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A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2015

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee resumed on Monday morning after a three week hiatus. Highlights abounded. Finance Committee Chair Bill Gulliford addressed the stalled out forensic audit of the Police and Fire Pension Fund, and the preliminary findings were not good. Essentially, the auditor got stonewalled for “informational needs” and Gulliford urged that the Finance Committee […]

Melissa RossOctober 2, 2015

It’s billed as the first book that examines the Tea Party’s successful “primary” campaign against what the movement has dubbed Republicans in Name Only (RINOs). (Another, less flattering nickname is cuckservative, but that’s a story for another day.) UNF political science professor Ron Libby argues that 2016 is the year the Tea Party has moved […]

Melissa RossOctober 1, 2015

Hillary for America has announced it will launch “Latinos for Hillary” this week, with the candidate doing an interview with Telemundo when she’s in Florida on Friday. The launch will coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month. According to an email from the Hillary Clinton campaign, the outreach effort “will be used to energize, organize and earn […]

Melissa RossSeptember 30, 2015

Tensions between Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and JEA board member Lisa Strange Weatherby appear to be mounting. In an email obtained by Florida Politics, Curry’s office has demanded Weatherby’s resignation. The email was sent September 29th to Weatherby, a First Vice President-Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors, by Jordan Elsbury, Director of Appointments and Special Projects for Curry, […]

Melissa RossSeptember 30, 2015

Hillary Clinton may be the Democratic frontrunner in Florida (and nationally), far outstripping all comers in terms of fundraising, organization, name recognition, and campaigning experience. But in terms of sheer enthusiasm and excitement, perhaps the campaign story of 2016 is the grassroots groundswell surging behind Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders has jumped from a meager […]

Melissa RossSeptember 29, 2015

A new poll shared with Florida Politics finds some vulnerabilities for North Florida State Attorney Angela Corey as she seeks re-election, although the questions asked of registered voters in the 4th Circuit appear to be weighted in favor of her challenger, Wes White. The poll, conducted by Central Florida firm Gravis Marketing, used automated telephone […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2015

Jacksonville Democrat Leslie Jean-Bart so far is running unopposed in the state House District 14 race, though there have been rumblings regarding how much longer that will last. With Councilman Reggie Brown, former Councilwoman Kim Daniels, and even the name of former City Councilwoman and current Director of Blight Denise Lee being linked to the race, questions have also […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2015

Recently, I had the pleasure of re-reading “A Quiet Revolution” by former Jacksonville Times-Union writer Richard Martin. Published soon after Consolidation in the late 1960s, the book documents how the pro-Consolidation forces overcame their opponents, most of them entrenched in one of two governmental structures: the city of Jacksonville’s city government, or Duval County’s then separate […]

Melissa RossSeptember 28, 2015

In an email to constituents, Democratic Sen. Audrey Gibson of Jacksonville says she’s filed a renters protection bill. SB 342 would require a residential agreement to advise that if renters insurance is not required, the renter’s personal belongings will not be covered in the event of damage to their domicile unless they acquire renters insurance. “I am […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2015

On Friday, 4th District State Attorney Angela Corey followed up on her Fraternal Order of Police endorsement with one from the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters. A statement from her campaign: “Our re-election campaign is honored to announce we have received the endorsement of the Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters, I.A.F.F. Local 122! We are so grateful […]

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Jax Finance Committee proposes subpoena of PFPF forensic audit records

Caustic brew: Tea Party “purging” GOP establishment in 2016, says Jax author

Hillary Clinton campaign launches “Latinos for Hillary”

Lenny Curry demands JEA board member Lisa Weatherby’s resignation

Why Jax Dems say they #FeeltheBern

New poll released in closely watched Jax State Attorney’s race

Jax Democrat Leslie Jean-Bart debuts her HD 14 campaign Thursday

Lessons for Lenny Curry from “A Quiet Revolution”

Email insights: Sen. Audrey Gibson files legislation to protect renters

Angela Corey and Wes White: the NE FL race to watch