A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2019
3min258
Former U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato sent a check.
Tag: Vestcor
A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2019A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2019
3min513
'Inclusionary housing' ordinances are the exception.
Staff ReportsDecember 22, 2017
1min266
Vestcor Chairman John Rood was reappointed to the Florida Prepaid College Board on Thursday. Rood, who served as Ambassador to the Bahamas during the George W. Bush Administration, chairs the politically connected Jacksonville development company Vestcor. Rood and Vestcor are frequent donors to Republican causes and candidates in Northeast Florida and beyond. Rood has been on the […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2016
2min392
Ending a period of two months without contributions, the political committee of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry broke that dormancy during the most recent reporting period. “Build Something That Lasts” collected $8,500 from Oct. 15 to Oct. 21; all contributions were made on Oct. 20. Among the contributors: US Assure — an insurance company helmed by Ty Petway, one of the […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2016
2min260
Word is that it’s going to take a few million dollars to market the Discretionary Sales Surtax referendum, to extend the Better Jacksonville Plan sales tax until 2060 to deal with the unfunded pension liability, to Jacksonville voters. With that long game in mind, the fundraising reports of Build Something That Lasts, Lenny Curry‘s PAC, are […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2015
1min213
A strong month of fundraising in October pushed HD 18 incumbent Travis Cummings up to $121,300 in his campaign account. Cummings has spent $30,000, giving him more than $90,000 cash on hand. Three companies associated with the late Jim Moran maxed out for Cummings, as did a lot of Jacksonville power brokers, such as the […]
Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2015
4min232
As Southern Strategy Group grows its empire around the country, it continued to post gaudy lobbying figures in Tallahassee: the firm collected an estimated $3.1 million in consulting fees last quarter, according to a compensation report submitted Friday. SSG took in some $2.3 million from 241 legislative lobbying clients and reported $800,000 in fees from […]