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A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2017

Wednesday afternoon saw Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Councilman Reggie Brown slated to visit an after-school program. Brown, in the end, did not go — even as he gave us a quote after the fact as if he had. Brown and Curry collaborated earlier this month on a measure to boost after-school funding, a measure that undercut […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Freshman U.S. Congressman John Rutherford has been in Congress since January. And he sees a lot of work ahead — with one primary obstruction being in the U.S. Senate. Voters “still expect the Republican Party and Congress to get done the things we said we were going to get done: health care, tax reform, transportation, and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

At a recent Enterprise Florida board meeting, Gov. Rick Scott praised Jacksonville State Rep. Jay Fant: notable in the context of Fant’s bid for Attorney General. “There are not a lot of people in the Legislature that stood up for us and talked vocally about their support of Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida,” Scott said, “and Jay […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Promises made, promises kept. In Feb. 2013, Gov. Rick Scott said there would be an eastbound JTB flyover ramp at I-95. 48 months and $78 million later, that project is in place — and is expected to abate traffic at one of the most challenged traffic corridors in Northeast Florida, starting with its Sept. 6 opening to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

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The eyes of the world are on the Gulf Coast right now, as Houston and surrounding areas begin the tortuous process of recovery from Harvey’s torrential rains. Though the federal government has deployed resources for immediate recovery efforts, long-term resources may — if Jacksonville’s recovery from Hurricane Matthew is any guide — be sometime away. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

While it is by no means certain that the “South will rise again,” what’s clear: Jay Fant wants Confederate monuments to float to the top of the Attorney General race. Fant, a Jacksonville State Representative currently vying for the 2018 GOP nomination in the Attorney General race, made news when he spoke out recently, advocating for white […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry hasn’t suffered many political setbacks during his two years occupying the fourth floor of City Hall. But on Tuesday — for the first time since Sen. Marco Rubio‘s presidential dreams were incinerated at Florida ballot boxes almost 18 months prior — Curry’s allies suffered losses (mayoral races in Atlantic Beach and St. Petersburg) […]

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 […]

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Political context looms over Jacksonville Mayor’s after-school program visit

John Rutherford seeks end to ‘arcane’ U.S. Senate cloture rule

Rick Scott describes AG candidate Jay Fant as ‘a leader’

Jacksonville I-95/JTB flyover ramp will save lives, cut commute times

Lenny Curry talks FEMA: ‘We’re going to get what’s owed to us’

Jay Fant doubles down on Confederate monuments in Attorney General race

Lenny Curry’s 0-for-2 Tuesday

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