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Melissa RossJanuary 23, 2015

The Jacksonville’s mayor’s race may be getting most of the ink in Northeast Florida right now, but another local contest heading into the March unitary election looks to be a lively one. As outgoing Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford eyes a possible run for the Florida House, the well-funded candidates jockeying to replace him are […]

Melissa RossJanuary 23, 2015

The Jacksonville’s mayor’s race may be getting most of the ink in Northeast Florida right now, but another local contest heading into the March unitary election looks to be a lively one. As outgoing Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford eyes a possible run for the Florida House, the well-funded candidates jockeying to replace him are […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2015

For reasons that no one on hand could guess, mariachi music flooded Hemming Plaza, across from City Hall, in the minutes before the joint press conference of Sheriff John Rutherford and Republican Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry. One reporter on hand suggested that it sounded the soundtrack of a fight scene in a western movie. And […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2015

The Mayor’s Policy Proposals Get Criticized from the Right, as His Non-Position on Courthouse Weddings Gets Critiqued Elsewhere Jacksonville’s 28th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, held at the Prime Osborn Convention Center today, seemed like it would be a relatively anodyne affair at the outset. But this is the political season in Jacksonville and […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 11, 2015

Jacksonville wants change and opportunity, says the latest email from Republican candidate Lenny Curry, who is in “full swing” and ready to make his bid for Mayor official this week. Change and leadership are exactly what Curry is promising voters he will bring to the mayor’s office, as he announces a qualifying kickoff event on Wednesday. […]

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Mario Cristobal. Image via AP.

Big money flowing in the Jacksonville sheriff’s race

Big money flowing in the Jacksonville sheriff's race

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