David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union
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May 25, 2023

Jacksonville on track for extra $100 million in property tax

New construction and a strong real estate market will generate nearly $112 million extra in property taxes at the current tax rate.

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May 15, 2023

Confederate monument pedestal removed from James Weldon Johnson Park

The obelisk was the last remaining piece of a 125-year-old Confederate monument in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.

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May 9, 2023

Feds raid JinkoSolar, delaying vote on expansion

Homeland Security served a search warrant at the plant on the Westside. Authorities would not detail the reason.

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May 5, 2023

Confederate monuments unresolved as legislation dies

An attempt to stop local governments from moving historic monuments off public land won’t come up for a final vote this year in the Florida Legislature.

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May 5, 2023

Lawmakers add big-ticket projects for Jacksonville area

The proposed state budget includes $75 million for a UF campus in Jacksonville and $30 million to replace cranes at Jaxport, among other projects.

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May 1, 2023

Feds still must sign off before fairgrounds can move

The fairgrounds would be built on land the city received from the U.S. Navy after the closure of Cecil Field.

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April 13, 2023

Downtown on the cusp of 10,000 residents

A total of 24 residential projects have either opened since 2018 or are under construction in Downtown Jacksonville.

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April 10, 2023

Potential UF campus in Jacksonville faces test in Legislature

The Florida House and Senate budgets include vastly different amounts for a University of Florida campus in Jacksonville.

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March 29, 2023

UF Health gets $10 million from city for new trauma center

UF Health Jacksonville, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, also got $80 million from the state.

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March 23, 2023

Analysis: Where Davis and Deegan got their votes

Mayoral candidate Donna Deegan got support across the city in Tuesday’s election. Daniel Davis won on the Westside, Ortega, Mandarin and parts of Southside.

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