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A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2015

An old adage posits that all politics is local. It’s especially true in Jacksonville’s City Council District 7, where accusations are flying about the two remaining candidates: Democrats George Spencer and Reggie Gaffney. At the heart of it is the Rev. Ken Adkins, who made known his vigorous opposition to Corrine Brown‘s “Quick Picks” prior to the primary election. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 22, 2015

What has seemed like an endless Jacksonville mayoral campaign has finally reached its final few days. Mayor Alvin Brown was joined Sunday afternoon by cultural commentator Michael Eric Dyson and U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown and James Clyburn at an outdoor rally near Gateway Mall on Jacksonville’s Northside. Brown said before the event that he expects to win outright on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2015

With early voting poised to wrap up Sunday, the three most viable Jacksonville mayoral campaigns — those of Republican challengers Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry, as well as that of the Democratic incumbent, Mayor Alvin Brown — are making a final push for votes ahead of Tuesday’s election. Bishop supporters are canvassing this weekend, as are Curry backers, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

At the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office Tuesday for an Early Voting event, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was in good humor, until I asked her about her voter information document, “Corrine’s Quick Picks.” A long-standing institution for Florida voters, it has come under increased scrutiny this year. I asked her about whether they were, as […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

At the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office Tuesday for an Early Voting event, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was in good humor, until I asked her about her voter information document, “Corrine’s Quick Picks.” A long-standing institution for Florida voters, it has come under increased scrutiny this year. I asked her about whether they were, as […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

I spent two hours Monday night at a candidate forum involving hopefuls from the Northside Districts 2, 7, and 8, in which most of the candidates didn’t say much that was particularly novel, interesting, or quotable most of the time. That was fine, since I sat with the most outspoken person on City Council, the inimitable Denise […]

James CallMarch 4, 2015

At this pace, Florida’s political class may be exhausted by the end of March when budget writers begin deciding what will be left in and what will be taken out of a $77 billion dollar state spending plan. The state Capitol wakened Wednesday with word that Gov. Rick Scott had penned a commentary calling on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 3, 2015

A few weeks back, there was talk of mass Democratic Party boycotts of the Benjamin Netanyahu speech to Congress Tuesday. That list has dwindled. Now, apparently, there will be just one boycott of the Israeli PM’s address from the Florida Democratic delegation: Rep. Corrine Brown of the 5th District. According to Brown spokesman David Simon, her boycott is rooted […]

Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2015

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Forty-two Democratic U.S. House members and seven senators intend to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, but Kathy Castor won’t be among them. A list of those Democratic representatives who won’t be attending the speech include some of their most progressive members, a list that at […]

Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2015

Forty-two Democratic U.S. House members and seven senators intend to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, but Kathy Castor won’t be among them. A list of those Democratic representatives who won’t be attending the speech include some of their most progressive members, a list that at […]

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Jax District 7 race heating up; Ken Adkins adds pyrotechnics

Near campaign’s end, Alvin Brown, big-name guests make pitch at Northside rally

Jax mayoral campaigns make final weekend push

Corrine Brown defends "Quick Picks" as resentment festers

Corrine Brown defends “Quick Picks” as resentment festers

Could Denise Lee challenge Corrine Brown in 2016?

The day that was in Florida politics — March 4

Corrine Brown will no-show Netanyahu speech

49 Democrats to miss Netanyahu speech, but Kathy Castor won't be one of them

49 Democrats to miss Netanyahu speech, but Kathy Castor won’t be one of them