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A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

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Another day brings another endorsement to Jacksonville lawyer Wyman Duggan in the House District 15 race. Tuesday’s rollout: the endorsement of Duval County Clerk of Courts Ronnie Fussell. Fussell is “proud to endorse Wyman Duggan as our next State Representative in District 15 because he is the conservative we can trust to represent our values in Tallahassee.” […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

While much of the smart money asserts that U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis won’t run for re-election in North Florida’s 6th Congressional District, Ambassador Nancy Soderberg is running regardless — and Tuesday saw her issue a strong statement regarding the incumbent’s attempt to kill Robert Mueller‘s investigation of President Donald Trump. “In an outrageous move,” Soderberg asserts, “Congressman DeSantis has […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

Jacksonville City Councilman Danny Becton ran afoul of Mayor Lenny Curry this summer, by filing a bill (2017-348) that the Mayor’s Office opposed. That bill would require that 15 percent of all general fund money beyond the baseline budget go toward defraying the city’s $3.2B unfunded actuarial liability on pension. Back in June, even as Becton held a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2017

“This is a whole different kind of community meeting, designed to build trust.” These words from State Sen. Audrey Gibson — chair of the Duval County Democrats — kicked off a town hall in Jacksonville Monday evening that included a panel discussion on “community and police relations.” At times pointed, the questions were respectful — but […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

The rollout of Jacksonville lawyer Wyman Duggan‘s campaign to replace Rep. Jay Fant in state House District 15 was bolstered Monday with an endorsement from Duval Tax Collector Michael Corrigan. Corrigan, a former Jacksonville City Councilman from 2003 to 2011, represented a district that overlaps much of the House district Duggan is seeking. He joins his successor, Councilman Jim […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum may be facing fundraising problems and accountability problems in his bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor, but odds are they won’t be a topic of conversation in Jacksonville this week as he addresses friendly audiences. Gillum has at least two area appearances this week, on Tuesday and Thursday evening respectively. On Tuesday evening […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

“Empower Jacksonville,” a coalition of Jacksonville Christian conservatives looking to challenge the city’s Human Rights Ordinance and other so-called “unjust laws,” is now street-legal, with committee paperwork officially filed with the Duval County Supervisor of Elections. Empower Jacksonville seeks to have two ballot items voted on in August 2018. The first: a referendum to change […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

In Jacksonville’s House District 15, lawyer Wyman Duggan is making all the right moves in his bid to replace Rep. Jay Fant. The latest big reveal from the Jacksonville Republican: some of Jacksonville’s best and brightest — and most well-heeled — on his campaign finance committee. Co-chairing the committee: Jacksonville Republican legend John Falconetti (instrumental in getting Duggan to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017

A rainy Monday morning saw the often fractious Duval County School Board move forward in suing the state of Florida. At issue: HB 7069, the “Schools of Hope” bill, which would divert capital dollars to charter schools from local schools. Multiple urban districts — Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Palm Beach — are already in the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2017

Tension is high in Jacksonville after a proposal was made by the Jacksonville City Council President to remove Confederate monuments from public parks. Tuesday evening’s Council meeting saw over three hours and 123 comments from opponents and proponents of the monuments, and there is every indication that as the public boils on this one, Council […]

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Ronnie Fussell endorses Wyman Duggan in HD 15 GOP race

Nancy Soderberg pans Ron DeSantis’ attempt to kill investigation of Pres. Trump

Controversial Jax pension savings bill makes its return to City Council

Audrey Gibson town hall tackles ‘police and community relations’

Michael Corrigan backs Wyman Duggan in House District 15

Avoiding Tallahassee scrutiny, Andrew Gillum in Jacksonville this week

Anti-LGBT rights political committee ramps up in Jacksonville

Big names abound on HD 15 hopeful Wyman Duggan’s finance committee

Duval Schools move toward litigation on ‘unconstitutional’ Schools of Hope bill

7,000-plus signatures on petition to protect Jacksonville’s Confederate monuments