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A.G. GancarskiAugust 20, 2018

On Monday, a group of Jacksonville Democrats made their push to expand early voting sites to local colleges and universities. The goal: to get early voting sites at the University of North Florida and, perhaps, other colleges. However, logistical roadblocks remain. At a press conference on the steps of City Hall, a number of politicians […]

Drew WilsonAugust 13, 2018

Knocking off St. Pete Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes was always a long shot, and the first measure of the race since Lindsay Cross subbed in for Carrie Pilon shows those slim chances dwindling further. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, Brandes has the support of nearly 39 percent of Senate District 24 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2018

Senate Minority Leader-designate Audrey Gibson, a Jacksonville Democrat, submitted her petition to call the Legislature into special session to address problems with the “Stand Your Ground” law. “Today I signed a letter to Secretary of State Ken Detzner to poll members of the Legislature for a special session to amend or repeal the ‘Stand Your Ground’ provisions […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

Sen. Audrey Gibson, a Jacksonville Democrat poised to lead the Senate caucus after November’s elections, seeks $10 million for the former employees of a contaminated wood treatment plant. Jacksonville’s Fairfax Street Wood Treaters, according to Gibson’s claims bill (SB 52), used chromated copper arsenate to treat wood from 1980 to 2010. Employees of the plant were […]

Drew WilsonAugust 1, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Gary Farmer’s words are coming back to bite him. As first reported by Florida Politics in March, Farmer and Democratic Sen. Lauren Book were the top two names in contention to succeed current Senate Democratic Leader Audrey Gibson, but things went sideways in the Democratic caucus and Farmer made some sexist remarks […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

On Monday morning, as District 10 Republican Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman settled in for his first committee meeting after being named last week to the board, a group of Duval County Democrats is asking for emergency relief from Gov. Rick Scott‘s appointment. If granted, that relief would stop Freeman from taking action as a councilman until legal […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2018

State Sen. Audrey Gibson is the most prominent Jacksonville Democrat thus far to weigh in against the appointment of a Republican (Terrance Freeman) to represent a historically Democratic Jacksonville City Council seat. Six weeks ago, Councilman Reggie Brown was indicted, along with colleague Katrina Brown, for a scheme to defraud, via misappropriated economic development funds. The two were […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 5, 2018

Senate Democratic Leader-designate Audrey Gibson avoided a primary challenge when her fellow Democrat, Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown, was indicted on a federal scheme to defraud in June. However, Gibson was not assured of Brown’s decision not to run until three weeks into the month, and the Senator raised money from the kind of deep pocketed interests who […]

Peter SchorschJune 26, 2018

After what most would agree was a highly successful first term in office, Lauren Book — um, SENATOR Lauren Book, was recently re-elected to the Senate without opposition. How did she do that? When she returned home she simply did not slow down. That’s an assessment based on feedback from many friends and colleagues in […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2018

At this writing Friday morning, it’s unclear if two Jacksonville Democrats running for state office will have competitive elections or not. State Sen. Audrey Gibson was presented with a primary challenge from Jacksonville City Councilor Reggie Brown. That challenge, which people in Gibson’s orbit believed was a setup by Jacksonville Republicans irked by Gibson not supporting the […]

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Jacksonville Dems push to expand early voting sites to colleges, but roadblocks remain

Brandes up big in first SD 24 poll since Lindsay Cross tagged in

Audrey Gibson wants ‘Stand Your Ground’ special session

Wood treatment plant contamination drives $10M Audrey Gibson claim bill

New ads slam Gary Farmer as ‘sexist’ and ‘obnoxious’

Duval Dems move to remove Terrance Freeman from Jacksonville City Council

Audrey Gibson decries ‘shenanigans’ around Terrance Freeman Jacksonville City Council appointment

Sugar, citrus money powers $10K reporting period for Audrey Gibson

Lauren Book’s formula for success

Audrey Gibson, Tracie Davis to celebrate qualifying with firefighter union