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A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson hinted earlier this month about a swath of endorsements from his Florida Democratic colleagues in Congress. On Monday he delivered. In total, eight endorsements came his way: U.S. Reps. Darren Soto, Val Demings. Charlie Crist, Kathy Castor, Lois Frankel, Ted Deutch, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Frederica Wilson. “I am humbled to receive […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Note: A previous version of this article indicated that a Council colleague of Brown’s, who had been pulled over by police, was arrested. He was merely interrogated. We regret the confusion. Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown has drawn no fewer than seven challengers for her District 8 seat. Six of them were from her own Democratic […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Duval Democrats are noted for their internal wars, and an excellent current example of such is the House District 13 Democratic donnybrook between Rep. Tracie Davis and Roshanda Jackson, a former district secretary for state Rep. Kim Daniels. The Davis/Jackson contest is one of two major primary votes awaiting some Jacksonville voters, the other being Davis’ political ally, Sen. Audrey […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

On Monday, the Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health & Safety committee deferred a bill expressing opposition to selling the local utility, a hot button issue in recent months. 2018-248, a resolution introduced by Councilors Jim Love, Joyce Morgan and Reggie Gaffney, would put the kibosh on moves to potentially sell JEA. This discussion comes at a time […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Ordinance 2018-75, which would revise extant code relative to medical cannabis, finally cleared a Jacksonville City Council committee after a number of false starts with Monday’s approval in Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health & Safety. The code was formulated in response to “Charlotte’s Web” low-THC cannabis being the single legal strain, and after an extended period […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

On Monday, former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg rolled out the most high-profile endorsement for her congressional race yet, with former Vice President Joe Biden backing the Clinton administration alum. “I’ve known Nancy for three decades since she first started her work in the Senate,” Biden said. “She is a lifelong public servant who has served at the highest levels […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Jacksonville political watchers are beginning to wonder about the strategy of Reggie Brown. In August, the City Councilman opted to primary Democratic Senate Minority Leader Designate Audrey Gibson, but Brown has not yet actually raised any funds. Through April, Gibson was far in the lead fundraising wise with more than $132,000 banked, with Brown far behind, closing the month with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Jacksonville’s local Fraternal Order of Police went bipartisan with its latest swath of endorsements for the state House, including choosing a Democrat over a field of Republicans running to replace Jay Fant. In House District 15, the FOP endorsed Tracye Polson over Republicans Wyman Duggan, Joseph Hogan, and Mark Zeigler. The language of the endorsement lauded Polson’s “dedication to her […]

Staff ReportsMay 11, 2018

August primaries are close to three months away. Vote by mail ballots will go out sooner than that. What that means is the time is now for candidates to show what their operations on the state and federal level really look like. And on the local level, where elections are still farther away, it’s infrastructure-building […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2018

The campaign between Andrew Gillum and Gwen Graham is starting to get ugly, and “dark money” is helping it along. An attack on Graham comes from The Collective Super PAC, a group reportedly related to Collective Future, which had donated $235,000 to Gillum’s independent political committee, Forward Florida, through April. The Collective Super PAC is spending $782,000 in Florida, starting […]

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Florida congressional Democrats fall in behind Al Lawson’s re-election bid

Developer money buoys Jacksonville’s Katrina Brown in re-election money chase

Tracie Davis stocks away cash for primary clash with Kim Daniels’ former aide

Jacksonville City Council committee defers JEA ‘no sale’ resolution

Jacksonville cannabis changes clear City Council committee

Joe Biden wades into FL 6th CD primary, backing Nancy Soderberg

Audrey Gibson stretches cash lead over primary challenger Reggie Brown

Jacksonville police union goes bipartisan with latest State House endorsements

Jacksonville Bold for 5.11.18 — Buy the ticket, take the ride

Jacksonville Democrats slam Andrew Gillum over ‘secret money attacks’ on Gwen Graham