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Peter SchorschMay 22, 2016

For Lizbeth Benacquisto, it’s will not be deja vu all over again. The Fort Myers Republican released a statement Sunday saying she will not run for the Congressional District 19 seat being vacated by Rep. Curt Clawson. Benacquisto finished second to Clawson in the 2014 special election to replace Trey Radel, who resigned after being […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 21, 2016

Naples Republican Francis Rooney isn’t ruling out a congressional bid. The former ambassador to the Holy See said Saturday “it would be premature” to say he was considering a run. However, he said he is researching his options and intends to make a decision about whether to mount a bid for Congressional District 19 in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 21, 2016

Confession: I read the Miami Herald. I do so for the same reason I read papers from Tallahassee, Pensacola, Tampa, Orlando, and other cities in the state. I like to know what’s going on elsewhere. What the civic discourse is. As a result, I am acquainted with the work of Fabiola Santiago. As daily paper columnists go, she’s […]

Julie DelegalMay 20, 2016

Four voters in Northeast Florida filed suit against the Supervisors of Elections for Duval, Clay and Nassau counties to keep the Aug. 30 primary election for State Attorney open to all voters, and not Republicans only. The voter-plaintiffs in Scott v. Hogan have also named Alexander Pantinakis and Daniel Kenneth Leigh as defendants in the […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Orlando Democrat Greg Jackson has qualified for the Aug. 30 primary ballot by petition, his campaign announced Friday. Jackson collected 932 valid voter signatures, needing 917 to qualify. In the primary, he will face Kamia Latash Brown of Ocoee, Kelvin Larance Cobaris of Orlando, and Peter Pham of Orlando, if they also qualify. No Republicans […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings became the first candidate to qualify for the ballot by petition in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, her campaign announced Friday. The campaign used volunteers to collect 2,298 valid voter signatures to qualify, with the majority of the signatures coming from Orange County voters, though 40 Florida counties were represented. […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair has been arrested for felony perjury and removed from office. Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he was suspending Blair from office immediately and appointing Emery Gainey immediately to replace him as Marion County sheriff. On Thursday, a Marion County grand jury indicted Blair on two counts of perjury and […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2016

At the end of his meeting with Jacksonville City Council vice-presidential candidate Doyle Carter, Councilman Danny Becton told Carter he had to think it over. And Becton backed John Crescimbeni, Carter’s opponent. “It has been a pleasure serving with you as colleagues on Finance where I have had the opportunity to learn and grow and you have been instrumental […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2016

On Friday, Rep. Corrine Brown couldn’t make it to Jacksonville’s monthly Tiger Bay gathering. Her opponents in Congressional District 5, Al Lawson and L.J. Holloway, were there however. Notable for two candidates with no area name recognition: neither went on the attack against the absent incumbent. Indeed, neither mentioned her. Nor her legal troubles. Instead, they kept it […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 20, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown might want to have a conversation with her webmaster, after her 2016 campaign website was hacked this week by Australian SEO engineers. What appears to be an unscrupulous SEO firm has hacked Brown’s website, adding promotional copy and links, thus drawing on its authority and traffic to bring link juice to clients who seem […]

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Lizbeth Benacquisto takes pass on running for Curt Clawson’s congressional seat

Naples Republican Francis Rooney not ruling out CD 19 bid

Why did the Miami Herald commission a hit piece on Jacksonville?

Lawsuit seeks open primary in Northeast Florida State Attorney’s race

Greg Jackson qualifies for HD 45 by petition

Val Demings qualifies for ballot with petitions in CD 10

Marion Co. Sheriff Chris Blair charged with perjury, removed from office

Danny Becton backs John Crescimbeni for Jax Council VP

Corrine Brown’s challengers address Jax Tiger Bay

Aussie hackers plague Corrine Brown’s campaign website