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Melissa RossSeptember 23, 2015

North Florida Democrats are pushing back after a report that Rep. Janet Adkins told a group of North Florida GOP activists in a closed-door meeting that the key to defeating U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is boosting the number of black prisoners in her district. “It’s clear to me that kind of gamesmanship from Rep. Adkins is […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2015

Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant is calling on state Rep. Janet Adkins to apologize after a disclosure of her remarks about including as many prisons as possible in U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s new district to help “get rid of” her. Adkins, a Fernandina Beach Republican, made the comments during a closed Republican Party of Florida meeting […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 23, 2015

Earlier this year, a Florida GOP lawmaker made an immature, offensive, possibly racist comment on Twitter about two black legislators. Meanwhile, another Florida GOP lawmaker told a gathering of Republican activists that the key to defeating Corrine Brown, a black Jacksonville Democrat, was to boost the number of black prisoners in her north Florida congressional district. Guess which […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2015

Dyslexia was the topic at Thursday afternoon’s Education Solutions summit in Yulee, Florida, in the packed Nassau Room at the Florida State College Jacksonville Nassau County campus. Convened by Fernandina Beach Representative Janet Adkins, speakers included Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti and a panel of educational experts. Before the panel, Adkins stressed the importance of this […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 27, 2015

[Updated: 4:43 p.m.] Peter Bower is one of the more powerful people on the JEA Board. He serves as Vice Chair and Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee. He also has a history of contentious statements since taking that position, including broadsides against the man who appointed him. Bower was appointed by Jacksonville mayor Alvin […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

At Jacksonville City Hall on Tuesday, Mayor Lenny Curry lunched with members of the Duval Legislative Delegation. Here’s a blog of Curry’s lunch with the two state senators and six representatives that comprise the delegation. 12:06 p.m.: Councilmembers Al Ferraro and Anna Brosche are already in the room, along with Ron Littlepage, Mario Rubio, Charles McBurney, Lake Ray, Patrick Juliano, Janet Adkins, Audrey Gibson, Kerri Stewart and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2015

A previous version of this post incorrectly reported that Nassau County School Board members did not attend Janet Adkins’ Education Leadership Summit. We regret the error. Members did attend the event, at which School Board member Kathy Burns spoke. On Saturday, reports Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union, Fernandina Beach Republican Janet Adkins announced plans to run for […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2015

The strong start to the fundraising campaign of Donnie Horner to replace Janet Adkins in HD 11 has put the rest of the field on notice. Still, there are six other candidates. The previous fundraising leader, former Duval Supervisor of Election employee and GOP stalwart Sheri Treadwell, keeps plugging away. Treadwell raised $3,175 in June, bringing her grand total […]

Phil AmmannJuly 7, 2015

Republican Donnie Horner announced raising $44,450 in the first 27 days as a candidate in the crowded House District 11 race. Horner is seeking the seat to be vacated by term-limited Rep. Janet Adkins, which covers all of Nassau as well as part of eastern Duval County. In a statement from his campaign on Tuesday, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015

The seventh stop in Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s “victory lap” across the state was in one of his political strongholds: Jacksonville. The Monday appearance, at the Mudville Grille in Arlington, was an appropriate venue. Known for its hamburgers, it is a great place to serve up red meat for the Republican faithful. The crowd was […]

Tag: Janet Adkins

Duval Dems: Janet Adkins comments on Corrine Brown “exactly what we don’t need in politics today”

FDP’s Allison Tant says GOP state Rep. Janet Adkins should apologize

Y’all better give Janet Adkins as much sh*t as you did Matt Gaetz

Nikolai Vitti, Janet Adkins talk dyslexia at Nassau County Education Solutions Summit

JEA Board member called on NE FL GOP legislators to “resign” in April

Lenny Curry lunches with Duval legislative delegation

Janet Adkins runs for Nassau County superintendent

HD11’s Sheri Treadwell breaks $25K barrier

Donnie Horner raises nearly $45K in first month of HD 11 campaign

Rick Scott, Duval Republicans celebrate tax cuts, Session wins