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A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

Is the 4th Circuit State Attorney race Melissa Nelson‘s to lose? Yet another poll suggests that’s the case. Tuesday night’s straw poll at the Orange Park Medical Center candidate event offered a snapshot of the race, says our source who was there. Nelson scored 88 of the 185 votes cast, doubling Wes White’s 44 votes, and well ahead of […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

Endorsements continue to pile up for Northeast Florida candidates as the Aug. 30 primary date in state House and U.S. House races approaches. — In the GOP race in Congressional District 4, Lake Ray scored an endorsement from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, along with the National Realtor Association and Florida Realtors. “Lake Ray is a proven […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

The Congressional District 4 GOP race thus far has been a race to the right. And in that context comes Hans Tanzler‘s recent attacks on John Rutherford for the former Jacksonville sheriff’s opposition to the death penalty. On Wednesday morning, Tanzler sent out a press release saying “I am not sure that with a blanket approach to this […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

On Wednesday, Rep. Patrick Murphy scored some important endorsements in his Senate campaign, as fire unions locally, statewide, and nationally are lining up behind his bid for Senate. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and Florida Professional Fire Fighters (FPF) had representatives on hand in Jacksonville, and they extolled Murphy in considerable detail, saying that […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

As federal prosecutors and the media prepare for the upcoming trial of Congresswoman Corrine Brown regarding the allegedly fraudulent One Door for Education charity, more is becoming known about some of the mysterious people named in the 46-page indictment. One such person, identified as “Person C,” has been reported to be Monica Simmons Isom. Isom, reported First Coast News earlier […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

In the latest bizarre story from the 4th Circuit State Attorney race, Wes White is calling for a grand jury investigation of the Melissa Nelson campaign, based on a meeting where he says that Nelson’s camp was trying to intimidate him from running. State Attorney Angela Corey, meanwhile, is asking for this to be moved to a different […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

Tuesday evening saw the first Jacksonville City Council meeting of the Lori Boyer presidency. Though the agenda was light, it wasn’t empty. For starters, there was bill to make animal cruelty complaints more enforceable. Time limits for permissible noise were cut to 20 minutes. And instead of requiring two corroborating witnesses, one witness, whose testimony was bolstered by […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

A Tuesday status conference and status of counsel hearing in a Jacksonville court for Rep. Corrine Brown and Elias Simmons had little of the drama of the arraignment hearing earlier this month, which drew media from around the state and was picked up nationally and internationally. There was no entourage involving past and present members of Jacksonville City Council and […]

Phil AmmannJuly 26, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry doesn’t like to be called out. Anyone who knows him professionally or personally will tell you that. Through his first year in office, Curry faced relatively few of the slings and arrows that other politicians might face, despite moves made on boards and commissions that some considered overtly partisan. Curry has […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

House District 11 Republican candidate Sheri Treadwell scored an A rating from the Florida Right to Life Political Action Committee, she announced Tuesday. “It’s an honor to receive the hand of partnership and an A rating from the Florida Right to Life. This is an organization whose work I have long appreciated and worked alongside,” said […]

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Melissa Nelson obliterates opponents in Orange Park straw poll

Endorsements continue to pile up in NE Florida races

Hans Tanzler attacks John Rutherford on death penalty opposition

In Jax, Patrick Murphy scores fire union endorsements

‘Person C’ in Corrine Brown probe has long, increasingly profitable history on congresswoman’s payroll

Wes White calls for grand jury investigation of Melissa Nelson campaign

Jacksonville City Council gets tough on animal cruelty

Corrine Brown status conference reset for August 9

Jacksonville Bold for 07.26.16 — Anger Management

HD 11 Republican Sheri Treadwell gets A rating from pro-life PAC