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A new effort has emerged to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. | CannabisMD TeleMed via Wikimedia Commons
January 15, 2025

There’s a new effort to legalize marijuana in Florida

The new marijuana proposal addresses objections raised when Issue 3 failed two months ago.…

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Workers make repairs to the facade of the Parker Tower Condo in Hallandale Beach on Dec. 5, 2024. | Marta
January 15, 2025

Fleming Island senator seeks to refine condo law

Sen. Jennifer Bradley said lawmakers need to clarify a condo inspection law enacted after the Surfside collapse in 2021.…

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The kindergarten vaccination rate in Florida dropped to 88.1%, one of the lowest in the nation. | uri Arcurs peopleimages.com/Nia L/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com
January 15, 2025

Fewer Florida children are receiving routine vaccinations

Vaccinations are declining as misinformation spreads and hesitancy increases.…

Featured image for “City Council overrides mayor’s veto of pay hike for trash hauler; mayor vows not to pay”
A Meridian Waste garbage truck. | Meridian Waste
January 14, 2025

City Council overrides mayor’s veto of pay hike for trash hauler; mayor vows not to pay

“If it needs to go to a legal action, then that’s what we will have to do,” said Deegan. “We…

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Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

St. Augustine says Nights of Lights may be getting too big

“We’re dangerously close to overtourism,” Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline said about Nights of Lights.…

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Two homeless men sleep in a doorway on Monroe Street. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

Homeless advocate threatens to sue Jacksonville

Attorney A. Wellington Bartow notified the city that he will sue over the city’s response to a new state homeless…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority is moving toward hiring a new CEO.
January 14, 2025

Jacksonville Housing Authority lands second CEO pick

Cheron Corbett Waller accepted the position after the Housing Authority’s first pick backed out.…

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Miller Electric Co. | Google
January 14, 2025

Miller Electric Co. sold to Emcor Group for $865M

The 97-year-old Miller Electric will remain headquartered in Jacksonville with its current leadership.…

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January 14, 2025

Neighbors oppose townhomes near World Golf Village

Residents fear the 52 townhomes would lead to overcrowded schools and traffic congestion.…

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The Florida Blue office complex in Brooklyn. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 14, 2025

Sheriff’s Office may move most staff to Florida Blue Tower

The agency would vacate the deteriorating Police Memorial Building in favor of leasing at the Florida Blue complex.…

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Lou floats underwater in his home at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota.
January 14, 2025

Florida manatees won’t be listed as endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the manatee’s numbers have not fallen enough to change their status from “threatened.”…

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Duval Teachers United President Teresa Brady speaks with School Board members in 2017. | Duval County Public Schools
January 13, 2025

Former officers of Duval teachers union charged with fraud

The former president and vice president of Duval Teachers United are each alleged to have stolen more than $1.2 million…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to deal with immigration, condo law and other issues. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 13, 2025

DeSantis calls for special session over immigration

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to mesh Florida’s immigration policies with a crackdown by President-elect Donald Trump.…

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A Meridian Waste garbage truck. | Meridian Waste
January 13, 2025

Deegan vetoes extra money for trash hauler

Mayor Donna Deegan vetoed a bill that would have given Meridian Waste a 29% financial increase without additional trash services.…

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January 13, 2025

Drought persists in North Florida despite recent rains

Recent rains have made a small dent in some areas where the drought was worsening, but North Florida is not…

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A satellite image of The Fountains at Westside site at southeast Lane Avenue and Ramona Boulevard south of Interstate 10.
January 13, 2025

Fountains at Westside proposed in West Jacksonville

The Fountains at Westside would include retail, restaurants, health care and hospitality at the former Westside Plaza site.…

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The Saratoga Springs development site in Clay County is shown on the Freehold Properties website. | Freehold Properties
January 13, 2025

‘Agrihood’ community planned in Clay County

Freehold Capital Management plans up to 4,489 homes in an agrihood development in Green Cove Springs.…

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George Guy was set to take over as CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority.
January 13, 2025

CEO candidate withdraws over Housing Authority contract

Candidate George Guy made contract demands that the Housing Authority board found unreasonable.…

Featured image for “Duval students earned diplomas at record rate in 2024”
Courtney Brown is a senior flag football player at Stanton College Prep who was named 'most athletic' by her peers in the senior class. She plays flag football and soccer for the Blue Devils. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 10, 2025

Duval students earned diplomas at record rate in 2024

Duval County Public Schools saw its graduation rate spike to a record high of 90.9% last year.…

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The Northeast Florida Regional Airport | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today.
January 10, 2025

St. Augustine’s airport wants its old name back

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport wants to return to its simple name of the past: St. Augustine Airport.…

Featured image for “Vacant Axson school could become boutique hotel”
The vacant J. Allen Axson Elementary School at 1221 E. 16th St. could be turned into a restaurant, and hotel with a storage facility. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
January 10, 2025

Vacant Axson school could become boutique hotel

Plans for J. Allen Axson Elementary School include a restaurant and bar, plus a new self-storage facility.…

Featured image for “1991 Indy pace truck to be auctioned for Jax charity”
This 1991 Ford F150 PPG Indy 500 Pace Truck will be auctioned Thursday at the Mecum auction in Kissimmee to benefit Spina Bifida of Jacksonville. | Mecum Auctions
January 10, 2025

1991 Indy pace truck to be auctioned for Jax charity

The customized IndyCar pace truck could raise $50,000 to $75,000 for Spina Bifida of Jacksonville.…

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The Jacksonville Planning Commission endorsed a plan to rezone parcels at 901, 937 and 940 N. Main St. to allow a mix of office, commercial retail and service establishments. | Google via Jacksonville Daily Record
January 10, 2025

Downtown eyesore could be redeveloped in Gateway Jax

The demolished Park View Inn site could become restaurants, residences and offices as part of the Gateway Jax development.…

Featured image for “DeSantis wants control over federal Everglades funds”
As he works on a proposed budget for the upcoming year, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will ask President-elect Donald Trump to give Florida authority over federal money for Everglades restoration projects. |
January 10, 2025

DeSantis wants control over federal Everglades funds

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida could speed up Everglades restoration if it had control over federal funds.…