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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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 3, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is a hardcore NFL fan, so much so that one of his life goals will be completed this weekend on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. The reason: the Jaguars are hosting a playoff game, and Curry proclaimed standout defensive end Calais Campbell the mayor of “Sacksonville.” An ESPN producer reached out Tuesday via email: “We […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

2018 began for the Jacksonville City Council with some holdover business from 2017: a proposed lessening of residency distance requirements for sexual predators. The bill has been around since September, and is headed toward the graveyard of dead bills. Councilors spiked it by a 2-5 margin Tuesday in the Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

In 2016, Cord Byrd, Clay Yarborough and Jason Fischer overcame competitive GOP primaries to win nominations — despite powerful interests and strong candidates going against each of them in the process. The general elections, in each of their districts, lacked drama: all three beat write-in candidates, garnering over 90 percent of the vote. We asked the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

State Rep. Fred Costello is joining what appears to be an increasingly crowded field in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Costello finished a distant second to incumbent Ron DeSantis in the 2016 primary, with 24 percent of the vote; however, with DeSantis essentially running for Governor at this point, Costello will join a field that includes businessman John Ward. Other […]

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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

Lenny Curry to talk ‘Sacksonville’ on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown

Jacksonville Council panel rejects change to sexual predator distance requirements

Northeast Florida lawmakers preview 2018 Legislative Session

Fred Costello launching congressional campaign