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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2015

With a proposal for a half-cent sales tax increase advocated by Mayoral Candidate Bill Bishop and made by City Councilman Bill Gulliford during the Council Meeting this week, Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry drew a line of demarcation between himself and Republicans who support tax hikes today, via an unambiguously worded press release in which he proposed an […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2015

The second Alvin Brown re-election TV spot, titled “Jobs,” bears resemblance to the first. For one thing, it has the same sunny imagery as the first spot. For another thing, “Jobs” was paid for by the Florida Democratic Party — as part of another 3 Pack bundled with Janet Cruz and Jeff Clemens, two South Florida politicians […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2015

Though our poll from a couple of weeks ago has Bill Bishop at around 9% support in the March Jacksonville Mayoral election, there still are appearances that the insurgent candidate is building momentum. Today, for example, he won the Southside Businessmen’s Club Mayoral Straw Poll with 71% of the vote. Perhaps in an effort to […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2015

Though our poll from a couple of weeks ago has Bill Bishop at around 9% support in the March Jacksonville Mayoral election, there still are appearances that the insurgent candidate is building momentum. Today, for example, he won the Southside Businessmen’s Club Mayoral Straw Poll with 71% of the vote. Perhaps in an effort to […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 7, 2015

It is official: Lenny Curry won the Mayoral Straw Poll at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob going away, thus raising more questions about the viability of Bill Bishop, the other Republican in the race. The numbers we are hearing: Curry got 61%, Bill Bishop just 21%, and Alvin Brown and Omega Allen got 13% and 5% […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2015

Was the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry preordained? It depends on how you look at it. The endorsement came late Tuesday, just one day after the JAXBIZ interview of Mayor Alvin Brown, and seemed to reflect a consensus view. The wording: unambiguous. “JAXBIZ researched the records and platforms of each of the three major candidates, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 4, 2015

On the same day that Lenny Curry scored the pivotal NEFAR endorsement in the Jacksonville Mayor Race, he received an endorsement every bit as important from JAXBIZ, the non-profit, non-partisan political organization affiliated with the influential JAX Chamber. The JAXBIZ endorsement, arguably one of the most coveted organizational endorsements in Jacksonville politics, came after the customary due diligence from the […]

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Lenny Curry slams calls for tax hikes in “times of crisis”, advocates emergency audit of Jax finances

Latest Alvin Brown TV ad draws scrutiny

Lenny Curry PAC mailer slams "liberal" Bill Bishop

Lenny Curry PAC mailer slams “liberal” Bill Bishop

Lenny Curry Women's Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters

Lenny Curry Women’s Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters

Lenny Curry Trounces Bill Bishop at the First Coast Tea Party Hob Nob Straw Poll

Alvin Brown's no-win situation: inside the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry

Alvin Brown’s no-win situation: inside the JAXBIZ endorsement of Lenny Curry

JAXBIZ endorses Lenny Curry for Jacksonville Mayor