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A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

One City. One Jacksonville. That was the theme Wednesday of the joint inauguration for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams. Those with memories longer than one news cycle might see the inauguration theme as a variant on the theme of the #UniteJax event in April that gave the Duval GOP an avenue to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2015

Former Republican Party of Florida chairwoman and current Clay County Commission Chairwoman Leslie Dougher is running for state House District 19, becoming the third Republican to get into the contest. HD 19 encompasses southern Clay County and all of Putnam, Bradford and Union counties. “Today I am excited to announce my candidacy for House District […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 1, 2015

Those who flaunt the Confederate flag insist that it symbolizes “heritage,” not hate. Call it what they will, but that heritage is a heritage of hate. The slave owners and their politicians fancied themselves good, decent, God-fearing people. How could they square that with the countless hideous brutalities they inflicted on their human chattels? They […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

The number of Lenny Curry campaign events I covered is definitely in three figures. A common thread for many of them was how below the radar they were. Endorsement events at local businesses. A speech to the Visit Jacksonville forum. An appearance at the recreation center in Grand Park. And so on. The media wasn’t at […]

Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2015

Envy is considered one of the seven deadly sins in Christianity. It’s something that would be ideal if we didn’t occasionally suffer from, but it’s all too human for us to do so. I don’t know if it’s something I read or heard years ago, but when it comes to money (like sex), I always […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

An interesting email from the Republican Party of Duval County arrived in local inboxes late Tuesday night, less than an hour from the Inauguration Day of Lenny Curry. Entitled “Lenny Curry and Bill Spann resign leadership positions,” the email addressed Curry’s departure in real detail, with a complete letter from Mayor Curry, in which he resigned his State […]

Bill PrescottJune 30, 2015

Those who flaunt the Confederate flag insist that it symbolizes “heritage,” not hate. Call it what they will, but that heritage is a heritage of hate. The slave owners and their politicians fancied themselves good, decent, God-fearing people. How could they square that with the countless hideous brutalities they inflicted on their human chattels? They […]

Shannon NickinsonJune 30, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott touted the 2015 state budget as the Keep Florida Working budget. While that remains to be seen, one thing seems clear: It sure isn’t the Keep Florida Healthy budget. One of the casualties of Scott’s veto pen was the Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, a nonprofit based in St. Petersburg […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

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Many of the major hires have been made by the Lenny Curry administration, and the only prominent name from the local GOP so far was Bill Spann, an REC member and a party officer. As of midnight Tuesday, Spann will no longer be Duval Republican Executive Committee Secretary. As he writes to Party Chairman Robin Lumb, Spann […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 30, 2015

Florida Politics was the first to bring you a full breakdown of the Jacksonville Office of General Counsel’s 19-page memo documenting its study of anti-discrimination laws, released Tuesday afternoon. The Jacksonville Coalition for Equality is the first to respond. “The Office of General Counsel’s study on non-discrimination laws found that there is no negative impact […]

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One City, One Jacksonville: Lenny Curry, Mike Williams’ visionary inauguration

Former RPOF chairwoman Leslie Dougher running for House District 19 seat

Martin Dyckman: The time is now to take it down

It all has changed for Lenny Curry

Mitch Perry Report for 7.1.15 – The politics of envy and being relatable

Duval GOP announces Lenny Curry, Bill Spann departures

Martin Dyckman: The time is now to take it down

Shannon Nickinson: Rick Scott vetoes hurt health care for poor

Lenny Curry spox Bill Spann resigns from Duval Republican Executive Committee

Email insights: Jax Coalition for Equality responds to OGC anti-discrimination study