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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

The Campaign of Jacksonville Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry announced plans for his “Duval Door Brawl” event earlier this week, an event described by Campaign Manager Brian Swensen as follows: “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the most doors in one day will win a VIP invite for a personal […]

Melissa RossFebruary 17, 2015

A spokesman for the Alvin Brown campaign refused to confirm a “Playbook” report from POLITICO’s Marc Caputo that former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to appear this week at a rally supporting the Jacksonville mayor’s re-election bid. “I have nothing for you at this time,” said Brown deputy campaign manager Fabien Levy. Other operatives for […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2015

Those who have been following the Lenny Curry campaign know that knocking on doors is a huge part of the campaign strategy. They are upping the ante this weekend, though, challenging doorknockers to a “Duval door brawl” to be held Saturday. “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2015

Those who have been following the Lenny Curry campaign know that knocking on doors is a huge part of the campaign strategy. They are upping the ante this weekend, though, challenging doorknockers to a “Duval door brawl” to be held Saturday. “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 3, 2015

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A short quiz on recent news: 1) Florida taxes its poorest citizens at what rate in proportion to the richest? Half as much. The same. Twice as much. Nearly seven times as much. 2) In which of these states did the wealthiest 1 percent NOT capture ALL the post-recession income growth between 2009 and 2012? […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 3, 2015

A short quiz on recent news: 1) Florida taxes its poorest citizens at what rate in proportion to the richest? Half as much. The same. Twice as much. Nearly seven times as much. 2) In which of these states did the wealthiest 1 percent NOT capture ALL the post-recession income growth between 2009 and 2012? […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 3, 2015

A short quiz on recent news: 1) Florida taxes its poorest citizens at what rate in proportion to the richest? Half as much. The same. Twice as much. Nearly seven times as much. 2) In which of these states did the wealthiest 1 percent NOT capture ALL the post-recession income growth between 2009 and 2012? […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 26, 2015

If he throws his hat into the presidential ring, Marco Rubio will run as a staunchly conservative Republican. But one of Rubio’s great advantages is something he has in common with Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. That’s the Bill Clinton of 1992 and the Barack Obama of 2008. It’s a simple as this: Marco […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 20, 2015

It wasn’t that long ago — 2010 perhaps? — when I still eagerly anticipated watching the State of the Union address from Washington. But no mas. In January of 2010, my first year writing for Creative Loafing, the editors thought it would be cool for me to “live-blog” the event. And it was sort of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 13, 2015

During last year’s gubernatorial election in Florida, Bob Buckhorn was famously non-committal. The Tampa Democratic Mayor told observers that he would remain neutral in the contest between Republican Rick Scott and former Republican/turned Democrat Charlie Crist “because it’s in the best interests of my city to do that,” acknowledging that he had to work with Scott […]

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Lenny Curry challenges supporters to "Duval door brawl"

Lenny Curry challenges supporters to “Duval door brawl”

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Martin Dyckman: Is glaring income gap getting Jeb Bush’s attention?

Martin Dyckman: Is glaring income gap getting Jeb Bush's attention?

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