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A.G. GancarskiNovember 27, 2017

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney has had an interesting two years in office. There was a traffic stop confrontation with Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office members, who stopped him because he was driving around on a license tag he reported stolen. There also was the matter of Gaffney “double-dipping” on homestead exemptions, as the Florida Times-Union first reported. Despite these […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 27, 2017

Earlier this month, state Sen. Audrey Gibson — the next Caucus leader for Senate Democrats — resigned as chair of the Duval County Democratic Party. A new chair will be chosen Dec. 4, a week from today. Until then, Darren Mason is in the interim role. “I plan to continue to recruit and mobilize our party as we prepare […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 26, 2017

The holiday season can test even the best of relationships, and offered the impetus for severance of ties between a barrister and a state legislator. Citing “irreconcilable differences,” attorney Vladimir St. Louis motioned Nov. 21 to withdraw from a foreclosure case involving Spoken Word Ministries, the theological concern of Rep. Kim Daniels, a Jacksonville Democrat. The motion […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 20, 2017

A bill that would shield the personal information of voters and preregistered minor voter registration applicants has been filed in both houses of the Legislature as of Monday. Rep. Cyndi Stevenson is carrying the House version (HB 761), while Sen. Tom Lee is carrying the Senate iteration (SB 532). The bill would exempt the “legal residential address, date of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 20, 2017

In a Jacksonville City Council committee hearing Monday morning, representatives from the city’s fire and rescue department painted a picture of the typical overdose. More than likely, he is white, male, and 33 years old. And he lives in the general area of 103rd Street on Jacksonville’s Westside — the worst side of town for […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 20, 2017

The city of Jacksonville may get back some of the money a City Councilwoman’s family business owes it after all. The city agreed last week to a deal with KJB Specialties, the family business of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, to pay back $1,000 a month for 84 straight months. Earlier this year, the city won a […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 20, 2017

In the aftermath of Stephen Bittel‘s resignation as chair of the Florida Democratic Party and president Sally Boynton Brown‘s apologetics, one former candidate for chair has a message for those who “told the truth about” Bittel. That message, from Lisa King of Jacksonville: that the FDP has suffered from a “failure of leadership” and that women must […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 20, 2017

The race for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 5th Congressional District is getting more crowded, with yet another candidate filing last week. In addition to Rontel Batie, a former Corrine Brown staffer who jumped in this month, Shanton Detrell Edwards has also entered the fray. Edwards, a 33-year-old from Greenville, has never run for office before. By trade, he’s the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2017

Duval County Republicans will be shooting straight Saturday at the Diamond D ranch, as a “Trumpsgiving” turkey shoot is planned. Per the Facebook invite, Duval Republicans will celebrate “our right to keep & bear arms.” No word as of yet whether events will occur celebrating the other nine Amendments in the Bill of Rights. The […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2017

Even as former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown mulls a primary challenge to him, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson filed a bill Thursday that would bring over $100M to projects in Brown’s political base. The Flood Water Relief Act would make supplemental appropriations for flood control and storm damage reduction projects in Jacksonville, via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. […]

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Reggie Gaffney raises $10K for Jax City Council re-election bid

Lisa King, Hazel Gillis to square off for chair of Duval Democrats

‘Irreconcilable differences’ between lawyer, lawmaker in foreclosure case

Bill to protect voter info filed in both houses

White Male, age 33, on the Westside: Portrait of a Jacksonville opioid OD

Jax Councilwoman’s family biz to pay back city over busted eco dev deal

Former Florida Democrat Party chair candidate Lisa King decries ‘failure of leadership’

Second Democrat emerges to primary Al Lawson

‘Trumpsgiving’ turkey shoot to delight Duval Republicans Saturday

Al Lawson seeks $116M for Jacksonville flood mitigation