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A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2017

On Tuesday, the Florida Democratic Party broke its conspicuous silence on whether Sen. Jack Latvala should resign in light of sexual harassment charges and his moves to discredit the one accuser who has been made public, Rachel Perrin Rogers. However, Democratic Senate colleagues of the former Appropriations Chair are somewhat more cautious. Sen. Audrey Gibson, the Leader-designate of Senate […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

Sentencing looms Monday morning for Corrine Brown and her two co-conspirators in the One Door for Education case. Brown, her former chief of staff Ronnie Simmons and the former CEO of the charity, Carla Wiley, almost certainly face prison time and restitution. Brown is looking at $1,179,459.25 in restitution and fines; she also could face up to nine years in […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2017

A bit of late-breaking controversy has emerged between Hazel Gillis and Lisa King in the race for Duval Democratic Party Chairwoman. Some members of the local party have raised issue with King running for the chair while serving as a committeewoman in the Florida Democratic Party. Florida Politics talked to King about it Friday, and she says that if […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 27, 2017

Earlier this month, state Sen. Audrey Gibson — the next Caucus leader for Senate Democrats — resigned as chair of the Duval County Democratic Party. A new chair will be chosen Dec. 4, a week from today. Until then, Darren Mason is in the interim role. “I plan to continue to recruit and mobilize our party as we prepare […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 14, 2017

On Monday evening, State Sen. Audrey Gibson — the next Caucus leader for Senate Democrats — resigned as chair of the Duval County Democratic Party. “As you may know,” Gibson wrote in an email to local Democrats, “last week I was elected Leader Designate of the Senate Democrat Caucus. I am deeply honored and realize the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2017

October brought big scores to some Northeast Florida campaigns and committees. Here’s the seat-by-seat rundown. State Senate Senate District 4’s Republican incumbent Aaron Bean brought home the bucks. October saw $36,000 come into Bean’s coffers: $24,000 to his campaign account, and another $12,000 to his committee, “Florida Conservative Alliance.” All told, Bean has roughly $78,000 […]

Bob SparksNovember 9, 2017

What a year we’re having in Florida’s capital city. Just not in a good way. In April, we had the sad spectacle of Miami Republican Sen. Frank Artiles resigning from the Senate after uttering racial slurs in the direction of Jacksonville Democrat Audrey Gibson. Less than two weeks ago, incoming Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Clemens […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2017

On Monday, Audrey Gibson won a narrow 8-7 vote of Senate Democrats to become Senate Democratic Leader-Designate for the 2018-2020 legislative sessions. Gibson will succeed current leader Oscar Braynon II when his term ends next November. Now, the question: what will Gibson’s victory mean for the Senate, and for her home region? Questions were raised by some observers […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

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Monday may have been one of the biggest days for Northeast Florida in Tallahassee in some time. State Sen. Audrey Gibson won a contested election Monday evening to become the Leader Designate for Senate Democrats, replacing Jeff Clemens, who resigned after news of an affair with a lobbyist broke. And before that, Sen. Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

On Monday evening, state Sen. Audrey Gibson won a narrow 8-7 vote of Senate Democrats to become Senate Democratic Leader Designate for the 2018-2020 legislative term. Gibson will succeed current Senate Democratic Leader Oscar Braynon II when his term ends next November. The split was described by one observers as moderates versus progressives, a dynamic which […]

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Audrey Gibson stops short of calling for Jack Latvala resignation

Sentencing looms for Corrine Brown, but will justice be served?

Lisa King will resign FDP committeewoman post if elected Duval Dems chair

Lisa King, Hazel Gillis to square off for chair of Duval Democrats

Audrey Gibson resigns as chair of Duval Democrats

NE Florida fundraising round-up: Paul Renner shines; HD 15 is competitive

Supreme Court brings new meaning to ‘oral arguments’

Audrey Gibson on the path forward for Senate Dems: ‘Watch us work!”

Rob Bradley will ‘hit the ground running’ as Senate budget chief

Audrey Gibson wins close vote to lead Senate Democrats