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October 14, 2026

Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 DUVAL COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Duval County voter guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.…

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October 14, 2026

Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 ST. JOHNS COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

St. Johns County Voter Guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.…

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October 14, 2026

Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 CLAY COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Clay County voter guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.…

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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis speaks as her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, looks on during his presidential campaign in May 2023. | Charlie Neibergall, AP
October 14, 2026

How state officials fought for months to keep a lid on Hope Florida report

State purchasing records show a flurry of payments to private law firms in the Hope Florida grand jury case.…

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The Baker Correctional Institution became Florida's second immigration detention center. | Kaley Mantz, Fresh Take Florida
October 14, 2026

Two detainees mistakingly released from Deportation Depot in Baker County

The state said an administrative error led to the release, but both individuals were quickly returned to detention.…

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October 14, 2026

Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 NASSAU COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Nassau County Voter Guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

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A Skyway monorail train pulls away from the station near the Jacksonville Transportation Authority headquarters in LaVilla. | Jacksonville Daily Record
October 14, 2026

Attorney general issues second subpoena to JTA

The subpoena, part of an inquiry into JTA spending, seeks records related to travel and communications with the city.…

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Bus service at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority has been reduced and changed to reduce costs amid a $39 million budget shortfall. | Bill Bortzfield, WJCT News
October 13, 2026

City Council approves $30M gas tax loan to stop JTA ‘death spiral’

The emergency legislation approves a no-interest loan to stabilize JTA financially amid a $39 million budget shortfall.…

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Basketball Hall of Fame center and Jacksonville University graduate Artis Gilmore announced he will run for Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 13, 2026

Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore announces Jacksonville City Council bid

Artis Gilmore announced he will challenge incumbent Republican Nick Howland for a seat on the Jacksonville City Council.…

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A group of undocumented migrants stand by as they are processed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents before deporation across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on March 13, 2026. | Felix Marquez, AP
October 13, 2026

PolitiFact FL: Angie Nixon said Trump has deported ‘over 13,000’ Cubans. That’s mostly true

Nixon, a U.S. Senate candidate from Jacksonville, called President Trump “the deporter in chief.”…

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St. Johns County voters will be asked in November about potentially paying a little extra to fund land conservation. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
October 12, 2026

St. Johns organizations weigh in on conservation tax measure

St. Johns County voters will decide whether the government should spend more money to support conservation.…

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A rendering of the Flagler Avenue Festival Street. | Downtown Investment Authority
October 12, 2026

Flagler Avenue to become a ‘festival street’ on Southbank

Retractable bollards would allow Flagler Avenue to be closed for events like farmers markets and festivals.…

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Angie Nixon speaks at her Cafe Resistance on Oct. 5, 2026. | First Coast News via YouTube
October 11, 2026

OPINION | First they banned books. Now they come after the book store

An Angie Nixon press conference at her Cafe Resistance set her up as a defender of the kind of western…

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A third-floor view looking down on the food court and new concourse under construction at Jacksonville International Airport.
October 9, 2026

New concourse nears completion at Jacksonville International Airport

Concourse B, with new restaurants and six new gates, is expected to open in late January.…

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The St. Augustine Airport, which is overseen by the St. Johns County Airport Authority. | St. Augustine Airport
October 8, 2026

Elections come at turning point for St. Johns Airport Authority

Airport Authority candidates want to put controversy behind them and regain the public’s trust.…

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City Council Member Tyrona Clark-Murray addresses the School Board on March 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
October 7, 2026

Jacksonville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray appeals suspension from teaching job

Tyrona Clark-Murray was suspended without pay for 10 days but says she’ll appeal the decision to the state.…

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Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler has died at age 87. | Chandler family
October 7, 2026

Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler dies at 87

Gwendolyn Chandler was the city’s first Black professional librarian at the Haydon Burns Main Library.…

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The JAX Chamber in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 7, 2026

JAX Chamber comes out against Amendment 3 tax referendum

The chamber said Florida needs more comprehensive tax reform to benefit everyone, not just homeowners.…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks on Sept. 22 about JTA and other topics. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
October 6, 2026

Mayor Donna Deegan subpoenaed in state attorney general’s JTA investigation

In addition to documents linked to a former JTA board member, the state subpoena asks the mayor to appear in…

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An artist's rendering of the planned 37,000-square-foot Publix at 119 W. Beaver St., part of a new building that will also include a 15-story residential tower and 400 parking spaces. | Gateway/Pearl Square
October 6, 2026

Council punts on incentives for Downtown Publix until after Amendment 3 vote

A Jacksonville City Council committee deferred the Publix vote amid concerns over mounting cash grants.…

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Vehicles plow through flooded streets in San Marco. | News4Jax
October 6, 2026

LaSalle Street drainage project completed to ease flooding in San Marco

A new pump station and larger stormwater pipes have been installed in a neighborhood that floods routinely.…

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Land near State Road 208 in St. Johns County. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
October 5, 2026

Unleashed by Florida lawmakers, landowners move to convert farms into subdivisions

A new farmland development law is one of a string wresting power over development away from local government.…

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State Rep. Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, filed his intention to run for Jacksonville mayor on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 2, 2026

Rep. Wyman Duggan announces run for mayor in challenge to Donna Deegan

Duggan cited affordability and turmoil at the city’s independent authorities as campaign priorities.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks with Jacksonville Today on Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 2, 2026

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters files to seek reelection

Waters is touting lower crime and reduced gang violence since he won the office in November 2022.…