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Drew WilsonNovember 8, 2017

Republican attorney Ashley Moody notched her 20th endorsement from a sitting county sheriff Wednesday, while her newest primary opponent Pensacola Rep. Frank White added another himself. Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith called Moody “uniquely qualified” to be Florida’s next AG as he joined the throng of sheriffs backing the former circuit court judge, who hail […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and U.S. Rep. John Rutherford have officially endorsed Pensacola Rep. Frank White for Attorney General. This endorsement happened despite a Jacksonville candidate, Rep. Jay Fant, being in the race, raising existential questions about his viability going forward. “I’m proud to endorse Frank White as our next Attorney General. Frank is a man of character and faith […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2017

U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Al Lawson, a Republican and Democrat representing Jacksonville, have joined forces on a new piece of veteran-friendly legislation. HR 3965 — the “Veterans Armed for Success Act” — would appropriate $5M for job-related training and “transition assistance” for military veterans. That $5M would go to eligible organizations in the form of federal […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2017

Neither of Jacksonville’s two first-term U.S. Congressmen have officially filed for re-election. However, Republican John Rutherford of Congressional District 4 and Democrat Al Lawson of CD 5 continue to sock money away for that inevitability. Of the two, Rutherford had the more active third quarter of 2017. Rutherford’s total receipts are now up to $241,484, with $146,044 […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2017

Wednesday saw House Speaker Paul Ryan stop briefly in Jacksonville, as part of a three-stop tour of Irma damage in Florida. A corollary, equally important story: the Florida Delegation setting aside partisan concerns to meet the post-storm needs of the Sunshine State, while discussing the way forward. In Jacksonville, Ryan saw the Duval Emergency Operations Center, […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 9, 2017

On Saturday, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford expressed real concerns to FloridaPolitics.com about the $15.25B disaster relief bill the House passed. His specific issue: raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts to ameliorate the impact. Rutherford is cognizant of the need for FEMA money for relief from Harvey and now Irma; however, not unlike Sen. Marco Rubio, who […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017

Freshman U.S. Congressman John Rutherford has been in Congress since January. And he sees a lot of work ahead — with one primary obstruction being in the U.S. Senate. Voters “still expect the Republican Party and Congress to get done the things we said we were going to get done: health care, tax reform, transportation, and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2017

Those who work at Jacksonville City Hall have received a political education of late, demonstrated by a recent City Council bill on funding after-school programs. With apologies to Ric Flair, but his famous catchphrase “now we go to school” applies here … and not just because this bill was education-related. Finance Chair Garrett Dennis wanted […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

U.S. Representative John Rutherford has settled in quickly to his role in Congress and this recess week finds the Jacksonville Republican burnishing his foreign policy chops with a trip to the Middle East. Per a press release from Rutherford’s office, the congressman leaves for Israel Monday “as part of a delegation of Members of Congress to […]

Phil AmmannAugust 4, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is all about loyalty, and much of this edition comes back to the idea of one’s squad as a result. For example, there’s Curry’s candidate in the House District 15 race to succeed Jay Fant, who is running for Attorney General instead of pursuing re-election. And then there’s the push to […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Ashley Moody, Frank White add sheriff endorsements in AG arms race

Lenny Curry, John Rutherford back Frank White for Attorney General

John Rutherford bill would help veterans transition to business world

John Rutherford, Al Lawson continue to build re-election war chests

For Florida Delegation, Irma aid trumps partisan politics

Why John Rutherford was ‘not happy’ with disaster relief bill

John Rutherford seeks end to ‘arcane’ U.S. Senate cloture rule

Jacksonville Bold for 8.11.17 — Now we go to school

John Rutherford heads to Israel

Jacksonville Bold for 8.4.17 — Squad goals