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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Paul Renner is seen as Northeast Florida’s best hope for a Florida House Speaker anytime soon. And his PAC reflects the power that he has, as recent fundraising totals show. Through the end of December, the PAC had raised almost $347,000, with almost $33,000 in December. Big dollars came in from General Motors, U.S. Sugar, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2016

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For those who might wonder whether former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney supports the Lenny Curry administration bid to devote the half-cent sales tax to defray the unfunded pension liability, wonder no more. “I support it 100 percent,” Delaney told FloridaPolitics.com on Wednesday evening. Delaney has talked with members of the Duval Legislative Delegation, and will do whatever […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 16, 2015

In the wake of Councilman Bill Gulliford calling for a referendum on expansion of the Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance, one thing is clear. On the HRO, there is no clarity, with business community members, Council members, and the mayor’s office all singing from different hymnals. FloridaPolitics.com caught up with various Jacksonville VIPs today, and notable was […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

Mia Jones was picked Monday as chairwoman of the Duval County Legislative Delegation during its meeting at Jacksonville’s City Hall. Jay Fant was chosen vice chairman. The delegation also decided that members could “attend” a subcommittee meeting via conferencing technology. A quorum can now be reached with a minimum of two members being present, with the […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2015

Does the old saying “money-back guarantee” apply to campaign contributions? One Lenny Curry donor thinks so, and said as much in an dirt-dishing, ad hominem-riddled email to General Counsel Jason Gabriel, in which he had unkind words for many members of the City Hall staff. “Please inform the Mayor that I would like my $1000.00 campaign contribution refunded and […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 2, 2015

Where Florida Begins. The Bold New City of the South. The Florida You’ve Always Wanted. The last few decades in Jacksonville have been a graveyard of aspirational slogans and taglines, with one commonality: a lack of real resonance beyond the region, and a hard callous of skepticism among locals. truJAX, a partnership between the Jacksonville […]

Mitch PerryNovember 24, 2015

Republican Dan Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who nearly defeated an incumbent Democrats in race for Congress in Maryland last year, says that he is considering entering the Republican race for Senate in Florida, and will probably make up his mind by the beginning of 2016. Bonging moved to Palm City earlier this year, […]

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. GancarskiNovember 2, 2015

The one-day “Jeb Can Fix It” Florida tour Tuesday made its third and final stop in Jacksonville with the Bush campaign’s attempt to reverse flagging poll numbers and waning insider buy-in. His event in Tampa saw him compare himself to Abraham Lincoln, saying, “If Lincoln was alive today, imagine the foolishness he’d have to suffer” […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2015

The hot story in Jacksonville politics this week has been the blockbuster forensic audit of the beleaguered Police and Fire Pension Fund. Numerous irregularities, ranging from lavish travel budgets and lack of oversight to questionable investments, were spotlighted in the audit. However, at least one former mayor familiar with the Police and Fire Pension (indeed, […]

Tag: John Delaney

Florida Foundation for Liberty, Paul Renner’s PAC, dazzling with January money

John Delaney on Jax pension sales tax: “I support it 100%”

Legislative approaches diverge on Jax HRO

Duval delegation chooses Mia Jones as chair, hears 60-plus speakers

Lenny Curry donor wants his money back

truJAX attempts to define Jacksonville’s DNA, vision

Former Secret Service agent and Md. Senate candidate Dan Bongino says he’s thinking of entering Florida GOP Senate contest

Despite fall of Houston HERO, “fully inclusive” Jax HRO push is full steam ahead

Can Jeb Bush “fix it”? A shaky Jacksonville appearance raises doubts.

John Delaney questions “shrill” Jax PFPF audit