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A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

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One of the most compelling State House races is the three-way dance in Northeast Florida’s HD 19, which sees Putnam County’s Bobby Payne up against two powerhouses of Clay County politics: former RPOF Chairwoman Leslie Dougher, and the wife of the incumbent, Katherine Van Zant. A $7,200 September brings Van Zant’s total to more than […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

September was a good month for HD 18 Republican Travis Cummings, as big dollar donors ponied up a total of $12,500, pushing his total up to $103,350. This was his biggest fundraising month since March, suggesting that Cummings’ money machine has shaken off the summer doldrums and found autumnal momentum. Of his 17 donations this […]

Melissa RossOctober 13, 2015

New data released by the USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey shows that most Floridians still feel stressed about their personal finances, see government waste and efficiency as a threat to the economy, and are concerned about job loss and undocumented workers. “People don’t feel like their tax dollars are being spent efficiently,” USF professor Susan McManus […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

One of the goals of Councilman Tommy Hazouri has been to expand hours and service levels at Urban Core libraries in accordance with Project LEAP, a Library Enhancement Access Program that takes advantage of the library’s role as a “community access center.” Recently filed legislation from fellow At Large Councilman Sam Newby ensures that he will […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

Four more years? That seems to be the gist of a bill introduced by Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Schellenberg, who wants to raise term limits from two to three consecutive four year terms for City Council members. One of the leit motifs of the just concluded campaign was a worry about the impact of turnover, a […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

Jacksonville District 3 City Councilman Aaron Bowman has had a long and illustrious career. A Navy veteran and former pilot who brought his Annapolis training to Florida’s First Coast, where he was in charge of the Mayport base for a time, Bowman knows leadership. He also knows business, with a leadership role in JAXUSA, a division of the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

If you’re like me, you’ve heard gun control debates for decades (perhaps even since speech class in high school), and you might believe that, per Shakespeare, there is nothing new under the sun. The one on Monday evening at the University of North Florida, moderated by UNF President John Delaney, didn’t disprove the lede. It did include […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

LJ Holloway, a Jacksonville Democrat CD 5 hopeful, had the softest launch to a campaign I’ve ever seen. For one thing, a release promoting the event, sent from the head of the Duval County Black Democratic Caucus to fellow Democrats, kept the candidate unnamed. Sort of like in a PTBNL (player to be named later) trade […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

One of the most active and consistent fundraising operations in Northeast Florida this cycle is that of HD 16 Republican Jason Fischer. The Jacksonville Republican, between his “Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville” PAC and campaign accounts, brought in $23,700 in total in September, with $20,000 of it on the PAC side, bringing that tally up to $60,000. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

On Monday afternoon, the second meeting of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority Skyway Advisory Group convened in the JTA Boardroom, as group members weighed a variety of options regarding what to do with the Skyway as it approaches its 30th year in existence. Options range from tearing it down completely, to decommissioning it and letting it […]

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HD 19 Katherine Van Zant raises $7,200 in September

HD 18 Travis Cummings hits 6 figures in fundraising

USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey finds Floridians stressed about jobs, economy

Sam Newby looks to move Jax Journey funds to library “LEAP” program

Matt Schellenberg seeks to raise Jax City Council term limits

Aaron Bowman on HRO: it’s “part of my fabric”

Jax gun control forum covers familiar ground

“Divine Original” LJ Holloway launches CD 5 campaign in bizarre fashion

Jason Fischer’s PAC banks big bucks in September as Dick Kravitz languishes

JTA Skyway Committee seeks to figure out way forward