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A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2016

In an “exit interview” Friday in The Hill, outgoing congressman Ander Crenshaw reflected on his 15 years in Congress. Among the most vivid memories: flying to Florida with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001. Neither Crenshaw nor Bush had a clue that the world was about to change. “I was with President Bush on Air Force […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2016

With final fundraising numbers in, “Yes for Jacksonville,” the committee selling County Referendum 1 in Duval County, raised and spent over $2.1 million. Though the effort fell shy of the $3 to $4 million some had theorized would be necessary to market the referendum, which allows for the extension of a sales tax slated for […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2016

Friday’s arrest of rabid anti-LGBT rights Brunswick pastor Ken Adkins on charges of child molestation and aggravated child molestation of a young man represented the end of an era in Jacksonville politics. It was the end of an era for white Republicans, who, going back a decade, saw Adkins as a portal to picking up black […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2016

At a Jacksonville GOTV event Saturday, Sen. Marco Rubio rolled his sleeves up and delivered a populist message designed for the general election. Rubio’s take: his likely general election challenger, Rep. Patrick Murphy, has never had to work for anything. “Patrick Murphy — you don’t know a lot about him, but you soon will,” Rubio vowed to a crowd […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

Despite recent public polling that shows Hans Tanzler running third in Florida’s 4th Congressional District race, his campaign says it is optimistic as Election Day approaches. For one thing, new money — $10,400 of it — came in on Aug. 23. More important, Tanzler’s camp says, its internal polls are showing a trend of undecided voters breaking toward […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

The mild-mannered, soft-spoken Clay Yarborough has been called many things. Early on in his eight years on Jacksonville’s City Council, Yarborough was dubbed “Dr. No.” Even in his last year, when Yarborough was president of that august body, he took a lot of incoming for taking what many people thought to be a quixotic stance against […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

There’s something about the last days of the brutal campaign in Florida’s 4th Congressional District that has candidates pushing out “family values” ads, apparently, as candidates Bill McClure and Hans Tanzler each have ads designed to bolster their positives in this realm. McClure and Tanzler are headed in opposite directions in the polls: McClure is in fourth place […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

When it comes to the “Yes for Jacksonville” campaign, designed to authorize an extension of a current half-cent sales tax pending renegotiation of public pension benefits, the best argument arguably has been saved for last. That argument: from the first lady of Jacksonville, Molly Curry, who makes the closing pitch in a mailer targeted to female voters. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

Pastor Ken Adkins, perhaps best known in Jacksonville for representing the “Bible-based” opposition on expert panels during mayoral “community conversations” about the expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance to LGBT people, was arrested for child molestation and aggravated child molestation Friday. First reports suggest at least one of the incidents happened at his Brunswick church, with others […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

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With just days left before the Aug. 30 primary, two Northeast Florida candidates for the state House are launching new radio ads. Running in House District 14, Leslie Jean-Bart has an ad featuring the endorsement of incumbent Rep. Mia Jones. Jean-Bart vows to continue Jones’ legacy and fight for a $15 minimum wage, among other claims made in the […]

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A state investigator, right, works with a Florida resident to look out for fraud after Hurricane Helene. Photo via Florida Chief Financial Officer,.

Ander Crenshaw talks Sept. 10, 2001 in exit interview

Shad Khan, Peter Rummell help ‘Yes for Jax’ finish above $2.1M raised, spent

How hate preacher Ken Adkins became Jacksonville’s problem

Marco Rubio rolls up sleeves, goes populist in Jacksonville

Why the Hans Tanzler campaign still feels optimistic

Direct mail round-up: ‘Conservatives for Truth’ maligns ‘Taxzilla’ Clay Yarborough

Bill McClure, Hans Tanzler push dueling ‘family values’ ads as CD 4 race winds down

Molly Curry features on closing argument ‘Yes for Jacksonville’ mailer

Ken Adkins, outspoken critic of Jacksonville’s human rights ordinance, arrested for child molestation

House candidates Leslie Jean-Bart, Reggie Fullwood drop last-minute radio ads