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Melissa RossJanuary 7, 2016

Humbled, contrite, and saying he’s found Jesus, 4th Circuit Public Defender Matt Shirk is forging ahead with a campaign for a third term, despite a grand jury urging him to quit after scandal plagued his tenure in office. “I have a good record to stand on and intend to make that known to the public,” […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

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Jacksonville Democrat Terry Fields represented HD 14 for eight years from 2000-2008. He wants his title back. And his December fundraising haul will help. In a district bereft of big dollars, Fields’ first month of fundraising, bringing in $12,750 against just under $400 spent, is a head turner, both because of quantity and, more importantly, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

State House District 12 Republican Don Redman had another quiet fundraising month in December; $275 raised brings him ever closer to a five-figure total. Redman is still paying Brian Fallon for campaign consulting: $300 in December. All told, Redman has about $6,000 on hand. He has raised $9,665 and loaned his campaign $500, and he has spent […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

The talk in Jacksonville politics this week has been the subpoena served to Corrine Brown at the Bono’s on Norwood Avenue, a place that for African-American politicians in Jacksonville is as much a gathering place as Two Doors Down was in Riverside. Brown says that this is a “tangential investigation” that is driven by her political […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2016

In August, the JEA utility service brought Northeast Florida Republican legend Mike Hightower in to handle external affairs, a move lauded at the time. Now we’re seeing more evidence of Hightower’s expanding role at a critical time for JEA as it hammers out its JEA Agreement with the city of Jacksonville. Judi Spann told Florida Politics […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

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For those who might wonder whether former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney supports the Lenny Curry administration bid to devote the half-cent sales tax to defray the unfunded pension liability, wonder no more. “I support it 100 percent,” Delaney told FloridaPolitics.com on Wednesday evening. Delaney has talked with members of the Duval Legislative Delegation, and will do whatever […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Tommy Hazouri wanted the Committee of the Whole to consider the fully-inclusive HRO bill he introduced. And Council President Greg Anderson obliged, albeit independently of Hazouri’s stance. On Wednesday afternoon, Anderson sent out a memo. “As President it is my responsibility to make sure we have a fair, civil, and orderly debate as we move to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

The two most high-profile supporters of a fully-inclusive Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) met Wednesday afternoon to talk strategy. Councilmen Tommy Hazouri and Aaron Bowman came together to talk about the bill that Hazouri introduced before the Council’s holiday break. Along with them, Councilmen Sam Newby and Reggie Brown showed up for the discussion, as did Council Vice President […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

On Wednesday, Operation Enduring Freedom veteran Brandon Patty, a St. Augustine resident, announced his intention to run to succeed Ron DeSantis in Congressional District 6. Citing the need to “to strengthen American leadership abroad and fix a broken federal government here at home,” Patty asserted that CD 6 voters are angry at “the ineffectiveness and incompetence […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has asserted that Google Fiber would have a positive effect upon Jacksonville. An executive from a local Internet company agrees. Nick Tulip, a director for Web.com, wrote Curry an email in December. “Having worked in technology all my life I can assure you there is no better service out there,” Tulip writes. […]

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Matt Shirk seeks 3rd term: “I’ve owned up to my mistakes … moving forward”

Big donors give HD 14 Dem Terry Fields a December bounce

HD 12 Republican Don Redman raises $275 in December

Questions still swirling around Corrine Brown subpoena: Quick Picks related?

JEA makes organizational move; Mike Hightower over media affairs

John Delaney on Jax pension sales tax: “I support it 100%”

Committee of the Whole to consider Jax HRO legislation

Tommy Hazouri, Aaron Bowman talk HRO expansion bill; Bowman to co-sponsor

Republican Brandon Patty announces run in CD 6

Web.com exec touts Google Fiber, slams Jax ISPs