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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

FloridaPolitics.com sat down with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham Wednesday. Graham, the frontrunner for the nomination, exuded confidence as we talked in a Jacksonville bookstore/cafe. “We are going to win this race,” Graham said. Graham, despite this reporter’s best efforts, wouldn’t veer too far off message. We asked her to address the rumor that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

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Republican Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville lawyer seeking to replace departing Jay Fant in House District 15, hit six figures in fundraising last month, reporting $10,124 of new December money, which pushed him up to $103,674 raised (and over $92,000 on hand). Duggan’s likely Democrat opponent, highly touted Tracye Polson, is still running competitively in the cash chase. Polson […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

The race for Jacksonville City Council Vice President is on, and even before the first noticed pledge meetings on Wednesday, one candidate already has a pledge of support. Even as Republican Councilman Sam Newby sent in his pledge letter, word was he already had received the pledge of fellow Republican Al Ferraro. Ferraro confirmed his support of Newby […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

Embattled and often controversial Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown will draw a new challenger on Wednesday: Tameka Gaines Holly. Holly is a community activist who went to school in District 8 (Ribault), has worked and lived there all her life, and will — with the backing of community stakeholders — be able to make a […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

Tuesday evening saw the Jacksonville City Council approve $206,000 for temporary storage and office facilities at the overburdened medical examiner’s office. The opioid overdose crisis, coupled with population growth, has created overcrowding, compelling bodies to be laid on the floor before processing, as well as delays in processing. The bill is intended as a stopgap. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

The District development on Jacksonville’s Southbank could cost taxpayers up to $26 million in infrastructure work. The deal has taken longer to unfold than expected, and when the deal was originally approved, the expectation was that the city would spend less, that JEA would get paid back $27 million for demolition and cleanup, and the […]

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 […]

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Gwen Graham: ‘We are going to win this race’

Wyman Duggan scores Rob Bradley backing; HD 15 money race stays tight

Sunshine Law concerns creep into Jax Council VP race

Tameka Gaines Holly launches run in Jacksonville City Council District 8

Take the bodies off the floor: Morgue money clears Jacksonville City Council

Jacksonville City Council seeks to put brakes on District deal

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