January 20, 2025
Local people reflect on the simultaneous MLK Day holiday and inauguration of President Donald Trump.…
November 18, 2024
OPINION | Mike Waltz leaves Congress, and the fight to replace him begins
It was only a matter of time and figuring out the right position once Donald Trump got elected president. That’s…
November 13, 2024
Trump picks 2 Florida politicians for cabinet roles
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly chosen Rep. Michael Waltz as national security adviser and Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of…
October 21, 2024
OPINION | We haven’t heard the last of Deegan’s ‘concentration camp’ gaffe
A.G. Gancarski predicts the blowback over Mayor Donna Deegan’s remarks will continue to dog her, both with imminent City Council…
October 18, 2024
Deegan stands by comment on ‘concentration camps,’ but regrets causing pain
Mayor Donna Deegan responded to criticism from Republican leaders after she assailed Donald Trump’s immigration plan.…
July 28, 2024
OPINION | The presidential election is a #jaxpol proxy war and the stakes are high for both sides.
Much is at stake in this election, not least of which for local political figures, many of whom have a…
April 19, 2024
St. Augustine man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial
The 37-year-old man scattered leaflets promulgating anti-government theories and then doused himself with an accelerant.…
March 19, 2024
MAP | Where Trump won most handily on the First Coast
Former President Donald Trump smashed his competitors in the Republican presidential primary in Florida on Tuesday.…
March 13, 2024
#AskJAXTDY | Why vote in the Florida primary?
Jacksonville Today reader Ellen H. wants to know how much Florida Republicans’ votes matter in the presidential primary.…
March 7, 2024
Where to vote early in the presidential primary
The early voting period for the Presidential Preference Primary in Florida begins this week across Northeast Florida.…
January 29, 2024
OPINION | Will Donald Trump unite Jacksonville Republicans?
Republicans, led by the chair of the Duval County party, are being compelled to unite behind Trump weeks before the…
November 7, 2023
UNF 2024 poll: Trump has overwhelming support among Florida Republican voters
A new poll from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab of likely Republican primary voters across Florida…
August 21, 2023
OPINION | Jacksonville isn’t Ron DeSantis’ town anymore
What’s clear is that Ron DeSantis has taken his eye off Jacksonville — like the rest of the state — and…
March 9, 2023
UNF poll: DeSantis ahead in Florida for Republican presidential primary
A new poll says Ron DeSantis is more popular than Donald Trump among registered Florida Republicans in an imaginary primary.…
November 16, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis’ and Trump’s freedom isn’t free
Freedom. That’s the word that’s been slung like dice since campaigning began for the 2022 midterm elections. Entire narratives were…
July 17, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis shares blame for Aguilar fiasco
Former Florida Times-Union journalist Matt Dixon, now of POLITICO Florida, had a “scoop” the other day that illustrated tragedies throughout…
June 22, 2022
OPINION | Which candidate will be in sync with voters?
You never really know when voters are done and ready to move on until, well, they move on. Take the…
April 24, 2022
OPINION | Can DeSantis overplay his hand?
In the week since my column last ran in Jacksonville Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis got everything he wanted from the…