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A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2016

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Jacksonville Democratic Presidential campaigns for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have scheduled outreach events this weekend in Duval County. The Sanders campaign headquarters has its “Grand Opening and Block Party this Friday night at 7 p.m.” with “snacks, drinks and entertainment.” Their location: 1710 N. Main St. in the Springfield area. Organizing the event is Janet Harper, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2015

Arguably the most monumental election of Tuesday night, for those in Northeast Florida, wasn’t the St. Johns County Sales Tax referendum, but half a continent away: Houston voters rejected their city’s equal rights ordinance. The margin wasn’t close: 61 to 39 percent. The issue had been into a so-called “bathroom ordinance,” with opponents somehow reducing […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2015

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There is every expectation that the Human Rights Ordinance is going to be at the forefront of Jacksonville City Council concerns once the city’s budget is likely approved at the Sept. 21 City Council meeting. With that in mind, the national Human Rights Campaign has a concerted lobbying effort, with multiple registered lobbyists making its […]

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