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A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2016

It’s appropriate that former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney is President of the University of North Florida. His time in public service in Jacksonville coincides nicely with the University of North Florida’s transition from a commuter school for working adults in the 1970s and ’80s to the thriving regional university it is today. The campus has been […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2016

Political journalists and watchers alike need a scorecard to keep up with which sitting politician may or may not be running for the United States House this year in Northeast Florida. At the University of North Florida Tuesday morning, FloridaPolitics.com caught up with State Senators Travis Hutson and Audrey Gibson, whose names have been linked to races […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2016

The first HD 12 Republican has enough petitions to qualify for the ballot, and it’s Clay Yarborough, who has run strong grassroots campaigns in the past. Yarborough announced this at the Duval GOP meeting Monday. As of the last date of verification, he was 72 shy of the 986 petitions needed. “I am humbled and honored […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2016

The race to succeed Ander Crenshaw as the GOP representative in CD 4 hasn’t exactly begun yet, but it was part of the package at the Duval Republican Executive Committee meeting Monday. **** One would-be candidate not running is Sen. Aaron Bean. Bean was collecting petitions … not for CD 4, but for his re-election campaign for the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

For those wanting a localized message from GOP Senate candidate Carlos Beruff at the Duval Republican Executive Committee meeting Monday, they were bound to be disappointed. Beruff sees a common thread among the Republicans he speaks with. “Everybody’s frustrated at every politician, period,” the Manatee homebuilder said to FloridaPolitics.com before the meeting. Northeast Florida is no […]

Melissa RossApril 18, 2016

The National Transportation Safety Board is set to resume its search today for the critical data recorder from the sunken El Faro cargo ship. The 790-foot freighter sank during Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1, 2015, after leaving JAXPORT in Jacksonville, bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 33 of the El Faro’s crew died at sea. The NTSB says purpose […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

A Jacksonville LGBT activist claims there was a backroom deal to spike the Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) in exchange for Sen. Aaron Bean supporting the pension tax referendum in Tallahassee. Meanwhile, local leaders, including Mayor Lenny Curry and Councilman Tommy Hazouri (sponsor of the HRO bill that was pulled), refute the claim. Hazouri said that his decision to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

In the crowded CD 6 race, Republican Brandon Patty made the first of his Patty Pledges on Tax Day. The Monday pledge is on his tax reform plan. “I am excited to announce our pledge initiative, which will clearly lay out what I will do in Washington. Too many people in Washington are all talk and […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

On Monday, the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee deferred property donation and human trafficking signage bills, and OKd Project Rex, which is expected to bring an Amazon distribution center to Jacksonville. **** 2015-519, a bill that would allow change the city’s rules for property donation that has circulated for nine months now, was considered Monday […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

An HD 19 Republican candidate forum is slated for Palatka Saturday, headlined by incoming Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran. Corcoran will discuss his vision for his Speakership. The three Republican candidates, Leslie Dougher, Bobby Payne and Katherine Van Zant, will then have an opportunity to address the crowd, and offer one-on-ones with prospective voters. Currently, […]

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Performance funding problems feature during Joe Negron’s University of North Florida tour

Travis Hutson is not running for U.S. House, but Audrey Gibson not ruling it out

Clay Yarborough says he has enough petitions for HD 12 ballot

At Duval GOP monthly meeting, CD 4 race is hot topic

Carlos Beruff talks to Jacksonville Republicans, gets mild response

NTSB search resumes today for the sunken El Faro cargo ship

Did Aaron Bean kill the Jacksonville HRO?

On Tax Day, CD 6 Republican Brandon Patty makes tax reform pledge

Jax Council Finance Committee defers property donation, human trafficking bills, OKs Project Rex

HD 19 candidate forum set for Palatka Saturday, with Richard Corcoran on hand