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A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2017

When it comes to proper sentencing for 18 felony counts related to wire and mail fraud, tax evasion, and fallacious financial disclosures, the feds may want prison, but Corrine Brown wants “restorative justice.” A 19-page sentencing memorandum, one which may have benefited from a robust round of copy editing, contends that Brown’s good works should exonerate […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

The race to replace Rep. Jay Fant in Jacksonville’s House District 15 comes down, as of now, to Democrat Tracye Polson and Republican Wyman Duggan. Both have no primary opposition yet. And both are amassing strong nest eggs for the path forward. Polson presents a legitimate Democratic candidate in a seat that didn’t see a Democrat run in […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

October was a good month for incumbent House District 19 Rep. Bobby Payne. His primary opponent withdrew, a Libertarian opponent’s questionable past surfaced, and he almost doubled his cash on hand. Payne raised $25,300 total; all told, he has raised $55,346 this cycle, and has almost $52,000 cash on hand. Payne’s contributions mostly come from donors […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

Whispers about a primary challenge to Jacksonville Republican State Rep. Jason Fischer have abated, yet the first-term legislator continues to rake in the bucks. Fischer cleared over $17,000 in October, between his campaign account and that of his political committee, “Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville.” Fischer has almost $62,000 cash on hand, with over $28,000 in the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

Sen. Aaron Bean faces no 2018 ballot opposition for his Jacksonville area Senate seat, yet the Republican continues raising money anyway. October saw $36,000 come into Bean’s coffers: $24,000 to his campaign account, and another $12,000 to his committee, “Florida Conservative Alliance.” All told, Bean has roughly $78,000 of hard money, and $102,000 in committee coffers: […]

Phil AmmannNovember 10, 2017

Northeast Florida is winning — bigly. Check the scoreboard. Or read the articles in this week’s edition. The next leader of the Senate Democrats — Jacksonville’s own Audrey Gibson. The new budget chief in the Senate — Fleming Island’s own Rob Bradley. And yeah, there were … things … that happened … to allow both […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2017

Corrine Brown and her co-conspirators, Ronnie Simmons and Carla Wiley, may want to avoid prison time for their One Door for Education hustle. But federal prosecutors don’t appear to be moved, per a 50 page sentencing memorandum dropped on Thursday. The feds contend that in the history of “public corruption” cases involving former Reps. Richard Jefferson, Chaka Fattah, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Rick […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2017

Some sobering news ahead of Veterans’ Day: if you are a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, you are twice as likely to suffer from food insecurity as the average American. A group of Congressional Democrats is seeking to remedy that, and that group includes a North Florida Congressman. Rep. Al Lawson was among […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2017

Rat on the kingpin, and avoid prison. That’s the strategy in a sentencing memorandum from Carla Wiley, one of the co-conspirators with Corrine Brown in the One Door for Education case. Wiley, along with her former boyfriend Ronnie Simmons (Brown’s erstwhile chief of staff), is to be sentenced along with Simmons next Wednesday — a day before the sentencing […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2017

A familiar face in Jacksonville City Hall will helm the new Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) board. City of Jacksonville CFO Mike Weinstein was tapped to be interim executive director of the seven-person panel last week. This week, the board is mostly rounded out with six community stakeholders — the biggest name of which is former Sheriff Nat Glover. Other nominees […]

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‘Restorative justice’, probation: Corrine Brown’s sentencing goal

Tight money race to replace Jay Fant in HD 15

Bobby Payne hauls in $25K for HD 19 re-elect bid

Jason Fischer rakes in $17K in October

$36K October fundraising for unopposed Aaron Bean

Jacksonville Bold for 11.10.17 — November reign

Corrine Brown prosecutors recommend prison time, decry ‘culture of fraud’

Al Lawson, Congressional Dems demand answers on Veterans’ hunger issues

Corrine Brown co-conspirator wants to avoid prison time

Nat Glover among six picks for Jax ‘Kids Hope’ board