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Peter SchorschOctober 6, 2017

State Rep. Jay Fant, a Jacksonville Republican vying to become Florida’s next attorney general, Friday said he had personally put in $750,000 toward his election. The loan to his campaign, made last month, brings his total campaign funds raised to just over $958,000, his campaign told Florida Politics. Without it, Fant’s campaign account shows just […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2017

The Jacksonville Association of Firefighters political committee generally flies below the radar, but — as in September — sometimes makes some interesting moves outside Duval. The committee contributed $1,000 each to four city commission hopefuls — two in Miami, two in Orlando. And of those four, there are stories that are worth telling to audiences […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2017

Jacksonville Republican state Rep. Clay Yarborough continued his consistent fundraising in his HD 12 re-election bid in September. The $7,500 he brought in last month was right in line with July and August contributions of $7,500 and $7,250 respectively, and pushed Yarborough up to $63,675 raised — with almost $53,000 of that on hand. Of Yarborough’s […]

Phil AmmannOctober 6, 2017

Jacksonville politics are returning to normal after a wild summer that included a newly assertive City Council flexing its muscles over Mayor Lenny Curry’s budget, followed by impacts from Hurricane Irma that are only now receding. Politicians, as you will read below, are still working to pick up the pieces, as photo ops are now replaced […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2017

The Duval County Emergency Operations Center is best known to Jacksonville locals from briefings during and after tropical storms. The facility, in a former Federal Reserve building, has a retro feel — and outdated elevators that need nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to refurbish, per internal emails obtained by FloridaPolitics.com. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation offered a […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche took a chance in the wake of Charlottesville violence this summer when she requested an inventory of the city’s Confederate monuments, followed by a potential removal of the monuments. Brosche got hate mail and harassment, and her proposal catalyzed public comment at a number of Council meetings, along with grousing […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2017

While Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry may disagree with Jaguars’ owner Shad Khan on national anthem protests, the two align politically. The most recent piece of evidence: the September finance report for Curry’s political committee, “Build Something That Lasts.” Khan’s $25,000 contributed in September comprised the majority of the committee’s $38,000 haul last month — which brought the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2017

The latest twist in the case of Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney‘s license plate that he reported stolen in 2016: it wasn’t stolen at all, and the councilman did nothing wrong by reporting it stolen then using it anyway. This pronouncement came forth Wednesday afternoon from Sheriff Mike Williams, closing the door on an investigation of inconsistencies […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2017

Rory Diamond, a member of the Neptune Beach City Council, filed Tuesday to replace termed out Bill Gulliford on the Jacksonville City Council. Diamond, a former federal prosecutor and current CEO of “K9s for Warriors“, currently has no opposition on the 2019 ballot. Diamond was first elected in 2016; the Island Times reports that in 2014, a […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 3, 2017

Monday saw a Jacksonville City Council committee move Mayor Lenny Curry‘s children’s program re-orginization — the Kids Hope Alliance (KHA) — through by a 6 to 1 vote. Discussion of the bill to replace the Jacksonville Children’s Commission and Jacksonville Journey was brutal. It took over three hours, and it became clear that one primary skeptic of the bill […]

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

Jay Fant lends campaign $750K toward AG bid

Jax firefighter committee plays in Miami, Orlando city races

Clay Yarborough clears $50K COH in HD 12 re-election bid

Jacksonville Bold for 10.6.17 — After the storm

Jax could spend $700K+ on EOC elevators

Momentum stalls for Jacksonville Confederate monument removal

More Shad Khan money for Lenny Curry committee

Plategate abates: Jax Sheriff clears Councilman on ‘stolen’ tag

Rory Diamond launches run for Jacksonville City Council

Panel defers Lenny Curry’s ‘Kids Hope Alliance’ proposal