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Gov. Ron DeSantis came to Jacksonville to sign a bill allowing the state to deposit money in credit unions. | News4Jax
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DeSantis signs credit union bill in Jacksonville

Jacksonville’s financial services industry could benefit from a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Thursday at VyStar Credit Union headquarters.…

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Davenport Park sits near San Carlos and San Marco avenues in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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Carousel might soon return in St. Augustine

One man’s journey to restore a carousel to “Carousel Park” got a step closer to reality Thursday.…

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Thousands of people are expected at this weekend's Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. | Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
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Fried crustaceans will lure thousands to Fernandina

Some 150,000 people are expected to attend the 59th annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival this weekend in Fernandina…

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This is the crossing where Florida East Coast Railway will make safety improvements. | Google
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State Road 16 to close for work in St. Augustine

The road will be closed Saturday through Tuesday between Lewis Speedway and Ponce De Leon Boulevard.…

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St. Johns County to host public budget workshops

The county aims to make its budget-setting process more transparent this year by making public workshops more accessible.…

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State defends North Florida congressional map

Attorneys say a previous plan, creating a majority Black district, was illegally based on race.…

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Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville to decry Florida's abortion laws that outlaw the procedure six weeks after conception on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Kamala Harris assails Florida abortion law in Jacksonville

The vice president said the Heatbeat Protection Act, which took effect Wednesday, stripped 4 million women of reproductive freedom.…

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General Counsel Michael Fackler advises the Jacksonville Ethics Commission about its opposition to recently passed ethics legislation. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
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Florida’s ‘pro-corruption’ ethics bill sits in gubernatorial limbo

For eight weeks, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken no action on a bill that would make it harder to file…

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Walmart is closing all of its 51 health centers in five states, including six in Northeast Florida.
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Walmart is closing all 6 health centers on First Coast

Overall, Walmart will close 51 health centers in five states that have not made money.…

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These are some of the custom birdhouses up for grabs as part of Pie in the Sky's For the Birds fundraiser. Proceeds will help fund the group's efforts to deliver healthy food to seniors.
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St. Johns charity raises money to buy healthy food for seniors

Pie in the Sky is auctioning off artistic birdhouses in its annual For the Birds fundraiser.…

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Patients have been waiting four to five weeks for an appointment at Planned Parenthood's Tallahassee health center due to increased demand, officials said. | Colin Abbey, Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida
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7 things to know about Florida’s 6-week abortion law

Florida’s new law took effect Wednesday, banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.…

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Duval County School Board Chair Darryl Willie and interim Superintendent Dana Kriznar attend a community forum hosted by the Jacksonville NAACP at the Beaver Street Enterprise Center in New Town Tuesday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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New Town residents question Duval Schools on proposed closures and teacher cuts

The Duval School District may need to eliminate up to 700 staff positions.…

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The St. Augustine Beach Hotel was instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement. | St. Johns Cultural Council
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St. Augustine civil rights landmark wins $750,000 grant

Wade-ins at the St. Augustine Beach Hotel contributed to the passage of the national Civil Rights Act.…

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The Duval County jail. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Sheriff T.K. Waters said investigators got a tip that corrections officer Kobe Collett was smuggling drugs into the jail.…

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More than 100 firefighters battle a fire Jan. 29, 2024, at the $65 million Rise Doro apartments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Rise plans to start rebuilding Doro apartments this summer

The CEO of Rise: A Real Estate Company said the goal is to start construction about Aug. 1 with an…

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Josue Galeano, 5, from Spring Park Elementary School, does imprint art on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at The Cummer Museum with help from volunteer Alisha Wood. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Students, sculpture and fun come together at the Cummer

The Arts for All camp provides exceptional hands-on art experiences for students with differing abilities.…

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The University of North Florida will offer both graduate and undergraduate programs in fintech. | ML/Mikko Lemola/ Stock.Adobe.Com
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UNF announces new fintech programs

The fintech programs will position students in one of Jacksonville’s most prominent economic sectors.…

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Jacksonville NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin speaks Dec. 11, 2023, about Jacksonville's unified Martin Luther King Jr. breakfasts. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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NAACP sets town hall meeting to discuss school closures

The interim superintendent and School Board president will be at the town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the…

Featured image for “Duval school district rebuffs pressure to end relationship with Jacksonville Public Library”
The Dallas Graham Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library is often filled with children from nearby Durkeeville, Grand Park and Moncrief Springs in the afternoon following the end of the school day. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Duval school district rebuffs pressure to end relationship with Jacksonville Public Library

Amid the national “book ban” conversation, Duval school officials defended a longstanding connection with the Jacksonville Public Library.…

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Wells Fargo Center at 1 Independent Drive W. was built in 1975. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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Wells Fargo Center is now called 1 Independent

New owners are talking with two financial institutions about the name atop the building.…

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The Duval Schools administration building. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
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Duval Schools could cut 700 teachers and staff

The Duval Teachers Union will try to find positions for employees whose jobs are eliminated.…

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2 from Jax among protesters arrested at UF

Nine pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested late Monday after occupying a campus plaza for days.…

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Tallahassee resident Julian Boise puts a completed voter registration form in his mailbox after volunteers with the Big Bend Voting Rights Project visited his home on the city's South Side on August, 19, 2023. | Valerie Crowder
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Voter registration groups scale back after new restrictions

A state law that took effect last July increased fines for voter registration groups, and some elections offices say they’ve…

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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect Wednesday

Until the law changes, abortions are allowed in Florida up to 15 weeks. The change has people on both sides…