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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 27, 2016

Most of the Florida GOP Presidential Primary talk has been of Marco Rubio and Donald Trump, but Ted Cruz is not completely without support. The “Northeast Florida Ted Cruz Faith & Values Coalition” plans a Monday evening “Press Conference with Dozens of Pastors to Announce Over 40 Pastors and Faith Based Leaders Across the First Coast Endorsing Cruz for President.” Spearheading […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2016

On a crisp Friday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry thrilled some onlookers and alarmed others when he took command of a excavator to begin the deconstruction of a blighted, 12-unit apartment complex on Payne Street. This creative destruction was for a good cause: a prelude to the development of Payne Avenue Walk, a 12-unit affordable single family home […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2016

Jacksonville Republicans who want to meet Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, a current U.S. Senate candidate, Monday night are in luck. Lopez-Cantera will have a “Grassroots meet and greet” on Monday evening on the Southside of Jacksonville. It will be a chance to “enjoy the company of fellow activists and neighbors in a unique opportunity to meet […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry hasn’t endorsed in any State House race yet in this cycle, but a scheduled meeting with HD 12 candidate Clay Yarborough on Thursday raised endorsement questions. However, the meeting ended up not happening. Marsha Oliver, Curry’s spokesperson, noted that Yarborough’s meeting was “rescheduled” and that Yarborough had “requested the meeting so we are unsure […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

On Friday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will lead a crew in a building demolition effort. But it’s for a good reason: the eradication of blight, and renewal. A release from the mayor’s office asserts that “a Jacksonville neighborhood, once ridden with crime, will soon experience a “groundbreaking” effort unlike any other.” “In preparation of the development of Payne […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville will host a National Preparedness for Response (PREP) exercise from March 14-17, coordinated by the Coast Guard, the Navy, NOAA, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. During this exercise, response personnel will be mobilized and deployed with appropriate equipment, under an incident command organization designed to test the coordination of these arms of […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

By a healthy margin, more votes have been cast by Duval County Republicans than Democrats in the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary thus far. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 3,413 votes have been received by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections. Just 1,300 of those have been cast by Democrats, the remaining 2,113 Republicans.

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville’s Zakee Furqan achieved prominence during the 2015 Jacksonville mayoral campaign when he was part of a group of “business leaders” endorsing Alvin Brown. That endorsement became a liability when news of his felony rap sheet, including a murder conviction, was reported. The Brown campaign quickly repudiated that endorsement, and donated Furqan’s campaign contribution to charity, yet […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2016

State Attorney candidate Wes White had strong words about former Police and Fire Pension Fund executive director John Keane this week on social media. “It’s time for the City to stop bowing down to John Keane – and start standing up for Tax Payers,” White wrote. “If I were the State Attorney this highway robbery of tax dollars […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2016

[Update: It appears that the aforementioned Scott O’Connor and Mayor Curry’s Chief of Staff, Kerri Stewart, had a meeting: “We certainly appreciate the gracious amount of time you allowed to discuss the CPAC matter. Your candor and information about CPAC and Neighborhood Services gives us some vision going forward. We are grateful that the Mayor’s office felt […]

Jax

Pastors to gather Monday in Jax, supporting Ted Cruz

Lenny Curry, demolition man

Carlos Lopez-Cantera to confab with Jax GOP grassroots Monday

Clay Yarborough meeting with Lenny Curry “rescheduled”

Lenny Curry to lead demolition exercise Friday

Navy, Coast Guard plan simulated fuel spill exercise in Jax

GOP leads presidential voting so far in Duval County

Hung jury in Zakee Furqan voter fraud case requires March retrial

John Keane looms as wedge issue in 4th Circuit State Attorney’s race

More fallout settles on Lenny Curry from latest Lisa King snub