Jacksonville is beginning to coalesce. Brenda Priestly-Jackson, a Democrat and former Duval County School Board chair who was passed up for the appointment to fill […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry rolled out on Monday his administration’s fourth budget, one continuing an upward trajectory of spending since 2015, without a tax increase. As compared to the $1.19 billion general fund budget in FY 16-17, and the $1.27 billion budget last year, the general fund budget is up this year to $1.31 billion. The […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2018

Former Jacksonville City Councilman — and current candidate — Matt Carlucci knows something about the gubernatorial appointment process. Carlucci was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to head the Florida Commission on Ethics, a position he resigned shortly before launching his 2019 campaign for Council. We caught up with Carlucci Friday, where he gave us a […]

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Lenny Curry in total war mode, Anna Brosche mulls ‘different vision’ for mayor’s office

John Rutherford, Al Lawson vets’ job training bill passes House

For NRA, opposing Charles McBurney for judge is as easy as ABC

Mike Waltz wins Flagler County CD 6 hob nob straw poll

Kim Daniels dinged for late campaign finance report

Survey shows Nancy Soderberg the favorite with CD 6 Dems, though undecideds loom

Chris Van Hollen endorses Tracye Polson in HD 15

Defense firms up for Terrance Freeman appointment to Jacksonville City Council

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry rolls out ambitious election year budget

Matt Carlucci defends Terrance Freeman appointment to Jacksonville City Council