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A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2016

In a Friday afternoon conversation with FloridaPolitics.com, State Attorney Angela Corey wanted to focus on the positive. Corey said she was “excited about the campaign” on multiple occasions during the conversation, reiterating her intention to bring the “same positive energy” to her race for re-election to a third term as she had to her time […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2016

Fourth District SAO Candidate Wes White can now officially be called embattled. White, running a shoestring campaign against State Attorney Angela Corey, has a message for the powerful forces he says are opposing him. “The Jacksonville Downtown Elite,” said a defiant White, “want nothing more than to gut me like a fish, to get me out of […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2016

Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorney candidate Wes White had a federal tax lien from the 2005 filing year that took until 2007 to resolve, FloridaPolitics.com has learned. The “unpaid balance of assessment” totaled $47,125.94. White, in a conversation Tuesday, called it “old history” and said that he “paid it within 60 days.” The issue was a […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2016

The money race between challenger Wes White and incumbent 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey has never been competitive, but March may be the starkest indicator yet of a gap between the two. White raised just $1,000 in March, from Elizabeth White of St. Petersburg. Beyond that, he loaned his campaign $2,500. Personal loans, now totaling $12,722, are […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2016

At the start of the year, I made 12 predictions for 2016 in Jacksonville politics. A fourth of the way through, revisiting them is useful. Some I got right. Some I got wrong. Some are still in progress. Predictions 1 and 2 revolved around the Human Rights Ordinance expansion, which was the issue du jour. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

While 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey may differ with the Florida Times-Union about whether text messages are “transitory” or not, less transitory is her fundraising lead over Wes White. Corey has roughly $207,000 cash on hand, after raising just over $7,000 in February. Among the donors this month: recent Sheriff candidate Jay Farhat and Tom Hackney, who is […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2016

State Attorney candidate Wes White had strong words about former Police and Fire Pension Fund executive director John Keane this week on social media. “It’s time for the City to stop bowing down to John Keane – and start standing up for Tax Payers,” White wrote. “If I were the State Attorney this highway robbery of tax dollars […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2016

On Friday, Sheriff Mike Williams and his predecessor, John Rutherford, endorsed State Attorney Angela Corey for re-election. For both men, it was an easy decision, and a validation of the long-range vision underpinning law enforcement and the administration of justice in Jacksonville. Rutherford used familiar language, referring to the “three-legged stool” of prevention, intervention, and enforcement, and saying […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2016

On Friday, the Community Rehabilitation Center and the CRC Foundation, organizations run by Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney, were served by agents of the FBI with subpoenas issued by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Neither CRC, the foundation, nor any employee or director of CRC are the targets of a federal investigation, contends a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2016

The big news in Jacksonville: The prime suspect in the death of Lonzie Barton, Ruben Ebron, preparing to enter a plea in the death of Lonzie Barton. State Attorney candidate Wes White is outraged. “Ruben Ebron is scheduled to appear before a judge at 8:30 a.m. When he does, the judge may decide whether to accept or reject […]

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Angela Corey prepares for a tough re-election campaign

Wes White has a message for the Jacksonville Downtown Elite

Tax trouble for Wes White? 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate says “No”

Wes White’s fundraising flatlines in 4th Circuit State Attorney race

A.G. Gancarski: So far, so good on 2016 predictions

Angela Corey maintains money lead in re-election bid

John Keane looms as wedge issue in 4th Circuit State Attorney’s race

2 Jax sheriffs endorse Angela Corey for re-election

Jax Councilman Reggie Gaffney’s nonprofit served with subpoena

Wes White slams Ruben Ebron plea deal in Lonzie Barton murder