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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2015

With the controversy of the mechanics of the Duval County Republican Party endorsement fading into the rearview mirror, Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry keeps on running … in more ways than one. On Saturday, the Republican did what so many Jacksonville residents do on the weekends — run a 5K with his wife and friends. Specifically, the 5K Duck […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2015

Jacksonville needs to get on top of police-and-fire pension reform, and failing to do it now amounts to playing politics with taxpayer money. And contrary to what a recent direct mail piece would have us believe, it’s not the mayor who’s playing fast and loose with our tax dollars. Our past rates of payment on our pension’s […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 22, 2015

Jacksonville needs to get on top of police-and-fire pension reform, and failing to do it now amounts to playing politics with taxpayer money. And contrary to what a recent direct mail piece would have us believe, it’s not the mayor who’s playing fast and loose with our tax dollars. Our past rates of payment on […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 22, 2015

Lenny Curry’s campaign was quick to get its message out about Alvin Brown’s first TV ad of his reelection campaign, telling us that the “He Cut His Own Pay” spot was “a blatantly dishonest commercial trying to hide the facts” regarding Brown having “raised taxes and fees” while his “his cuts to law enforcement have […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 21, 2015

Starting today, Mayor Alvin Brown’s “biggest lie” will be pushed on television screens throughout the Jacksonville area: that he did not raise taxes on Jacksonville families and small businesses. According to Republican opponent Lenny Curry, the new spot, paid for by Florida Democrats, ignores the fact that Brown just last year accepted a city budget with […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 20, 2015

In the Jacksonville mayoral race, never mind the official qualifying period, which is through Friday. The real campaign has begun … with Lenny Curry bumper stickers. You know it’s a race now! With only a $15 contribution, the brand new, official Lenny Curry for Mayor Bumper Sticker can be yours. The former Republican Party of Florida chair has […]

Melissa RossJanuary 20, 2015

Monday night’s Duval County Republican Party gathering ended with the endorsement of Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry (albeit with some complications). But the meeting had another unexpected bit of drama when 26-year-old Jesse Wilson, a former Republican City Council candidate, writer for Void Magazine, and supporter of Republican mayoral candidate Bill Bishop, was kicked out of […]

Melissa RossJanuary 20, 2015

Monday night’s Duval County Republican Party gathering ended with the endorsement of Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry (albeit with some complications). But the meeting had another unexpected bit of drama when 26-year-old Jesse Wilson, a former Republican City Council candidate, writer for Void Magazine, and supporter of Republican mayoral candidate Bill Bishop, was kicked out of […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2015

Second-ballot endorsement with intrigue beforehand After a solid few weeks of endorsements and control of the news cycle, the Lenny Curry campaign garnered the official party endorsement Monday night at the Duval County Republican Party meeting. The Curry team offered a statement on the endorsement: “We appreciate the grassroots supporters for asking Chairman Lumb to […]

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 […]

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Lenny Curry keeps running races

Julie Delegal: Pension politics squanders millions in Jacksonville tax dollars

Julie Delegal: Pension politics squanders millions in Jax tax dollars

Alvin Brown campaign refutes Lenny Curry ‘Biggest Lie’ claim

Lenny Curry: Florida Dems, Alvin Brown push “Biggest Lie” in new JAX TV spot

Email insights: Lenny Curry gets real, with new bumper sticker

Young Jax Republican tossed from meeting bemoans 'divisiveness' of local, national GOP

Young Jax Republican tossed from meeting bemoans ‘divisiveness’ of local, national GOP

Manufacturing consent: Lenny Curry scores Duval GOP endorsement

Too little, too Llate: Lenny Curry and Sheriff Rutherford hold anti-Alvin presser