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A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2016

The race to succeed Ander Crenshaw as the GOP representative in CD 4 hasn’t exactly begun yet, but it was part of the package at the Duval Republican Executive Committee meeting Monday. **** One would-be candidate not running is Sen. Aaron Bean. Bean was collecting petitions … not for CD 4, but for his re-election campaign for the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

For those wanting a localized message from GOP Senate candidate Carlos Beruff at the Duval Republican Executive Committee meeting Monday, they were bound to be disappointed. Beruff sees a common thread among the Republicans he speaks with. “Everybody’s frustrated at every politician, period,” the Manatee homebuilder said to FloridaPolitics.com before the meeting. Northeast Florida is no […]

Peter SchorschApril 18, 2016

Republican Rep. Jason Brodeur will hold two fundraisers next week for his HD 28 re-election campaign, one in Winter Springs and the other in Tallahassee. The Winter Springs event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Red Cypress Brewery in the Senor Tequila’s Plaza, and will include entertainment from Dan Taylor. The Tallahassee edition is set for 4:30 p.m. […]

Phil AmmannApril 18, 2016

Local Amazon customers could soon enjoy one- and two-hour delivery service, as the online retailer launches Prime Now in the Tampa Bay area. As first reported by Ashley Gurbal Kritzer of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Amazon is leasing about 30,000 square feet of warehouse space center off Adamo Drive and is currently providing orientation […]

Associated PressApril 18, 2016

A new customs checkpoint is opening at Florida Keys airport in preparation for more traffic involving the island chain and Cuba and other international destinations. According to a statement from the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, the new Customs and Border Protection facility opens April 20 at The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport. The airport […]

Melissa RossApril 18, 2016

The National Transportation Safety Board is set to resume its search today for the critical data recorder from the sunken El Faro cargo ship. The 790-foot freighter sank during Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1, 2015, after leaving JAXPORT in Jacksonville, bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 33 of the El Faro’s crew died at sea. The NTSB says purpose […]

Drew WilsonApril 18, 2016

Republican Nora Patterson is the first candidate in the Senate District 23 race to qualify by petition, her campaign announced Monday. “I’m grateful to all those who signed the petition to get me on the ballot and all those who helped me get the signatures. This was a real team effort and I’m proud to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2016

A Jacksonville LGBT activist claims there was a backroom deal to spike the Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) in exchange for Sen. Aaron Bean supporting the pension tax referendum in Tallahassee. Meanwhile, local leaders, including Mayor Lenny Curry and Councilman Tommy Hazouri (sponsor of the HRO bill that was pulled), refute the claim. Hazouri said that his decision to […]

Scott PowersApril 18, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto raised another $162,000 for his Democratic Congressional District 9 campaign during the first quarter of 2016. Soto’s take plus about $80,000 in expenses during the quarter, left him with $292,000 in the bank at the end of March, according to the Federal Election Commission. That puts the Orlando Democrat behind rival Susannah Randolph, also […]

Associated PressApril 18, 2016

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A court fight continues for a South Florida man who won a key U.S. Supreme Court case over the difference between a floating home and a vessel. Fane Lozman is asking an Atlanta-based federal appeals court to award him at least $378,000 for the value of his floating home, legal fees and other costs from […]

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At Duval GOP monthly meeting, CD 4 race is hot topic

Carlos Beruff talks to Jacksonville Republicans, gets mild response

Jason Brodeur set to raise funds in Winter Springs, Tallahassee in late April

Amazon to launch Prime Now one, two-hour delivery service in Tampa Bay area

U.S. customs prepares for more international flights in Keys

NTSB search resumes today for the sunken El Faro cargo ship

Nora Patterson first to qualify by petition in SD 23 race

Did Aaron Bean kill the Jacksonville HRO?

Darren Soto takes in $162K in Congressional District 9 race

Court battle continues in Florida floating home case