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A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2017

In Jacksonville Tuesday, state Rep. Jay Fant will officially declare he will be running for Florida Attorney General. The Jacksonville Republican opened a campaign account Friday, precluding a run to replace term-limited Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi. Fant plans a special announcement for the Omni. He’s scrubbed his website of “Jay Fant for State Representative” ephemera (that type of […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2017

March offered northeast Florida’s state legislators a window to fundraise before the Legislative Session kicked off. Some took advantage of it, such as state Sen. Aaron Bean, who brought in $11,000 via $500 and $1,000 checks on Mar. 6. The Fernandina Beach Republican spent over $7,000 in March, including over $1,000 with Wal-Mart, and $1,497 […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2017

The best political theater in this state so far this year: arguably, Gov. Rick Scott‘s “Fighting for Florida Jobs” roundtables. Jacksonville gets its version of the roadshow Monday morning at Harbinger Signs in Mandarin. Scott started off March in Rep. Travis Cummings‘ district, where he repeatedly jabbed at Cummings and Rep. Paul Renner for opposing Enterprise Florida and […]

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 10, 2017

Republican State Rep. Jay Fant has the safest of safe seats on Jacksonville’s deep-red Westside. However, in the even deeper-red Florida House, he found himself on the losing side of this week’s debate about Enterprise Florida. Fant spoke passionately and futilely about the need to maintain incentive programs, a position not shared by most of the […]

Jim RosicaMarch 9, 2017

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State Rep. Jay Fant says he will not vote for a bill, backed by House Speaker Richard Corcoran, that seeks to abolish the Enterprise Florida economic development organization. After Thursday’s floor session, he told FloridaPolitics.com he doesn’t “like going against leadership on a vote, and I stick with them on just about everything, but this […]

Jim RosicaMarch 9, 2017

The Florida House Thursday began its consideration of a bill to obliterate the Enterprise Florida economic development organization, castigated by Speaker Richard Corcoran as a dispenser of “corporate welfare.” The bill (HB 7005) also gets rid of a swarm of business incentive programs that sponsor Paul Renner said fail the return-on-investment test. (They are listed in the bill analysis.) Several […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2017

The ‘Stand Up for North Florida‘ group released a television ad Tuesday, designed to call attention to what it calls “the threat of the South Florida land buy, proposed by Senators Joe Negron and Rob Bradley, to the limited conservation funding resources available to the North Florida region.” The group, which includes Rep. Jay Fant, has […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2017

It’s show and prove time for the Duval County Legislative Delegation. The whispers inside the St. James Building (Jacksonville’s city hall) are full of doubt and disbelief. Some are saying they lack experience – and they do. Five of the six House members are rookies. That’s going to make it difficult to score appropriations victories. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2017

A legal loophole that may have allowed some criminals against minors to escape prosecution may be closed soon. House Bill 791, filed by Jacksonville Republican Jay Fant, would extend statute of limitations periods for kidnapping & false imprisonment of minors under a certain age. For those abducting and holding hostage young people under the age of […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Jay Fant set to run for Attorney General, with Raymond Johnson helping with event

Keith Perry, Audrey Gibson pace northeast Florida fundraising in March

Rick Scott comes to Jacksonville Monday with message for Duval Delegation

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

Jay Fant for Attorney General? Intrigue in Jacksonville

Jay Fant is down on bill that would end Enterprise Florida

House looks at bill to kill Enterprise Florida

‘Stand Up for North Florida’ releases TV ad criticizing Lake O land buy

2017 Legislative Session preview: Tempered expectations for Duval Legislative Delegation

Legislature mulls extending statute of limitations in crimes against minors