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A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2016

Matt Shirk is in trouble in his re-election bid for 4th Circuit Public Defender. And he blames an unlikely coalition for his troubles. “It’s no surprise to me that with the support of Angela Corey and the liberal trial bar, my opponent has outraised me,” Shirk said in a statement dictated over the phone by […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2016

Lenny Curry’s PAC, Build Something That Lasts, crossed the $600,000 threshold on the strength of an $87,500 March. No real surprises were to be found in the contributors. Peter Rummell and Florida Blue went in for $25,000 each, and J.B. Coxwell went $10,000 deep. Stellar, meanwhile, ponied up $15,000. Of the $38,502 of March expenses, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2016

A year ago, Senators Audrey Gibson and Aaron Bean were part of the local Dancing with the Stars. This year, Representative Charles McBurney will trip the light fantastic for charity. The next Jacksonville’s Dancing with the Stars event will be June 4, at 8:00 p.m. at the Times-Union Center in Jacksonville. On Facebook, the Jacksonville Republican writes “The 2016 Regular Session […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

Monday night’s JAX ICARE multifaith “Nehemiah Assembly” on the Northside of Jacksonville was intended to serve as a Come to Jesus moment for Jacksonville public officials… especially Mayor Lenny Curry. However, it turned out to be a Come to Jesus moment for those who showed up to hear the mayor. The subject? The Pension Tax. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

The enigmatic HD 12 campaign of Republican Richard Clark, a JTA Governmental Affairs Officer, resumed fundraising in March after five months of dormancy. A $9,500 March brought Clark up to $60,000 even, leaving him just over $50,000 on hand. Clark, a former Jacksonville City Councilman, raised money from luminaries, including Susie Wiles, the co-chair of the Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

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The HD 14 campaign of Jacksonville Democrat Leslie Jean-Bart may have finally hit its fundraising stride in March, as the trial lawyer had her best month yet. Meanwhile, Reverend Kim Daniels, a former Jacksonville City Councilwoman, showed strength in her first month of serious fundraising. $19,650 of new money in March brought Jean-Bart’s total up to $58,511, leaving her […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

Headed into Monday, Doyle Carter trailed John Crescimbeni in the pledge count in their Jacksonville City Council VP race 6 to 4. And Monday closed with the same tally. Carter held a half hour long meeting with District 7 Councilman Reggie Gaffney, whose pledge would have been seen as a bellwether for support from the nine Council members […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk faces an unenviable task of battling a well-funded primary opponent, Charles Cofer, who has unimpeachable credibility in Jacksonville. For the second straight month, Cofer scored more than $25,000 in donations. His $25,430 brought his total raised up to $85,385, against only $17,688 spent. Combined with a $7,000 loan earlier this year, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

A big endorsement for House District 16 Republican candidate Jason Fischer, a member of the Duval County School Board, came through Monday, from Rep. Travis Cummings. “I am proud to support Jason Fischer because we need more principled conservatives in Tallahassee,” Cummings said in a statement from the Fischer campaign. “Jason will stand up for our […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

On Monday morning, Jacksonville’s mayor, sheriff, and state attorney, along with other stakeholders, came together in the City Hall rotunda for one purpose: to kick off Victims’ Rights Week. The purpose, as one might expect: to safeguard the rights of victims of violent crime, a shared priority of stakeholders in government, such as the aforementioned, […]

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State Rep. Angie Nixon (center) leads a protest against immigration policies Saturday outside the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville. Image via Drew Dixon of Florida Politics.

4th Circuit PD Matt Shirk attacks opponent Charles Cofer, and Cofer issues a devastating response

Lenny Curry PAC breaks $600K barrier in March

HD 16’s Charles McBurney is ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Lenny Curry addresses ICARE, preaches pension tax

Richard Clark and Clay Yarborough lead the HD 12 money race through March

HD 14 Dems Leslie Jean-Bart, Kim Daniels raise over $16K each in March

Doyle Carter pitches Reggie Gaffney in Jax Council VP bid, but Gaffney doesn’t come through

4th Circuit Public Defender candidate Charles Cofer scores with Jax establishment

Travis Cummings endorses Jason Fischer for HD 16 GOP race

Jax leaders kick off Victims’ Rights Week