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A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

In September, Jacksonville City Council candidate Randy DeFoor launched her 2019 campaign. Shortly thereafter, DeFoor, a Republican running to replace termed-out Jim Love in District 14. rolled out an all-star roster for a fundraiser. In October, we have an idea of what that fundraiser did; predictably, it brought in big money — $51,850 to be exact. Among those […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

Budget meetings of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee were rocked in August by a well-timed poll from the political committee of Sheriff Mike Williams. The poll, released to make the case that Jacksonville voters backed Mayor Lenny Curry in his push for 100 new police officers, was rare, in that Council members called it out as […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

Jacksonville State Rep. Jay Fant looked to be facing a cash crunch in his race for the 2018 GOP attorney general nomination against former Hillsborough County Judge Ashley Moody. For a third straight month, Fant’s “Pledge This Day” committee raised no funds. Fant’s committee has $54,000 on hand. However, Fant looks poised to at least close that […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2017

A new poll from the University of North Florida shows high approval ratings for the owner and coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. While Shad Khan and Doug Marrone sit at 65 and 58 percent approval, there nonetheless is still some grievance from Republicans toward the home team’s anthem protest in London. Republicans are less likely to watch […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

When it comes to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s “Kids Hope Alliance” proposal, City Council President Anna Brosche wanted to put the brakes on. But it appears that won’t happen. And in a process that one Councilman called “political football,” Mayor Curry — or one of his key allies — is calling the plays in Council Chamber. Meanwhile, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

Lots of under-capitalized Democrats run for office in Northeast Florida. And then there’s House District 15 Democrat Tracye Polson. The first-time Jacksonville candidate stormed out to a huge first month in the race, raising $51,099 in September, with over $47,000 of that cash on hand, according to a press release from her campaign Monday. There are caveats: […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

September’s Hurricane Irma soaked Northeast Florida — and put a damper on state House race fundraising as well. Though the usual caveats apply here (mostly incumbents in safely-drawn seats), there wasn’t a lot of action in September fundraising. The exception: a big-money race in House District 15, where Republican Wyman Duggan brought in $10,650, and Democrat Tracye […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Renner‘s PAC, “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” exited September with less cash on hand than it had at the beginning. Renner’s committee raised $7,748, while spending $52,032; all told, the committee has roughly $232,000 on hand. The most interesting — and sizable — spend out of that $52,032 from the Palm Coast Republican’s PAC: […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

To the surprise of no one plugged into Jacksonville politics, Neptune Beach City Councilor Rory Diamond is making a play for the Jacksonville City Council. Diamond launched his campaign this week to replace termed-out Bill Gulliford in District 13, after setting up a political committee (“For the Beaches”) that will offer help as needed. Diamond, an […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has invested a lot of political capital into the Kids Hope Alliance, a proposed reform of Jacksonville children’s services. The reform bill, which now has 13 of 19 people on City Council as co-sponsors, would replace the Jacksonville Journey and Jacksonville Children’s Commission with the KHA. While the bill cleared two of three […]

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Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts.

Randy DeFoor’s September surge paces Jax Council candidate fundraising

Controversial poll highlights Jacksonville Sheriff’s Sept. cmte. spending

$750K loan brings Jay Fant close to Ashley Moody in GOP AG cash race

Poll: Jacksonville loves Shad Khan, even as Republicans cool on Jaguars

‘Political football’ between Jax Mayor, Council Prez over kids’ program reform bill

State House hopeful Tracye Polson clears $51K in September

Except for HD 15, slow September House fundraising in NE Florida

$50K+ September spend for Paul Renner PAC; Richard Corcoran benefits

Rory Diamond puts Beaches first in 2019 Jax City Council bid

Lenny Curry’s Jax Kids Hope Alliance bill gets 13 Council cosponsors