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A.G. GancarskiDecember 18, 2018

Sen. Rob Bradley and Rep. Travis Cummings both represent Clay County. Both also hold the gavels for their respective chamber’s appropriations committees. The concentration of budget power in Clay, a Northeast Florida county bordering Jacksonville, is unprecedented. Bradley himself described it as a “window of opportunity.” And opportunity draws a crowd. Thursday’s Clay County Delegation meeting put them […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2017

On Monday, the Clay County Legislative Delegation heard local concerns in Green Cove Springs, the county seat. Sen. Rob Bradley, Rep. Travis Cummings, and Rep. Bobby Payne — the three members of the delegation — heard from community advocates, stakeholders, and leaders. Payne, of course, is new to the Florida Legislature — and has his district split among […]

Gary FineoutAugust 10, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday refused to say if he disagrees with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that the election could be rigged. Instead, Scott suggested Wednesday that people could “try to play games” in the upcoming election in Florida, which decided the chaotic presidential election 16 years ago and could once again play […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2016

Last week (perhaps coincidentally as his poll numbers began dropping precipitously), Donald Trump suggested the general presidential election this fall could be “rigged.” In Ohio last week, Trump said he has heard “more and more” that the November election will be rigged — suggesting to his supporters the outcome of the election is out of the hands of voters. That […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2015

The Imeson Park office of the Duval County Supervisor of Elections, on Jacksonville’s Northside, has had many incarnations. It was once a call center for America Online, back when America Online required call centers. Before that, it was a Sears Outlet store, a repository for slightly bruised appliances and irregular clothing. Now, of course, it’s integral […]

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‘Window of opportunity’: House, Senate budget chairs face hometown crowd

Clay County delegation to focus on First Coast Expressway, Keystone Lakes

Rick Scott: People could ‘play games’ in election

Mitch Perry Report for 8.9.16 — On a ‘rigged’ election

Ken Detzner, SOEs talk redistricting “drop-dead date,” “security risks from within”