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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

It was a December to remember for Build Something That Lasts, the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. The Curry committee cleaned up to end the year, raking in $142,000, pushing the committee up to $603,000 on hand. The strong month comes at a pivotal time for the Mayor’s policy and political operations. The Mayor’s Office […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 5, 2018

The 2015 Jacksonville Mayoral campaign is just a memory now. And the alliance between former Mayor Alvin Brown and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has a newsreel quality. It almost seems quaint. In 2014, when it seemed like Brown was a slam dunk for re-election, the city signed off on an ambitious capital investment: $43 million into […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2018

The weather report was unprecedented this week. Cold as ice, as the Foreigner classic goes. But for those needing a warmup, the 2018 political landscape brings the heat. Right now, it’s hotter than July in the orbit of almost-Jacksonville Rep. Ron DeSantis. He’s got the billionaires backing him, and a robopoll saying he’s more popular […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 3, 2018

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is a hardcore NFL fan, so much so that one of his life goals will be completed this weekend on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. The reason: the Jaguars are hosting a playoff game, and Curry proclaimed standout defensive end Calais Campbell the mayor of “Sacksonville.” An ESPN producer reached out Tuesday via email: “We […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

In 2016, Cord Byrd, Clay Yarborough and Jason Fischer overcame competitive GOP primaries to win nominations — despite powerful interests and strong candidates going against each of them in the process. The general elections, in each of their districts, lacked drama: all three beat write-in candidates, garnering over 90 percent of the vote. We asked the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 2018

For the third straight year, Florida Politics is attempting to predict how politics in the 904 will go. And hopefully the predictions will go better than they did the previous two years. 2016’s predictions were as reliable as a coin flip: Six right, six wrong. 2017 saw six wrong… and four right. Batting .400 is […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 29, 2017

Politics in Northeast Florida is about to heat up, with state races in 2018 and Jacksonville municipal elections in 2019. Here are ten names worth watching. — Alvin Brown: Is he running for the U.S. House against Al Lawson? Mayor against incumbent Lenny Curry? He will have to decide, one way or another, this year. We’ve […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2017

At the end of November, Florida Times-Union reporter Nate Monroe wrote one of those articles so pointed that television reporters, in a crash course on political committee finance, were asking follow-ups during gaggles. Entitled “Political committee spending keeps many details of Mayor [Lenny] Curry’s trips in dark,” the piece examined some off-schedule trips the mayor took with Jaguars’ […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 26, 2017

Another year is mercifully almost in the books, and with that comes another chance for this writer to offer self-recrimination for yearly predictions that looked good in January. — Prediction 1 [TRUE]: The Duval Delegation will struggle to deliver. On this one, I have to consider what the Mayor told me was the key priorities. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 19, 2017

The News Service of Florida reported Monday about some apparent inconsistencies in a list of supporters recently rolled out by Attorney General hopeful Jay Fant. It seems that not all of those listed as supporters actually support Fant, a Jacksonville Republican. Carolyn Otworth, the Clay County chair of the Trump Club, told NSF’s Dara Kam her name […]

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$142K December haul for Lenny Curry political committee

Cobranding links Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, NFL Jaguars

Jacksonville Bold for 1.5.18 — Cold outside, 2018 is hot

Lenny Curry to talk ‘Sacksonville’ on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown

Northeast Florida lawmakers preview 2018 Legislative Session

A.G. Gancarski’s 10 predictions for Jacksonville politics in 2018

A.G. Gancarski’s 10 people to watch in Northeast Florida politics: 2018 edition

Florida Times-Union editorial board all-in for ‘entertainment zone’

Behold, the wreckage: A look at A.G. Gancarski’s 2017 predictions

Déjà vu in Jay Fant endorsement flap