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Mitch PerryJune 20, 2017

Being part of a legislative caucus with little political power has been the plight of Democrats elected to the Florida House for going on two decades, but state Representative Sean Shaw told a town hall audience of about 40 people Monday night that it’s their job to hold him accountable in Tallahassee, regardless of his […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2017

Though it’s the summer of 2017, things are heating up already in the 2019 race for Jacksonville City Council District 8. And reaction to a town hall event held by incumbent Councilwoman Katrina Brown won’t cool the temperature. Diallo Sekou, who filed this week to take on the embattled first-term Democrat, posted to Facebook last night his […]

Michael MolineApril 18, 2017

Hey, Al! Answer your phone! That was one of the few remotely critical remarks addressed to U.S. Rep. Al Lawson during a town hall meeting in Tallahassee Tuesday, the latest in his Easter Recess swing. “I have a real problem, frequently, getting through to your office. I mean frequently, like 50 percent of the time, I […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2017

For U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, 2017 is show and prove time — especially for the eastern part of his district. Lawson, who beat Corrine Brown in last year’s Democratic primary before rolling to a general election win against a perennial also-ran Republican candidate, has had difficulty messaging to Jacksonville. Speculation abounds that former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is […]

Mitch PerryApril 11, 2017

(Updated) Gainesville Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho held a raucous town hall meeting Monday night, as he was jeered by members of the audience before he finished his opening statement. “I really, really expected them to be a little more civil,” Yoho to the Gainesville Sun after the event.“This was the rowdiest crowd.” Similar statements have been made by congressional […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 3, 2017

Those in Florida’s Congressional District 5 who seek face time with Rep. Al Lawson will be in luck this month, should they be in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, or Quincy. Rep. Lawson, a first-term Democrat, has three town halls slated for April. Jacksonville Wednesday, April 12, 2017 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Florida State College at Jacksonville Downtown […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2017

Charlie Crist wants to hear from constituents about ways to improve health care in America The St. Petersburg Democrat is hosting a telephone town hall meeting on the subject Tuesday night. On Friday afternoon, Crist cheered the news that House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the vote on the American Health Care Act because there wasn’t enough support among Republicans. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2017

Residents of Jacksonville City Council districts 7 and 10 will have a chance Thursday evening to speak with their elected representatives. Councilmen Reggie Brown and Reggie Gaffney, both Democrats, have dueling meetings at 6 p.m. _____ Gaffney will meet District 7 constituents Thursday evening at the Highlands Library on Dunn Avenue. The topic: Jacksonville International Airport Community Redevelopment Area […]

Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2017

Congressman Vern Buchanan was greeted with a huge turnout – and chants, boos and cheers – during a town hall meeting. The Herald-Tribune reports that critics of President Donald Trump and the GOP agenda in Congress packed the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and peppered Buchanan for more than an hour with sharp questions Saturday. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 10, 2017

ACLU executive director Anthony Romero and author/actress/talk-show host Padma Lakshmi will be among the participants at an ACLU town hall meeting scheduled for Saturday afternoon on the University of Miami campus focused on resisting President Trump’s immigration policies. “The Resistance Training: An ACLU Town Hall” will feature PeoplePower.org, the civil liberty group’s new grassroots mobilization platform launched to […]

"Town hall"

Sean Shaw to town hall audience: ‘Hold me accountable’

Jax Councilor Katrina Brown town hall: a ‘dog and pony show’?

Love — some of it tough — greets Al Lawson during Tallahassee town hall

Al Lawson’s first Jacksonville town hall leaves unanswered questions

Only 7 members of Florida’s congressional delegation hosting town halls during Easter break

Al Lawson plans Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Quincy town halls

Charlie Crist to host health care telephone town hall meeting Tuesday

Jax City Councilmembers Reggie Gaffney, Reggie Brown hosting town hall meetings Thursday

Thousands show for Vern Buchanan town hall

Anthony Romero, Padma Lakshmi and MILCK to participate in ACLU Resistance Training town hall in Miami on Saturday