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A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2017

Jacksonville City Council candidate Earl Testy has raised $31 thus far in his long shot bid for public office, putting him somewhat behind his opponent, Randy DeFoor, who has $81,000 on hand. However, unlike DeFoor — whose campaign has largely been limited to fundraising thus far — Testy has garnered publicity through making statements online that many […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2017

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Fleming Island Sen. Rob Bradley took over the Appropriations Committee earlier this year. Perhaps predictably, Bradley’s political committee — Working For Florida’s Families — had its best month ever in November … both in terms of money raised and the purpose of money spent. The committee raked in $124,000 of new November money, spending $55,487 of that. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2017

Palm Coast Republican state Rep. Paul Renner had a $100,000 haul in November between his two political committees, while adding another $39,000 to his campaign account. All told, between affiliated committees and his campaign account, the future House Speaker has over half a million dollars cash-on-hand. Florida Foundation for Liberty raised $96,251 and spent $7,114; that […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2017

After winning her election for chair of the Duval County Democrats earlier this week, Lisa King issued a statement that read more like a call to arms. “The stakes have never been higher for our country. The ideals that we hold so dear seem to be under attack every day. While we are currently the minority in […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2017

Reporters in the Jacksonville market got to know Brian Hughes in late 2014 and early 2015 when the Republican PR pro was handling the messaging for mayoral candidate Lenny Curry. Soon those reporters — or those who replaced the ones who moved on — will get to know Hughes in a new capacity as Curry’s chief of staff. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2017

A bill filed to Jacksonville City Council this week requests approval for nearly $1 million in federal funds for Jacksonville’s body worn camera program. Ordinance 2017-884, filed at the request of Sheriff Mike Williams, would appropriate $997,956 from the Department of Justice; a local match of the same amount would be provided. The fact sheet for the […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2017

Is momentum slowing down for Wyman Duggan, thus far the sole Republican running to replace Attorney General hopeful Jay Fant in House District 15? November fundraising for Duggan, a Jacksonville lawyer, was the weakest of his four months as an active candidate. (That could be attributed to a traditional holiday season trough in fundraising, however.) Still, the […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2017

Build Something That Lasts, the political committee linked to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry both spent and raised money robustly in November. Checks cut were more interesting than deposits, which, by and large, came from the usual suspects. For the first time since August, Curry’s committee cleared six-figures, raking in $112,000. The committee has just under $475,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2017

Railroad company CSX embraced a “precision railroading” model, one that led to staff cuts and a seeming uptick in trains lingering on tracks blocking roadways. Since then, citizens in the Jacksonville/Baldwin area — and well beyond — have kvetched, per an email from John G. Kalinowski, an Assistant State Attorney in Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit. In […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2017

Jacksonville may be mulling a change its employment drug test procedures soon, and that could bring revenue to the courts. That’s the gist of an internal email chain obtained by FloridaPolitics.com. However, there are caveats that may preclude this from happening. On Nov. 29, Diane Moser — head of employee services for the City of Jacksonville […]

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Jacksonville City Council candidate talks female ‘libidos’, ‘conversion of Negro Democrats’

Rob Bradley political committee spends $50K on Irma relief

Paul Renner’s November fundraising pushes him over $500K on hand

Duval Democrats ‘aggressively organizing’ as Lisa King prepares to lead them

‘He’s my guy’: Why the Brian Hughes hire made sense for Lenny Curry

Federal funds OKd for Jacksonville body worn camera program

Republican Wyman Duggan adds $8,950 to HD 15 campaign nest egg

$112K raised in November for Lenny Curry committee; new chief of staff gets paid

‘Arrangement’ between CSX, 4th circuit lawyers on blocked railroad crossings

Jacksonville mulls letting courts handle employee drug screens