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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 2, 2018

Democrat Sunny Gettinger entered the race in Jacksonville City Council District 14 Thursday. Gettinger, a former Chair of Riverside Avondale Preservation, has an impressive résumé. Gettinger, professionally a communications manager for Google Fiber, began working for Google in 2006. Additionally, she served as associate director of press advance and Florida recount media coordinator for the DNC after […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 2, 2018

Former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg represents one of the brightest hopes in Florida to flip a Republican seat Democratic. For the second straight quarter, her campaign in Florida’s 6th Congressional District shows real momentum with donors, as she prepares to face the eventual Republican nominee. Per a Tuesday night news release from Soderberg’s campaign, the candidate raised $207,949 […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2018

Rep. Ted Yoho, a North Central Florida Congressman whose 3rd Congressional District runs from Orange Park to Ocala, finished 2017 with considerable financial advantages over his competition. Yoho’s year-end report showed $319,700 on hand. Q4 saw Yoho bring in $62,000, against just under $59,000 spent. By and large, Yoho’s contributions were from expected sources: Koch, AT&T, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2018

The Soul Food Bistro is the go-to place on Jacksonville’s Westside for soul food. From fried catfish and collard greens to oxtails and cornbread, it has it all. It is also in the heart of Jacksonville City Council District 9, which is represented by Councilman Garrett Dennis. Dennis, a Democrat who often is alone in a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2018

Last year, outgoing JEA board member Tom Petway floated an audacious proposal: privatize Jacksonville’s public utility. Explorations of that concept apparently have proceeded to the point where Action News Jax reports there are worries of a “mass exodus” from the company. Moreover, an internal letter template suggests pending offers of “continued employment” during possible “acquisition or change of control,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott met with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Wednesday in Tallahassee. Scott and Curry align politically, and as the only Republican Mayor of a major city in Florida, Curry’s visits to Tallahassee are always worth noting. Conversation with the Governor Wednesday, Curry said, was about jobs, economic development, investment in downtown — and removing regulatory hurdles. Curry […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

A tough Democratic primary awaits Rep. Al Lawson in Florida’s 5th Congressional District against former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. And the conservative Daily Caller website may have made it tougher Wednesday, by serving up a post lauding Lawson for applauding President Donald Trump during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union. (The SEO title, meanwhile, was the misleading “CBC Member Applauds […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

The first endorsement in what is expected to be a contested Democratic primary in Senate District 6 rolled in yesterday and it was for incumbent Audrey Gibson. The Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police is backing Gibson. The press release asserted that she “continues to be the best choice” in SD 6, a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

Tragedy struck in Virginia Wednesday when a chartered Amtrak train taking Republican lawmakers to a retreat in West Virginia crashed into a trash truck en route. The accident happened west of Charlottesville; as of this writing (Wednesday afternoon), the train is moving back to Charlottesville, where lawmakers will be put on a bus to continue to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

The second day of former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s primary challenge to Rep. Al Lawson in Florida’s 6th Congressional District brought Brown his first endorsement. Emanuel Cleaver II, a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, endorsed Brown Wednesday. “Alvin Brown has been my friend for more than two decades. However, I am not just supporting him for […]

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Democrat Sunny Gettinger launches run for Jacksonville City Council

Nancy Soderberg, John Ward dominate fundraising in race to replace Ron DeSantis

Ted Yoho dominates competition in re-election money race

Showdown at the Soul Food Bistro: Garrett Dennis takes on Lenny Curry

Jacksonville City Council, Lenny Curry’s office to clash over JEA privatization?

Rick Scott, Lenny Curry discuss removing regulatory hurdles for Downtown Jacksonville development

Al Lawson applauds Donald Trump, gets hammered by Alvin Brown

Reggie Brown not surprised police union is backing Audrey Gibson in SD 6 primary

John Rutherford describes impact, aftermath of Virginia train crash

Alvin Brown scores endorsement from former Congressional Black Caucus chair