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A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2017

Jacksonville may be Ground Zero for the debate about economic incentives. Local leaders want them, but the local Florida House delegation does not. This week, yet another prominent person in Jacksonville’s City Hall sounded the alarm for state incentives via Enterprise Florida. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports that local OED head Kirk Wendland made the case for […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2017

No Northeast Florida incumbents face competitive races in 2018. Yet the fundraising continues anyway, as February evidenced. Notable for performance: two Northeast Florida political committees that cleared the $100K threshold for February money. And one Clay County legislator who had a strong month. ____ One of the PACs that hit six figures: “Build Something That […]

Staff ReportsMarch 5, 2017

Think of it as the last hurrah before the 2017 Legislative Session. Members of the House and Senate can’t raise money while the Legislature is session, putting a 60-day pause on fundraising each year. And while that may be good news for their most loyal contributors’ pocketbooks, it does mean you can expect a mad […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2017

Could self-driving shuttle buses come to Jacksonville in the near future? A bill filed in the Florida House may make that happen sooner than later. HB 3831, filed by Rep. Jason Fischer, seeks $500,000 for a local deployment of the Olli minibus, a Local Motors vehicle made in part with 3D printing and powered by IBM Watson technology. The […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2017

On Wednesday, Florida State Rep. Jason Fischer filed HB 3799, an appropriations bill calling for $2 million to go to FloridaMakes. That would be a five-fold increase in state funding, which was $400,000 in 2016. The goal: to help Florida maintain its competitive edge in the manufacturing sector. FloridaMakes is a nonprofit public-private partnership and Florida’s affiliate […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2017

Late last week, a federal appeal court struck down an NRA-backed law that restricted doctors in Florida from talking to patients about gun safety. The legislation, often referred to as “Docs vs. Glocks,” passed during the 2011 Legislative session. It said doctors could be censored, fined, and have licenses revoked if asked or talked to patients […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 16, 2017

While it’s uncertain as to whether or not the United Nations Security Council seeks advice from the Florida House, it’s being provided nonetheless. Rep. Jason Fischer joined an ever-growing list of sponsors of House Bill 231, a bill filed in January objecting to a 2016 United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. The Florida House […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2017

Three Jacksonville Republicans who are in their first terms in the Florida Legislature have already begun fundraising for 2018. Though Representatives Jason Fischer, Clay Yarborough, and Cord Byrd aren’t likely to face any credible opposition in running for re-election, their early attention to fundraising indicates the reality of the perpetual campaign. Of the three listed, Fischer made the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

Voters in Miami-Dade County may vote for a sheriff soon, if a joint resolution filed in the House by Jason Fischer and the Senate by Frank Artiles becomes law. HJR 721/SJR 134 would make the Sheriff of Miami-Dade a Constitutional officer. Currently, the position is appointed by the executive branch, foreclosing the voters’ right to decide their chief […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

On Thursday, an appropriations bill (HB 2787) was filed in the Florida House for the benefit of the “Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP).” The bill, filed by Jacksonville Republican Jason Fischer (a former member of the Duval County School Board), seeks to continue the $1,224,000 appropriation from the previous budget to benefit Jacksonville’s KIPP school. HB 2787 is […]

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Jacksonville leaders’ arguments for state incentives fall on deaf ears in Tallahassee

Lenny Curry, Rob Bradley committees and Travis Cummings pace Northeast Florida February fundraising

Final push for fundraising before 2017 Session kicks off

Automated shuttle to Baptist Health? Yes, if a Florida House bill passes

Jason Fischer seeks $2M for FloridaMakes, five times the previous year’s funding

Moms Demand Action promise to be a presence during Session

Jason Fischer co-sponsors bill objecting to UN condemnation of Israeli settlements

Jacksonville freshman legislators are already fundraising for 2018

Joint resolution filed to make Miami-Dade sheriff an elected office

Former Duval School Board member carries KIPP charter school bill in Tallahassee