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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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Democratic Sen. Tracie Davis is one of the lawmakers representing Jacksonville in the Florida Legislature. | Colin Hackley, News Service of Florida

January 13, 2026

Here are Jacksonville area lawmakers’ legislative priorities for 2026

Local lawmakers are pushing a slate of bills in Tallahassee.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Cars and debris from washed away homes line a canal in Fort Myers Beach. | AP

October 16, 2022

OPINION | Can the insurance crisis be fixed?

As I said in my last column, Northeast Florida was very blessed in that it largely ducked the wrath of…

By Jack Webb

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