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Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem grills JEA Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey during a City Council Special Investigatory Committee meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 23, 2026

JEA chief executive testifies in City Council workplace investigation

JEA CEO Vickie Cavey will likely be the last of the utility executives to testify in the investigation.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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City Councill President Nick Howland, seen here in 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
June 9, 2026

Incoming City Council president questions grant for Downtown Publix

Incoming Jacksonville City Council President Nick Howland supports a Downtown Publix, but he questioned a cash incentive.…

By Mike Mendenhall and Steven Ponson

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan presents State of Jax, a data analysis portal she hopes will reduce politics in policymaking. Deegan and the city's chief of analytics, Parvez Ahmed, announced the project Aug. 5, 2025, at City Hall. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 1, 2026

Jacksonville officials stare down $300M hit from DeSantis’ property tax plan

Mayor Donna Deegan says the tax proposal unfairly punishes cities like Jacksonville that have low tax rates.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Congressional candidate LaShonda Holloway, center, holds a sign outside Jacksonville City Hall on Friday, May 22, 2026, denouncing any plans for a new jail facility in areas that were previously redlined. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 27, 2026

City Council decides not to rule out redlined neighborhoods for next jail

Jacksonville lawmakers voted down a bill recommending that the jail planning process exclude redlined areas of the city.…

By Mike Mendenhall and Will Brown

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Rory Diamond is one of three people on the Jacksonville City Council's Special Investigatory Committee on JEA on Monday, April 13, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 19, 2026

JEA execs subpoenaed as council investigation opens door to charter changes

City Council’s Finance Committee authorized three subpoenas Tuesday including one for JEA CEO Vickie Cavey.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Mayor Donna Deegan speaks Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, during the Ramallah Club of Jacksonville's officer induction ceremony. | City of Jacksonville
January 28, 2026

Deegan responds to criticism of Ramallah Club post

The Jewish Federation said posting Ramallah Club photos on Holocaust Rembrance Day was insensitive.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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The Confederate statue is seen in Springfield Park prior to its removal in December 2023.
July 8, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Are funds still set aside for Confederate monument removal?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks what’s happening with the money set aside for Confederate monument removal…

By Casmira Harrison

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The former Florida Department of Law Enforcement building at 711 N. Liberty St. | Google
November 16, 2023

City building renamed for late Sen. Joe Carlucci

City Council members approved a bill sponsored by Joe Carlucci’s grandson, a current council member also named Joe Carlucci.…

By Dan Scanlan

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