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A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

Travis Hutson‘s campaign is heating up, posting monster May fundraising numbers in his Senate District 7 re-election bid. The Palm Coast Republican brought in $332,000 last month for his two committees: Sunshine State Conservatives hauled in $85,000, and First Coast Business Foundation took in the balance. The FCBF money is of special interest, as it […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2018

Saturday afternoon saw a couple of atypical retweets from the personal account of Rep. Al Lawson. The RT action went to President Donald Trump, in what was either a remarkable crossing of party lines in a contested primary, or perhaps a compromised account. After deleting the tweets, Lawson asserted the “campaign accounts” were “breached” and “hacked,” an […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, indicted Thursday on a 38-count scheme to defraud, will have more time to devise a legal defense in the coming weeks. As many expected, Gov. Rick Scott devoted a chunk of his Friday 5 p.m. news dump to the inevitable memo, suspending the Councilmembers, though not naming temporary replacements. The suspension […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

Jacksonville’s political class is reeling from Thursday’s federal indictment of City Councilors Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, which saw the two Democrats slammed with a 38-count conspiracy to defraud. Councilwoman Brown was named in 37 counts; Councilman Brown in 32. Per prosecutors, the two misappropriated federal and city money provided to fund an ultimately failed BBQ sauce […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

At Large Jacksonville City Councilman Tommy Hazouri, a political veteran who has been everything from Mayor to State Rep and School Board member, filed for re-election Friday. Hazouri, who scored more votes than any other citywide candidate in his decisive May 2015 victory over Republican Geoff Youngblood, is running unopposed for the office. If re-elected, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

Republican state Sen. Rob Bradley is doing his part to stem the impending “blue wave” in Florida politics, via a fundraiser on the open waters. Specifically, a July 20-23 Disney Cruise, booked in May via the Fleming Island Republican’s Working for Florida Families political committee. Those dates indicate the cruise will be aboard the Disney Dream, christened by […]

Peter SchorschJune 1, 2018

The literary field of semiotics, as articulated by French theorist Ferdinand de Saussure, boils down to a relationship between signs and their intended meaning. The ultimate meaning of those signs is not fixed; rather, it moves with cultural interpretation. As we find ourselves now less than three months before primary elections for the 2018 ballot, we […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

Tensions are escalating between Jacksonville’s City Hall and what was intended to be a showcase waterfront mall, one that long since has fallen into decrepitude and disrepair, a sorrowful shadow of aspirations long since lapsed. A 4th circuit courtroom will see, eventually, some attempt to resolve these issues. And City Hall would like to see […]

Drew WilsonJune 1, 2018

Republican John Ward is continuing to stake out the Trump lane in his bid to succeed exiting U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. In support of that effort, his campaign announced Friday that it’s freshening up its previously announced six-figure ad buy with a new 30-second spot slated to start running on […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

The big news from Jacksonville Thursday: the indictment of Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown on charges related to a conspiracy to defraud. Prosecutors assert that the Browns secreted government money, lent and granted to Katrina Brown for a barbeque sauce plant that was supposed to create 56 jobs — but created none. For those expecting hot takes […]

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Screenshot via Facebook (Kelly Johnson).

Travis Hutson delivers monster May fundraising

‘Dirty politics at best,’ as ‘hacked’ Al Lawson account retweets Donald Trump

Rick Scott suspends two Jacksonville City Councilmembers after fraud indictment

Jacksonville in wait and see mode regarding Rick Scott suspending indicted councilors

Tommy Hazouri files for re-election to Jacksonville City Council

Sail away! Rob Bradley and Co. to embark on Disney Cruise fundraiser in July

Jacksonville Bold for 6.1.18 — Signs and symbols

Jacksonville files eviction counterclaim against Landing management

John Ward ‘unleashes’ new ad for CD 6 campaign

Jacksonville pols guarded when talking Councilmembers’ indictments