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A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2018

The Jacksonville City Council begins its summer break (July 2 — 13). This is advantageous: It allows them to order more plaques and picture frames for proclamations, and allows some time to plan more creative escapes from the dreaded Sunshine Law. The schedule has a lull, but that doesn’t mean things are getting dull. What […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2017

Jacksonville Rep. John Rutherford, new to D.C., told Roll Call he was surprised by both ideological and strategic divisions in the GOP caucus itself this week. The caucus, said Rutherford, could be more unified: “to come from the executive side, or at least what feels like the executive side, to the legislative branch, is a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 3, 2016

Congressman David Jolly’s re-election campaign staff were feeling better about themselves Monday after seeing a D.C. pundit claim the Congressional District 13 race against Charlie Crist has shifted more favorably towards the Republican. According to the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, the CD 13 race has shifted from “Democrat Favored” to “Leans Democratic.” “Democrats are struggling to […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

Happy Friday to you all, and what a weekend it will be as virtually the entire Republican presidential field (including Jim Gilmore!) makes its way to Orlando for the next two days for the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit. We’re off to the event shortly ourselves, so let’s be succinct: Will we hear more […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

The never-a-dull-moment world that is Florida politics is about to get another jolt of energy. On Thursday U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is expected to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Roll Call has reported Grayson intends to make that announcement on an Orlando television station. The 57-year-old New York native is a […]

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What to watch for in July in Jacksonville politics

Divisions in House GOP ‘frustrating’ John Rutherford

CD 13 is a little less Democratic and more favorable to David Jolly, says D.C. pundit

Mitch Perry Report for 11.13.15 – All aboard the Sunshine Summit

Alan Grayson to announce his Senate candidacy on Thursday