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Scott PowersMarch 2, 2016

Orlando lawyer and law school professor Aramis Ayala has filed to challenge fellow Democrat Jeff Ashton for state attorney in the Orlando-based 9th Judicial Circuit. Ayala, who is a former assistant state attorney in that office, said she is running because the office has a structurally cumbersome set up that makes it inefficient in “keeping […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2016

The Florida Board of Governors gave the University of Central Florida a critical green light Wednesday for a downtown Orlando campus focusing on workplace education. The solid but not unanimous majority means UCF has the Board of Governors’ blessing to seek $20 million from the state to build a multiuse building in downtown Orlando to […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

After announcing a new policy regarding Council electronic communications Tuesday in the Rules Committee meeting, Council President Greg Anderson put it into writing Tuesday afternoon. The policy, Anderson wrote, is “guided by the principles of equal access and transparency.” And if Committee discussion is any guide, it seems to apply to all manner of electronic communications, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

Mayor Lenny Curry has taken heat in emails from Jacksonville residents over backing Marco Rubio for President, and snubbing Barack Obama in February. Curry’s backing of Rubio has included robocalls and a scheduled appearance at the grand opening of Rubio’s Jacksonville headquarters Thursday, and there undoubtedly will be more to come in the next 13 days. One Jacksonville resident, Patricia Hunter, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

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Though the majority of the Jacksonville political establishment has cast its lot with Marco Rubio for President, Ted Cruz backers remain on the Christian right. The “Ted Cruz Faith and Values Coalition” released a list of 43 prominent supporters. The majority of them will be best known to the faith-based community. Some, however, are known by a more […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

On Tuesday, FloridaPolitics.com encountered HD 16 candidate Dick Kravitz working as a greeter at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office. We had heard from a tipster that “Mike Hogan, the Supervisor of Elections, has allowed an active candidate — Dick Kravitz — to work at the door greeting voters as they come in — […]

Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2016

Pinellas County Democratic Congressional hopeful Eric Lynn had some news he couldn’t wait to announce before a group of Democrats at the Clearwater Main Library on Monday morning. “Because of my lifelong work on women’s rights, equality, I’ve talked to many in this room about the ERA — how we need the Equal Rights Amendment to make sure […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2016

Tribune Publishing Co. has shaken up leadership at all its newspapers, ousting publishers and promoting editors to dual positions as editor-publishers, including at the papers in Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, according to news reports. At the Orlando Sentinel, Nancy Meyer is out as publisher after a little more than a year in that position. Editor […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

Jacksonville is watching Tallahassee for one thing this session more than anything else: SB 1652, the Discretionary Sales Surtax bill. The House version of the “pension tax” bill passed last week. Whither the Senate? “The Senate bill will end up matching the House bill, and then the Senate will take up the House bill,” says […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

The Jacksonville headquarters for the Marco Rubio campaign has its official opening Thursday evening, and Mayor Lenny Curry will be there. Curry, who endorsed Rubio in February, got a boost late in his mayoral campaign when Rubio and Carlos Lopez-Cantera came to Jacksonville for an election eve rally, and the hope obviously is that such synergy will work […]

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Aramis Ayala files to challenge Jeff Ashton for state attorney in 9th Circuit

Board of Governors approves UCF downtown campus

Jax City Council President Greg Anderson codifies new electronic communications policy

Jax residents criticize Lenny Curry for partisan moves

Former City Council Prez leads Jax Ted Cruz supporters

Dick Kravitz’s electioneering and Jacksonville’s permanent political class

Eric Lynn boasts of his NOW endorsement — in front of Charlie Crist

Tribune Publishing shake-up includes leadership shake-ups at Orlando, Fort Lauderdale newspapers

Jax pension tax bill headed for Senate floor vote early next week

Lenny Curry to appear at opening of Marco Rubio’s Jax HQ