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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

2017 ended with bodies piling up in Jacksonville’s morgue. 2018 brings something approaching a solution via Ordinance 2018-005. A bill slated to be introduced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting on an emergency basis will offer what Medical Examiner Valerie Rao called last week a “proposed space solution,” which includes “office and refrigerator space”: a walk-in cooler […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

An annual tradition in Jacksonville City Council is beginning anew: the race for Jacksonville City Council VP. Often — but not always — the VP slot is a springboard to the Presidency the next year. The most interesting iteration of this race in recent memory: 2016, when Democrat John Crescimbeni bested Republican Doyle Carter in a cliffhanger 10-9 […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

Fleming Island Republican Sen. Rob Bradley saw his political committee raise more money in November than in any other single month. And in December, Bradley’s Working for Florida’s Families exceeded that sum, setting an internal record level of fundraising for the second straight month. The committee hauled in $173,000, with significant buy-in from U.S. Sugar, Wal-Mart, Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

A number of Jacksonville City Council members will face competitive races should they want to be re-elected. However, in terms of sheer amount of opponents, no one faces more competition than Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, who has four opponents already filed to face him in 2019. The Democrat, representing a district that sprawls from Downtown […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

Last February, Jacksonville expanded its Human Rights Ordinance, giving protections to the LGBT community in the workplace, public accommodations, and housing markets. This February 3rd at the Florida Yacht Club, Equality Florida will honor the three sponsors of the legislation: City Council VP Aaron Bowman and Councilman Jim Love (two Republicans), and Councilman Tommy Hazouri (a Democrat). Unsurprisingly, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

State Sen. Aaron Bean represents a big chunk of Duval County and Nassau County. He chairs the Communications, Energy and Public Utilities committee, and serves as Vice Chair of Community Affairs and the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, in addition to several other committee postings. We caught up with him before the start of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

It was a December to remember for Build Something That Lasts, the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. The Curry committee cleaned up to end the year, raking in $142,000, pushing the committee up to $603,000 on hand. The strong month comes at a pivotal time for the Mayor’s policy and political operations. The Mayor’s Office […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

The 2015 Jacksonville Mayoral campaign is just a memory now. And the alliance between former Mayor Alvin Brown and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has a newsreel quality. It almost seems quaint. In 2014, when it seemed like Brown was a slam dunk for re-election, the city signed off on an ambitious capital investment: $43 million into […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

Personal attacks percolate in the Republican race for Attorney General, with Rep. Jay Fant and former Hillsborough Judge Ashley Moody giving and receiving fire. The timing is no accident: Moody and Fant — and every other important Florida Republican — will be at the meeting of the state party this weekend in Orlando. Fant’s broadside against Moody was […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 4, 2018

The run-up to the federal trial of suspended Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown continued Thursday afternoon, with her lawyer looking to exit the case. That request was granted. Katrina and fellow suspended Councilor Reggie Brown, who are unrelated, are accused of a 38-count conspiracy to defraud, say federal prosecutors. The pair is accused of extracting hundreds of thousands of […]

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Jacksonville City Council mulls morgue money Tuesday

Race for Jacksonville City Council VP begins: Danny Becton, Sam Newby launch runs

Rob Bradley committee reports blockbuster December fundraising

Despite controversy, Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney mounts re-election bid

Jacksonville HRO sponsors to be honored, as fight to keep law commences

Aaron Bean looks ahead to 2018 Session, campaign

$142K December haul for Lenny Curry political committee

Cobranding links Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, NFL Jaguars

AG hopefuls Jay Fant, Ashley Moody attack each other before state GOP meeting

Katrina Brown loses lawyer weeks ahead of February trial date