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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 1, 2019

Though still running second to fellow Republican Rose Conry, former public radio executive Michael Boylan is making up ground in the Jacksonville City Council District 6 money race. Through Jan. 25, Boylan had raised $92,285. Over $56,000 of that is on hand. Providentially for Boylan, some big donors have come around in January, a month in which […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2019

Serving process to Katrina Brown was tougher than it seemed.

Staff ReportsJanuary 31, 2019

The smell of fear? It’s in the air, they say.

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2019

Suspended Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown was on hand Wednesday afternoon in the local federal courthouse. The occasion: a second in camera hearing involving her former attorney, Darcy Galnor. As was the case with the previous hearing of this type, this one sprawled toward the two-hour mark. And a continuance will be slated for Feb. 5, the bulk […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2019

Most Jacksonville City Council seats are yoked into Democratic or (more likely) Republican representation due to demographics. A potential exception: District 14, which runs from the Naval Air Station Jacksonville north along the St. Johns River, looping in Ortega, Fairfax, Avondale, Riverside, Murray Hill and other neighborhoods. Tuesday evening offered voters in that district an […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 28, 2019

The Jacksonville mayoral race is nearly six weeks from its first election and the only thing we know for sure is that a registered Democrat won’t win. The two plausible candidates are Republicans: incumbent Mayor Lenny Curry and challenger Anna Lopez Brosche, a City Councilwoman. The money race is going Curry’s way. He had as of his […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 24, 2019

With the election under two months away now, we will know soon enough whether a May runoff is inevitable.

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2019

With Jacksonville’s Mayor and Sheriff up for re-election this year, there may be no better time to peruse the State Attorney’s gang reduction strategy. In part, it’s a useful review to see where policy is and where it’s going. Also in play, however: the political symbiosis between the three first-term Republicans, whose messaging and political operations […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 22, 2019

The first post-qualifying fundraising reports are in for downticket Jacksonville races in the March elections, and some trends are familiar while others are exciting and new. [Note: coverage of mayoral race fundraising is here.] The races for Sheriff and Property Appraiser see Republican incumbents Mike Williams and Jerry Holland with daunting leads over Democratic challengers. Williams has over […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 21, 2019

With the first round of post-qualifying receipts in the books, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry holds a cash lead over challengers, including Jacksonville City Councilwoman Anna Brosche. Brosche’s first finance report through the qualifying deadline showed $22,100 raised, with $15,000 of that from the candidate herself. She has roughly $11,000 on hand, putting her on par with a third […]

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