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Melissa RossFebruary 19, 2015

Equality Florida’s Action PAC is out with its list of recommendations on candidates running for office in Jacksonville, based on whether or not they support expanding the city’s human rights ordinance to cover the LGBT community. Jacksonville is one of the only major U.S. cities left not to have codified protections against discrimination in jobs, […]

Melissa RossFebruary 19, 2015

Term limits mean nine Jacksonville City Council seats are up for grabs in the city’s unitary election March 24. A powerful group of local women is working to make sure women win as many of those elections as possible. The movement is called “9 in 15,” referencing the number of open seats in play this […]

Melissa RossFebruary 19, 2015

Term limits mean nine Jacksonville City Council seats are up for grabs in the city’s unitary election March 24. A powerful group of local women is working to make sure women win as many of those elections as possible. The movement is called “9 in 15,” referencing the number of open seats in play this […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

With a little more than a month before the March 24 election, the First Coast Tiger Bay Club will hold an at-large City Council candidate forum at 11:30 a.m. Friday during its monthly meeting, at the venerable University Club in Jacksonville. With five at-large races, it will be a crowded forum, and in its monthly newsletter, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

The Campaign of Jacksonville Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry announced plans for his “Duval Door Brawl” event earlier this week, an event described by Campaign Manager Brian Swensen as follows: “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the most doors in one day will win a VIP invite for a personal […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

The Campaign of Jacksonville Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry announced plans for his “Duval Door Brawl” event earlier this week, an event described by Campaign Manager Brian Swensen as follows: “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the most doors in one day will win a VIP invite for a personal […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2015

A few weeks back, Melissa Ross took a look at the big money flowing into the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Race, as seven candidates vie to replace Sheriff John Rutherford. Because of the fundraising prowess of most of the candidates — 6 of the 7 have raised at least $112k — it’s a reasonable bet that the March […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2015

As widely expected, Reggie Fullwood handily won the Special Election in Florida House District 13, beating Republican standard bearer Lawrence Jefferson by almost 1,100 votes. Fullwood’s margin came largely from Election Day GOTV efforts coupled with early voting — ironically, only 13 votes separated the candidates in the Vote by Mail category. Fullwood’s victory was expected by the crowd; […]

Melissa RossFebruary 17, 2015

A spokesman for the Alvin Brown campaign refused to confirm a “Playbook” report from POLITICO’s Marc Caputo that former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to appear this week at a rally supporting the Jacksonville mayor’s re-election bid. “I have nothing for you at this time,” said Brown deputy campaign manager Fabien Levy. Other operatives for […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2015

Today at EverBank Field, as the highlight of the annual Jacksonville Jaguars State of the Franchise address, Jaguars owner Shad Khan and team president Mark Lamping presented a vision for Shipyards development which is designed to turn the long-beleaguered 48 acre Northbank downtown property into a vibrant entertainment and leisure district. In Jacksonville, the Jaguars […]

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The Yankees organization is generous with Helene relief in Florida. Image via AP.

Equality Florida's Action PAC scores Jax candidates, doesn't endorse only openly gay one

“9 in 15” movement pushing to get more women elected in Jacksonville

"9 in 15" movement pushing to get more women elected in Jacksonville

First Coast Tiger Bay Club plans at-large City Council candidate forum

Jeff Atwater at Lenny Curry’s “Duval door brawl” kickoff Saturday

Jeff Atwater at Lenny Curry's "Duval door brawl" kickoff Saturday

Jacksonville Sheriff race is still in flux

Reggie Fullwood’s HD 13 Special Election win is a family affair

Will Bill Clinton campaign for Alvin Brown in Jacksonville?

Shad Khan’s Jacksonville Shipyards proposal: “mojo in action”