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A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2015

For the best part of the year, Northeast Florida seemed on lockdown for Jeb Bush. When Bush endorsed Lenny Curry in the mayoral race, it seemed to many observers, including this writer, like a mutual coronation. Bush, instrumental in helping to bring the Jaguars to Jacksonville, made the city a frequent stop when he was governor […]

Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2015

A Democrat has filed to challenge incumbent Hialeah Republican Manny Diaz for the Florida House District 103 seat. Coral Gables attorney Ivette Gonzalez filed for the seat Monday and is the only candidate running against Diaz as he shoots for a third term in the House. Gonzalez is a criminal defense attorney and has run her own […]

Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2015

The founding pastor of an Orlando-area church has filed to run in House District 45, ensuring a Democratic primary whether or not incumbent Rep. Randolph Bracy runs for the Florida Senate. Democrat Kelvin Cobaris filed to run for the seat Thursday and is the third candidate in the race after Gregory Jackson, also a Democrat, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2015

On Thursday afternoon, a statement was released by former Jacksonville mayor Alvin Brown regarding the Eureka Garden financing issue, which, as we reported earlier this week, was ultimately controversial. In a letter dated October 18, Tripp Gulliford, the chairman of the Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, mailed Mayor Lenny Curry with concerns over how “bond issuers […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2015

The state Department of Children and Families said today that it is conducting a review of how it handled the life and death of 11-year-old Janiya Thomas, who went missing for a year and whose body was presumed to have been found in a relative’s freezer. DCF Secretary Mike Carroll said in a statement that […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2015

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has received flak of late for his role in facilitating the finance deal behind Eureka Garden Apartments. On Thursday afternoon, Brown released a statement detailing his position, citing his commitment to disadvantaged communities, and urging Global Ministries Foundation to handle their business. “What’s surfaced in recent weeks in the Eureka […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2015

Hours before the Jacksonville Journey Oversight Committee meeting on Thursday afternoon, FloridaPolitics.com spoke with Charles Moreland of the Lenny Curry administration about what was going down. To him, it was simple. The administration told the Finance Committee that they were going to press forward with Jacksonville Journey initiatives when asking for increased funding, and they […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2015

When last we heard from Jacksonville’s Inspector General Thomas Cline, Councilman John Crescimbeni was going in on him during a Finance Committee budget hearing where Cline had to be coached through the answers to myriad questions. “I gotta tell you, I’m just not sensing a really high level of comfort with the direction we’re going […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2015

The last time the local media heard from former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown was the end of June, at a combination farewell address and employee appreciation event that sounded not a little bit like the campaign speeches of yesteryear. He said, at the time, that he was taking his children on a vacation. Presumably, the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2015

Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti may be the most unpopular figure in Duval County politics. Teachers complain about teaching to the test, the dehumanizing strictures of 21st century education. They pass those memes on to the kids they teach. Vitti embodies 21st century education for them, almost like an Eastern European leader might have Communism, right about […]

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