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A.G. GancarskiJune 21, 2016

J.R. Gaillot, one of three Democratic challengers to embattled incumbent Reggie Fullwood in the House District 13 race in Jacksonville, on Monday “called on the mayor and every member of the Jacksonville City Council to support Tommy Hazouri’s HRO bill.” Though the bill isn’t slated to be reintroduced until after the Aug. 30 pension tax referendum, the Fleming Island […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 15, 2015

The big question going into the final Jacksonville HRO Community Conversation, about the effect of potential legislation on businesses, held at Jacksonville University on Tuesday evening, wasn’t about the proponents of a Human Rights Ordinance expansion to the LGBT community; rather, about the opponents. Longwood Florida’s own Roger Gannam, apparently the Swiss Army knife of […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 3, 2015

This week a Dallas-based website launched a purported attempt to crowdfund 10 votes in favor of expansion of Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance. On Wednesday afternoon, the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality released a statement condemning “in the strongest terms possible any unethical or illegal attempt to influence the outcome” of the HRO vote. Coalition Legislative Director […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 2, 2015

Can Jacksonville’s City Council be bought? When it comes to the Human Rights Ordinance, at least one out-of-state outfit thinks so. As first reported by WJXT, a Dallas outfit called Newstarter.com posits a provocative proposition: “Millionaires buy politicians. Now the PEOPLE can too! Buy City Council votes to pass the Human Rights Ordinance in Jacksonville,” says […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2015

During Public Comment at the end of the Duval Delegation Meeting, Pastor Kenneth Adkins spoke on Janet Adkins‘s “inside ball game” comments about the redistricting of Corrine Brown’s CD 5, which were first reported in Politico. No, the two Adkinses are not related. This ensured that, despite the best efforts of the chairwoman’s agenda, the biggest political controversy […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2015

An old adage posits that all politics is local. It’s especially true in Jacksonville’s City Council District 7, where accusations are flying about the two remaining candidates: Democrats George Spencer and Reggie Gaffney. At the heart of it is the Rev. Ken Adkins, who made known his vigorous opposition to Corrine Brown‘s “Quick Picks” prior to the primary election. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

At the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office Tuesday for an Early Voting event, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was in good humor, until I asked her about her voter information document, “Corrine’s Quick Picks.” A long-standing institution for Florida voters, it has come under increased scrutiny this year. I asked her about whether they were, as […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

At the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office Tuesday for an Early Voting event, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was in good humor, until I asked her about her voter information document, “Corrine’s Quick Picks.” A long-standing institution for Florida voters, it has come under increased scrutiny this year. I asked her about whether they were, as […]

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HD 13 Dem J.R. Gaillot calls on Jacksonville to pass HRO expansion

Jacksonville HRO Community Conversations finally over

Jacksonville Coalition for Equality condemns Dallas website HRO vote-buying scheme

Can Jacksonville’s City Council be bought?

Janet Adkins dodges media questions on prison-packed CD 5 comments

Jax District 7 race heating up; Ken Adkins adds pyrotechnics

Corrine Brown defends “Quick Picks” as resentment festers

Corrine Brown defends "Quick Picks" as resentment festers