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A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

One of the most important relationships of Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown‘s political career has been his relationship with billionaire Willie Gary. The “Giant Killer” (pictured with Mayor Brown and his wife in 2008 at the Willie Gary Football Classic, which Brown was CEO of for a few years) has won his share of cases. But recently, […]

Melissa RossMay 5, 2015

Zack Whitson, the 29-year-old owner of TWG Technologies and the North Florida millennial whiz kid behind new election data software, says Jacksonville’s mayor’s race is on a knife’s edge, according to his numbers and methodology. Whitson’s business is behind iElectApp and is also building Sphere, a new online tool letting users know which of their […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

Don’t tell Laura Ingraham, Steve King, or some other Republican immigration hardliners, but Jeb Bush is commemorating Cinco de Mayo. Bush recorded a video message Tuesday to the entire U.S. Hispanic community, “and especially to our fellow Americans of Mexican origin,” as he says in the video. “Cinco de Mayo is an honorable date when Mexico, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

The first of three televised debates between Jacksonville sheriff candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Coast News in downtown Jacksonville. As Florida Politics has reported, inside baseball has been the game at recent forums when the candidates have alluded to situations and scandals the average viewer would need footnotes to discern. The debate is […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

As he rolls out his candidacy for president, Marco Rubio has been positioning himself as somewhat of an expert on foreign policy. “Governors can certainly read about foreign policy in briefings, and meet with experts, but there is no way they’ll be ready on Day One to manage U.S. foreign policy because the learning curve […]

Associated PressMay 5, 2015

A historic mansion in Tampa is up for sale for millions. The Tampa Tribune reports the Stovall-Lee House on Bayshore Boulevard is for sale for $13.9 million, potentially making it one of the largest residential sales in the region. Built in 1909, the home is named for former owner Wallace Stovall, the founding publisher of […]

Associated PressMay 5, 2015

A Clearwater minister has admitted to cashing $755,900 in tax refunds that were received using stolen identities. The Tampa Bay Times reports 56-year-old Sylvester Banks Jr. is expected to plead guilty to theft of government funds during a first appearance hearing in Tampa on Wednesday. The crime is punishable by up to 10 years in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

In 2011, the tide began to turn for Jacksonville mayoral candidate Alvin Brown in early voting, in which he was able to make up a lot of ground lost to Mike Hogan. Four years later, the incumbent and the local and state Democratic parties are looking to repeat the phenomenon. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Democrats […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

Hillary Clinton is in Las Vegas Tuesday, where she will reportedly call for a path to citizenship for the about 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. That would revive the 2013 legislation co-sponsored by Marco Rubio in the Senate — before he walked away from it. She will say that the standard for a true […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 4, 2015

In what was billed not as a debate, but an “informative discussion,” a handful of voters, including family members of George Spencer, one of the candidates, managed to drive Reggie Gaffney, his opponent, from the room. It was the most bizarre political event of the season here in Jacksonville, with the exception of events in the Kim Daniels […]

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Alvin Brown billionaire benefactor Willie Gary loses $2M property in foreclosure auction

Millennial data cruncher says Jax mayoral race on knife’s edge

Jeb Bush sends out Happy Cinco de Mayo message en Español

3 issues bear tracking at first Jax sheriff TV debate of runoff

Marco Rubio foreign policy moves receive greater scrutiny

Historic Tampa mansion goes on market for $13.9 million

Clearwater minister accused of aiding in tax scam

In first day of early voting, Duval Democrats make up ground

Mitch Perry Report for 5.5.15 — Hillary Clinton takes on Jeb and the GOP on immigration

Jax District 7 debate ends with prayer to remove Satan from the room