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A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2018

Just days after Gov. Rick Scott suspended two Jacksonville City Council members who face 38 federal counts in a scheme to defraud local and federal taxpayers, Mayor Lenny Curry said Tuesday his office had no active role or insight into the selection process for their replacements. The replacements for suspended Democrats Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown will be picked by […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018

On Thursday, Jacksonville City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown were indicted on a 38-count conspiracy to defraud, after both allegedly misused city and federal funds intended for economic incentive purposes. Friday saw Gov. Rick Scott suspend the two less than a year before elections, leaving the Jacksonville City Council to scramble in terms of figuring out […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, indicted Thursday on a 38-count scheme to defraud, will have more time to devise a legal defense in the coming weeks. As many expected, Gov. Rick Scott devoted a chunk of his Friday 5 p.m. news dump to the inevitable memo, suspending the Councilmembers, though not naming temporary replacements. The suspension […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

Jacksonville’s political class is reeling from Thursday’s federal indictment of City Councilors Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown, which saw the two Democrats slammed with a 38-count conspiracy to defraud. Councilwoman Brown was named in 37 counts; Councilman Brown in 32. Per prosecutors, the two misappropriated federal and city money provided to fund an ultimately failed BBQ sauce […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018

The big news from Jacksonville Thursday: the indictment of Councilmembers Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown on charges related to a conspiracy to defraud. Prosecutors assert that the Browns secreted government money, lent and granted to Katrina Brown for a barbeque sauce plant that was supposed to create 56 jobs — but created none. For those expecting hot takes […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2018

Jacksonville hasn’t dealt with a politician’s fraud trial in roughly a year. Perhaps the city was overdue. A 61-page indictment dropped in federal court Thursday for two Jacksonville City Council members, Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown. Their first appearance on Thursday afternoon saw the two Democrats face the court, in the face of charges that […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2018

Before Memorial Day, Florida Politics caught up with Jacksonville’s Audrey Gibson, as the incoming Senate Democratic Leader negotiates a restive caucus and a primary challenge from City Councilman Reggie Brown. Thus far, 2018 has been interesting in ways that could not have been forecast less than a year ago, before Gibson replaced scandal-plagued Jeff Clemens. And the intrigue […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Duval Democrats are noted for their internal wars, and an excellent current example of such is the House District 13 Democratic donnybrook between Rep. Tracie Davis and Roshanda Jackson, a former district secretary for state Rep. Kim Daniels. The Davis/Jackson contest is one of two major primary votes awaiting some Jacksonville voters, the other being Davis’ political ally, Sen. Audrey […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

Jacksonville political watchers are beginning to wonder about the strategy of Reggie Brown. In August, the City Councilman opted to primary Democratic Senate Minority Leader Designate Audrey Gibson, but Brown has not yet actually raised any funds. Through April, Gibson was far in the lead fundraising wise with more than $132,000 banked, with Brown far behind, closing the month with […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 3, 2018

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown is challenging Senate Democratic Leader-Designate Audrey Gibson in the 2018 primary. Despite his run for higher office, Brown has not yet made moves to resign from the City Council. And he has no plans to as of this writing. Qualifying for state offices is in mid-June. Per statute, the written […]

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