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Staff ReportsFebruary 25, 2016

Republican Rep. Keith Perry announced Thursday he would forego his final term in the House and run for the newly redrawn Senate District 8 seat. “It really has been an honor to work for you in the Florida House. I’m proud to have helped cut taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars, and because of […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry hasn’t endorsed in any State House race yet in this cycle, but a scheduled meeting with HD 12 candidate Clay Yarborough on Thursday raised endorsement questions. However, the meeting ended up not happening. Marsha Oliver, Curry’s spokesperson, noted that Yarborough’s meeting was “rescheduled” and that Yarborough had “requested the meeting so we are unsure […]

Ryan RayFebruary 25, 2016

Reaching across the aisle and fresh off her barnstorming North Florida Farm Tour, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham is dropping an agriculture bill along with fellow North Floridian U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho. The bill would create a pilot “AgShare” program, which aims to free up farming equipment being held by the federal government for use by farmers. The […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

On Friday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will lead a crew in a building demolition effort. But it’s for a good reason: the eradication of blight, and renewal. A release from the mayor’s office asserts that “a Jacksonville neighborhood, once ridden with crime, will soon experience a “groundbreaking” effort unlike any other.” “In preparation of the development of Payne […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville will host a National Preparedness for Response (PREP) exercise from March 14-17, coordinated by the Coast Guard, the Navy, NOAA, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. During this exercise, response personnel will be mobilized and deployed with appropriate equipment, under an incident command organization designed to test the coordination of these arms of […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

By a healthy margin, more votes have been cast by Duval County Republicans than Democrats in the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary thus far. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 3,413 votes have been received by the Duval County Supervisor of Elections. Just 1,300 of those have been cast by Democrats, the remaining 2,113 Republicans.

Scott PowersFebruary 25, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto has received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas for Soto’s run to win the Democratic nomination for Congress in Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Vela, who represents the far southern tip of Texas, bordering Mexico, cited Soto’s support for the DREAMers program, supporting young, undocumented immigrants. In a news release […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville’s Zakee Furqan achieved prominence during the 2015 Jacksonville mayoral campaign when he was part of a group of “business leaders” endorsing Alvin Brown. That endorsement became a liability when news of his felony rap sheet, including a murder conviction, was reported. The Brown campaign quickly repudiated that endorsement, and donated Furqan’s campaign contribution to charity, yet […]

Scott PowersFebruary 24, 2016

As his colleague U.S. Rep. Dan Webster prepares to run against his former chief of staff to replace him in Congressional District 11, U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent wants it known his only support for Webster was tactical, not long term. On Monday, Webster, a Winter Garden Republican whose own Congressional District 10 was dramatically changed […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 24, 2016

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia has drawn a Democratic challenger for his District 35 seat in the Florida House. Ramon Gutierrez of Spring Lake filed Tuesday to run for the Hernando County seat, and is so far the only other candidate in the race. Gutierrez, who was born in Havana, Cuba, works in real estate […]

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Keith Perry announces SD 8 run

Clay Yarborough meeting with Lenny Curry “rescheduled”

Gwen Graham introduces “AgShare” legislation with Ted Yoho

Lenny Curry to lead demolition exercise Friday

Navy, Coast Guard plan simulated fuel spill exercise in Jax

GOP leads presidential voting so far in Duval County

Texas congressman cites Darren Soto for DREAMers support in endorsement

Hung jury in Zakee Furqan voter fraud case requires March retrial

Rich Nugent says support of Dan Webster for Speaker was merely tactical

Blaise Ingoglia draws Democratic challenger in HD 35