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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2017

CoWealth, the family business of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, closed out 2016 by paying its delinquent 2015 property taxes. JoAnn Brown, the Councilwoman’s mother, paid the balance of $22,515.69 in full on Dec. 30. CoWealth was raided in December, in a multi-jurisdictional effort that included the FBI, the IRS, HUD, the Small Business Administration and the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2017

Now that 2017 is all but upon us — after a tumultuous 2016 electorally — what’s next for Northeast Florida politics? One assurance: unlike in 2016, with a massive electoral turnover in the region’s Washington and Tallahassee delegations, as well as in both the state attorney and public defender offices, 2017 won’t see that. With […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 2, 2017

The Tallahassee Democrat reported Saturday that Rep. Al Lawson of Florida’s Congressional District 5 will serve as regional whip in the upcoming Congress. Lawson’s position entails ensuring that Democrats from Georgia and Florida vote along party lines. House Democratic Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer asserts that Lawson “will perform crucial first-run responsibilities, and work to build consensus among House […]

Staff ReportsDecember 29, 2016

Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey III of Jacksonville has apologized after a new charge of judicial misconduct was leveled against him. On Thursday, Hulsey filed his answer to a second amended complaint of judicial misconduct by the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC), filed earlier this month. It said he “directed (his) Judicial Assistant to overnight personal packages related to (his) campaign, using the 4th Judicial […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 29, 2016

Jacksonville politics is like a Southern family reunion: there are characters of all types. The 2017 list points out ten of those members of the #Jaxpol family who are uniquely positioned to be in the headlines for one reason or another. We are hoping that 2016 was an outlier year for scandals, and are not projecting […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2016

Subpoenas with a side of sauce. That’s one way to sum up the year. In Jacksonville politics, 2016 started with subpoenas being delivered to Rep. Corrine Brown and her clique at a barbecue place on the Northside. And it ended with a raid on Councilwoman Katrina Brown’s familial barbecue sauce plant on the Westside. Katrina […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2016

When 2016 kicked off, the world was different, and our political prognoses reflected those false assurances. We didn’t imagine President Donald Trump on a national level. We figured Hillary Clinton would end up taking on Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio in the general election. And we expected the rhetoric would sound like the previous two or three campaigns. Regarding #jaxpol, we had a pretty good […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2016

This week, Florida Politics presents a series of pieces explaining why 2016 went as it did in Jacksonville politics, while suggesting where 2017 might go. Look for the following pieces this week… “A.G. Gancarski surveys the wreckage of his 2016 predictions” does as the title suggests. The author takes an unsparing look at where his […]

Staff ReportsDecember 23, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday appointed Adam Hollingsworth, his former chief of staff, to the University of North Florida Board of Trustees. Hollingsworth, 48, of Tallahassee, is the founder and principal of Ergon Strategies, LLC, a church management and strategic consulting firm. He also was an elder at City Church in Tallahassee. He was the third of […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 23, 2016

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While Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has not filed for re-election yet, he already has drawn a challenger for the 2019 mayoral race. Democrat Doreszell “DC” Cohen actually filed in November. An alumna of the University of Phoenix and Raines High School, Cohen has yet to raise any money for her bid against the mayor and his high-powered […]

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Katrina Brown’s family business finally pays 2015 property taxes

A.G. Gancarski’s 10 predictions for Jacksonville politics in 2017

Report: Al Lawson to serve as regional whip

Mark Hulsey apologizes after latest ethics accusation

10 people to watch in 2017 in Jacksonville politics

Subpoenas with a side of sauce: The 10 biggest #JaxPol stories of 2016

A.G. Gancarski surveys the wreckage of his 2016 predictions

This week, Florida Politics takes a deep dive into Jacksonville politics

Adam Hollingsworth to join UNF trustees

Lenny Curry draws challenger in 2019 mayoral race