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A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

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It’s still early for Jay Fant. He definitely won’t have Paul Renner to contend with in 2016. In fact, he’ll have the Renner endorsement, and that of pretty much any other Republican of note. But his fundraising is thus far incremental. In June, state Representative Fant raised just $500, via a contribution from the Florida Acupuncture Association. […]

Associated PressJuly 9, 2015

About a half-dozen people protested a north Florida county’s decision to fly the Confederate flag in front of a government building. People gathered Wednesday in front of the McPherson Governmental Complex in Ocala to show disapproval of Marion County’s decision to fly the banner. The county had taken it down weeks earlier after nine black […]

Melissa RossJuly 9, 2015

Saying “Security is the creed of the tyrant,” former Duval County Circuit Judge John Merrett joined the chorus of callers into WJCT’s First Coast Connect Thursday to chime in on the current flap over PINAC activists suing for the right to take photos and record video outside the Duval County Courthouse. “It’s nobody’s business to stop […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

June was another month of underwhelming fundraising for former Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman. He raised $1,020, bringing his not-so-grand total to $3,930. No big-name contributors donated and many contributions were less than $100. We await his opponent, fellow former Councilman Richard Clark, to report June numbers. He raised a little more than $48,000 through May Clark […]

Phil AmmannJuly 9, 2015

Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane raised $96,590 in the first month of his Lee County Commission campaign, the most ever raised by a non-incumbent county commissioner candidate. Mmore than 150 donors contributed between June 3 and 30, according to a campaign statement. Ruane seeks the District 1 seat held by John Manning, who filed for re-election […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

The draft version of the Jacksonville Economic Development subcommittee report, presented in a Thursday morning meeting at the University of North Florida, features the subtitle “Ideas for Today and Tomorrow.” Former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney, architect of the last great push toward progress in the form of the Better Jacksonville Plan, chairs the group so recommendations […]

Mitch PerryJuly 9, 2015

The already intriguing congressional race in Florida’s 13th District currently occupied by Republican David Jolly became even more so on Thursday, after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature must redraw the district for being out of compliance with the Fair Districts constitutional amendments. The Court ruled that eight districts in all must be redistricted, including […]

Ryan RayJuly 9, 2015

Democrat Edward James III won’t hold yet his first official fundraiser until next week, but that hasn’t stopped him from raising about a thousand dollars a day since he entered the race last month. James has raised a total of $30,175 according to just-released campaign finance reports, an unusually high figure for a Democratic newcomer. A majority […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

Message to Dick Kravitz (and possibly Matt Schellenberg): Jason Fischer may be the youngest candidate in the HD 16 race, but the School Board member is flexing serious fundraising muscle. According to a news release from the campaign, Fischer has raised more than $37,000 during June for the District 16 seat, which includes Mandarin, Baymeadows and most of southeast […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

Florida Politics has obtained a copy of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s Infrastructure Subcommittee recommendations, which hit on topics such as Park Programming, Parks and Recreation, and lapsed programs such as Intensive Care Neighborhoods. The major theme, however; maximizing the utility of the Neighborhoods Department that is a leit motif of these meetings. Some of Infrastructure’s most […]

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June was quiet for Jay Fant re-election fundraising

Group protests Marion County’s Confederate flag display

Former Judge John Merrett rips Duval Courthouse video ban

Don Redman struggles with fundraising in HD 12

First-month total hits $96k for Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane in Lee County District 1 race

Economic Development committee presents 2nd Better Jacksonville Plan

Florida Supreme Court ruling will affect David Jolly’s CD 13 seat

First-time candidate Edward James tops $30k in HD 72 fundraising

HD 16 candidate Jason Fischer exceeds $132K fundraising

Another Lenny Curry subcommittee votes for Neighborhoods Department