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A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2018

Chris King, an entrepreneur from Orlando running for Governort, returned to Jacksonville Thursday, his second straight day in Northeast Florida. Florida Politics caught up with the Democrat ahead of his closed press visit to a church in the Springfield neighborhood, where the progressive political neophyte pitched his policy positions to faith leaders from the region. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 28, 2017

Gubernatorial hopeful Adam Putnam is serving up the BBQ and the equally slow-roasted Florida exceptionalism stump speech Thursday in Jacksonville. The meet-and-greet — not “meat and greet” — event with the Agriculture Commissioner kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and promises Putnam will “discuss his vision for Florida’s future and how he’ll always put Florida First.” Putnam has […]

Phil AmmannJune 4, 2017

It’s June, finally. And despite the Jacksonville City Council taking a week off, the political scene in Northeast Florida is heating up. One congressional incumbent launched his re-election campaign, while a former Clintonista is mulling her own run in a district just south of Duval County. Sen. Bill Nelson came through the region to talk […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s budget veto list is out, and Northeast Florida was not spared the axe. Some education, health, and infrastructure projects will have to wait until next year. Crosswalk safety didn’t make the cut, as a $1.231M ask for signal installation, carried by Rep. Clay Yarborough, fell to the floor. As did University of […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2017

Northeast Florida, like the rest of the state, waits for Gov. Rick Scott to review the budget from the Florida Legislature. Scott has been typically vague on his real disposition on the budget: the new-school “Veto Corleone” hasn’t ruled out a full-on veto, or line item vetoes. And in recent months, Gov. Scott has been […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 6, 2017

As legislators begin filing appropriations bills in Tallahassee, we are starting to get an idea what success (or failure) will look like for Northeast Florida this Session. Two of the more compelling requests last week came from Jacksonville Rep. Clay Yarborough, who filed a pair of bills totaling $10 million for the University of North Florida. House […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 13, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott warned people living in Northeastern Florida to pay attention to a storm brewing in the Atlantic Ocean. The state Division of Emergency Management has been receiving regular updates from the National Hurricane Center about Invest 93L, a disturbance off the Florida coast, Scott said. At first forecasters doubted it would amount to […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 22, 2016

Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute and WJXT-TV have established a debate schedule for races of interest in Northeast Florida. Aug. 16 is the date for the 4th Circuit State Attorney debate, an event with an 8 p.m. start, which will be replayed at a later date. The two other debates, both covering congressional races, are to […]

Melissa RossJune 25, 2016

One thing about Duval County — it sometimes defies easy stereotyping. That’s certainly true when you consider the fact that the Northeast Florida Regional Director for the Donald Trump for President campaign is Derek Boyd Hankerson. Hankerson, who is of Gullah Geechee heritage, is an African-American documentary filmmaker, author and historian in addition to his political […]

Julie DelegalMay 20, 2016

Four voters in Northeast Florida filed suit against the Supervisors of Elections for Duval, Clay and Nassau counties to keep the Aug. 30 primary election for State Attorney open to all voters, and not Republicans only. The voter-plaintiffs in Scott v. Hogan have also named Alexander Pantinakis and Daniel Kenneth Leigh as defendants in the […]

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