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A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

With a week left in early voting, Congressional District 4 Republican John Rutherford is working to ensure he has the money to compete against the better-funded Hans Tanzler, with some personal loans and donations over the last week totaling $18,000. All of these contributions came in after the pre-primary report on Aug. 10. Aug. 16 saw Rutherford give […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 6, 2016

What if you called a candidate forum and only one candidate came? That was the dilemma the Baker County Press forum encountered Saturday morning, when its forum of candidates in Congressional District 5 was no-showed by all three Democrats, leaving Republican nominee Glo Smith with the crowd of roughly 200 to herself. Rep. Corrine Brown was slated to attend, but with […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2016

Baker County residents have what is being billed as their only chance ahead of the primary to hear from Rep. Corrine Brown Saturday. The Baker County Political Forum features Brown and Republican nominee Glo Smith Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The morning session also features candidates for state representative, and local offices. There will be 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2016

On Monday night, Corrine Brown, incumbent Democrat in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, faced off with Democrats Al Lawson and L.J. Holloway and Republican Glo Smith, the only one of the four guaranteed to be around in November. Brown, losing the fundraising battle, facing 22 federal counts, and bedeviled by a radically remapped district, desperately needs to defend her home […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2015

Though the Red State Gathering and the Erick Erickson/Donald Trump contretemps commanded the movement conservative headlines over the weekend, in Jacksonville a couple hundred conservatives of the Tea Party type gathered at the Downtown Hyatt for the “Let’s Put US Back in the USA” rally. Sponsored by Grassroots 4 Victory and helmed by First Coast […]

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A sign that reads, Gaza Solidarity Encampment, is seen during the Pro-Palestinians protest at the Columbia University campus in New York, Monday April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Cash infusions for John Rutherford, Al Lawson down the stretch

Glo Smith says God’s ‘audible voice’ told her to run for Congress

Baker County forum Saturday to feature Corrine Brown, Glo Smith

Fireworks fly at candidate forum as Corrine Brown defends her home turf

John Rutherford talks federal takeover of local police at Jax event