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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018

Another day, another issue for Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney as he attempts to build a campaign website for his re-election bid. Wednesday saw Gaffney list Jacksonville City Hall as campaign headquarters, and his office phone as the campaign phone number, contravening municipal code prohibiting the use of city property for campaigning. By Thursday morning, that issue […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018

Gerald Wilkerson, a candidate for Duval County Court Judge, announced Wednesday his decision to start taking cryptocurrency for legal services. “Keeping abreast of technological advances is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge in any market, and to be competent as a lawyer, but it is also an ethical requirement to be a lawyer in Florida,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney has already launched his re-election campaign — and that campaign made its first mistake this week. Gaffney’s campaign website, as of Wednesday afternoon, listed City Hall (117 W. Duval Street) as the address for his campaign headquarters. Compounding the error: Gaffney listed his office phone as the phone number for his […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

The nascent race to replace Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District took an unexpected turn Wednesday, when likely Democratic nominee Nancy Soderberg charged that one of her Republican opponents blamed her for the 9/11 attacks. In a fundraising email entitled “Dick Cheney‘s adviser is blaming me for 9/11,” Soderberg seemed to be targeting comments made by Mike […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

While the Jacksonville City Council presidency next year is all but served up to the Jacksonville Chamber’s Aaron Bowman, the vice presidency is still in play. Pledge meetings kicked off, months ahead of May’s vote, for those taking office in July. All indications show the fight could prove every bit as combative as the fractious presidency […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2018

‘Project Volt,’ an economic development deal passed Tuesday evening in the Jacksonville City Council, could bring hundreds of jobs into the area, and allowing Jacksonville to enter a new industry that will grow in the coming years. The unnamed company, which makes solar panels at eight locations around the world, is new to America: per […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2018

On Tuesday morning, Mike Waltz declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Fox and Friends. Tuesday afternoon saw the first bit of incoming: a website attacking Waltz, courtesy of primary opponent John Ward. Ward’s charge: that Waltz is an unrepentant #NeverTrumper. Ward also offered a video to this effect. Ward spokesman Brian Swensen […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council ‘Special Committee on Opioid Epidemic’ discussed a couple of hot-button issues Tuesday, as the city continues to grapple with the overdose crisis. “We’re at an overdose [death] a day, 400 a year,” said one committee member. One subject at hand: the city lawsuit against opioid companies, which will be handled by […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2018

With qualifying now in the rearview mirror, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce’s JAXBIZ political arm finished rolling out its 2019 endorsements. The third and final wave of endorsements included one incumbent for re-election: Republican Al Ferraro, of District 2. District 10 incumbent Republican Terrance Freeman was also backed in his bid in At-Large Group 1 (over Lisa King, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2018

President Donald Trump will give the State of the Union address next week and, according to Buzzfeed, the Congressional Black Caucus plans action. “We could go, we could go and walk out, we could go and hold up fists … or we could not go, or we could hold our own State of the Union,” CBC Chair […]

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Second gaffe emerges on Reggie Gaffney campaign website

Duval County judge hopeful takes cryptocurrency for legal services

Reggie Gaffney campaign website lists Jacksonville City Hall as campaign HQ

Nancy Soderberg charges opponent with blaming her for 9/11 attacks

Knives out early in Jacksonville City Council leadership meetings

Solar plant incentives clear Jacksonville City Council; 800 jobs to be created

John Ward attacks ‘#NeverTrump’ Mike Waltz in GOP CD 6 scrum

Jacksonville opioid treatment pilot program showing encouraging results early on

JAXBIZ finalizes Jacksonville City Council slate

Al Lawson won’t walk out of State of the Union, even if Congressional Black Caucus does