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A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

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Confirming statements he made exclusively to Florida Politics Sunday night, State Representative Lake Ray has made it official: He’s running for Duval County Republican Party chairman. “After much discussion with friends and family, I have made the decision to seek election as the Chair of the Duval County Republican Executive Committee (REC),” Ray said in a prepared […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 20, 2015

The crowded field of Duval GOP chair candidates may get more crowded soon, as term-limited Representative Lake Ray has been “looking at running over the course of the last several weeks” and is “likely to step into this thing.” Rep. Ray sees his candidacy as a “chance to build unity in the party.” and he is […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 10, 2015

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed two bills into law with vastly different ramifications for Jacksonville. The first, HB 647, amends the Jacksonville city charter to modify the authority of the Civil Service Board, revising the authority of the civil service board to hear appeals, complaints, and grievances. Rep. Lake Ray‘s bill amends provisions in the charter […]

Bruce RitchieApril 13, 2015

Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey Jr. on Monday urged legislators to take action to protect Florida’s electric grid from a terrorist or foreign military attack. Woolsey, who was CIA director from 1993 to 1995 under then-President Bill Clinton, spoke Monday during a House legislative working group meeting about the threat of electromagnetic pulse weapons that could […]

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