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A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2015

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There hasn’t been a lot of intentional humor in the Jacksonville municipal elections this time around. Party people from both sides, augmented by resources and talent from out of town, hit each other and the candidates with a cacophony of calumnies. Soon enough, it will all be over and everyone involved will be drinking craft […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

The Jacksonville District 2 City Council race continues to get more interesting by the day. First there was Lisa King, the Democrat who made the runoff, trolling Republican Al Ferraro in an attempt to get him to debate. Now, in the wake of third-place finisher Jack Daniels endorsing his fellow Republican, King alleges that Daniels might not be above […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 15, 2015

March fundraising numbers for Jacksonville campaigns show surprises in the mayoral race and PAC accounts. Though the most interesting narrative is that of Alvin Brown‘s fundraising, there are other strands worth mentioning. The big story for some observers, such as David Bauerlein with the The Florida Times-Union, was Shad Khan dropping $100K into Brown’s Taking Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 14, 2015

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in a reserved room at the Jacksonville Zoo, the Northside Business Leaders hosted a candidate forum at its regular meeting, which involving the two runoff candidates to replace Bill Bishop in District 2 (Republican Al Ferraro and Democrat Lisa King), Reggie Gaffney, running in District 7, and the two Sheriff’s candidates, Mike Williams and Ken […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

The big news in recent days in the Jacksonville political world has been Lenny Curry‘s attempts to get Alvin Brown to debate him by any means necessary. Curry, though, isn’t the only Duval politician having a tough time getting a debate. In Jacksonville City Council District 2, Democrat Lisa King has been trying to debate Republican Al Ferraro the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Jacksonville’s First Election, held last Tuesday, settled the majority of the Council district races: Aaron Bowman, Matt Schellenberg, Garrett Dennis, John Crescimbeni, Doyle Carter, Reggie Brown and Jim Love all won outright, joining Bill Gulliford, Lori Boyer, and Danny Becton, who ran unopposed. There are still five Council races headed toward a May 19 runoff, however, and with that in mind, here is a quick […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2015

I spent two hours Monday night at a candidate forum involving hopefuls from the Northside Districts 2, 7, and 8, in which most of the candidates didn’t say much that was particularly novel, interesting, or quotable most of the time. That was fine, since I sat with the most outspoken person on City Council, the inimitable Denise […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

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Was Jack Daniels pay to play?

March fundraising in Jacksonville campaigns reveals surprises

Northside Business Leaders host Jax sheriff and council candidates

Will Al Ferraro debate Lisa King in Jax council race?

Jacksonville City Council runoff elections are full of drama and intrigue

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