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A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2016
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3min142
Everyone knows what October in Jacksonville is famous for: clearly, our local celebration of ‘National Seafood Month,” which always earns a commemoration from a local politician. Last October, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry proclaimed it to be “Seafood Nutrition Partnership” month. As GroceryHeadquarters.com reported contemporaneously, Curry was “delighted to share in the observance of Seafood Nutrition Partnership Month.” “The […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2016
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2min295
On Tuesday, both the prosecution and the defense filed a list of potential pre-trial motions in Rep. Corrine Brown‘s trial in 2017. In doing so, both sides have illustrated their strategies. The defense listed a motion to admit admissible character evidence; a motion to sever defendants; and a motion to dismiss. These illustrate that Brown may contend […]

Jim RosicaOctober 18, 2016
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3min219
A federal judge has shut down a request from the winners of the congressional redistricting case for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to pay their attorney and expert witness bills of nearly $250,000. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker also denied a request to levy sanctions against Brown, saying her case “was meritless” but not “frivolous.” His order was entered late last month. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2016
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36min193
The Jacksonville area sees two races for the United States Congress that are competitive, at least in theory. In reality? They are more like political homecoming games. Except, as far as we know, opponents aren’t being paid to come in and lose. In Florida’s 4th Congressional District, Republican John Rutherford battles Democrat David Bruderly on the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016
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16min248
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry doesn’t make every JEA Board meeting. But he made the one after Hurricane Matthew on Tuesday. Curry’s attendance, once FloridaPolitics.com reported it last week, has been a matter of some speculation, especially since JEA CEO Paul McElroy said last week he was out of town during Hurricane Matthew, as JEA imposed an unreachable […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016
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3min165
In yet another piece of news coming out of a Tuesday morning media availability involving Jacksonville sporting events, JAXSPORTS Council head Rick Catlett addressed a question regarding LGBT rights in the Northeast Florida city and recruitment of sports events being relocated from North Carolina in the wake of its statewide anti-LGBT “bathroom bill” legislation. Long story short: Catlett […]


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