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A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

Received a mailer supporting State Senate District 19 Democrat Daryl Rouson lately on Obamacare support? Or mailers hitting SD 31 Democrat Jeff Clemens on “allowing a Lake Worth utility to dump harmful waste near a pristine coral reef” and supporting high power bills? If so, they came from an interesting committee: “Floridians for a Better Florida.” The committee […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

Wes White, the 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate, is low on funds and running off personal loans, but that didn’t stop him from hiring Denise Hunt. Hunt, an outspoken activist for many causes, has been involved most recently in public demonstrations at the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, arguing that Congresswoman Corrine Brown has become the subject of a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

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Has the cavalry finally arrived for 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate Wes White? A political committee, “Vets and Families for Truth,” got $50,000 from a single source — HEH MAC, LLC, a company whose officer is a cosmetic doctor named Hale Hedley. Most of that money has already been spent on an ad that recycles claims made previously […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

There are more than 300 candidates running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

A “hob nob” event, mostly involving African-American Democrats, takes place Friday evening at 6:30 at Jacksonville’s Salem Center, the usual meeting place for the Duval County Republican Executive Committee. The “JAX Political Hob Nob AND Straw Poll” will include U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Senate Candidate Tony Khoury, Congressional candidate Lake Ray, State Rep. Reggie Fullwood from House District 13, House District […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

A leitmotif in the House District 11 race has been the past of Donnie Horner, who was until recently a Democrat. Horner’s Twitter history has already been excavated and put forth on several Florida political websites. And now, just in time for early voting, a greatest hits mail piece positions Horner, in the words of Beyonce, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016

Though two former Jacksonville City Council presidents, Bill Bishop and Stephen Joost, went to the press in opposition to County Referendum 1, which would authorize the extension of the half-cent sales tax through 2060 to deal with the $2.8 billion unfunded actuarial liability on public pensions, five more came out in support of the measure Thursday. Former […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016

Even in a tight budget year in Jacksonville, the sheriff’s office, and the fire and rescue department still have to be fed. On Thursday afternoon, the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee took a look at public safety budgets. There was little in the way of controversy, even on enhancements, compared to the surprisingly contentious inspector […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016

On a sweltering Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry convened with local police and fire union heads and AFSCME members to receive the union’s backing for County Referendum 1, the Aug. 30 plebiscite that would extend the current half-cent sales tax from 2030 to 2060, with the revenue used to guarantee payoff of the $2.8 billion unfunded pension […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 11, 2016

There’s only one super PAC in the Republican race in Florida’s Congressional District 4, and it has set its sights on front-runner John Rutherford. The Conservative Outsider PAC is spending $120,000 this month to sway voters in Duval, Nassau, and St. Johns counties, in what appears to be a last gasp of the anti-Rutherford forces. Of […]

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Controversial Jax public defender employee heads PAC playing in Dem State Senate races

Wes White hires Denise Hunt for stretch run

Anti-Melissa Nelson PAC gets $50K for ad buy

Meet Don Redman, a Republican running in House District 12

Corrine Brown, Reggie Fullwood to highlight Friday Hob Nob

Follow the money on anti-Donnie Horner hit piece

Former Jax Council presidents back pension tax referendum

Jax City Council mulls police, fire budgets

AFSCME backing illustrates unique marketing of Jax pension tax referendum

Conservative Outsider PAC spending six figures on TV to hit John Rutherford

Florida politics had 11 questions before federal qualifying week. Here are the answers.