Affordable Housing

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Homes and offices under construction in Downtown Jacksonville. | News4Jax

Can Downtown Jax development deliver homes people can actually afford?

Developers plan thousands of new homes across Downtown, but much of it centers on market-rate housing.…

By Tiffany Salameh - News4Jax and Ciara Earrey - News4Jax

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The 2026 Florida legislative session ended March 13. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Florida is starting its budget-focused special session. What to know.

For the second year in a row, lawmakers didn’t pass a budget during the regular legislative session.…

By Douglas Soule - WUSF

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The current City Council district map | City of Jacksonville

OPINION | The ‘race-neutral’ myth and Jacksonville City Council redistricting

A “race-neutral” redistricting could chop up districts intended to allow Black candidates to be elected.…

By A.G. Gancarski

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Jacksonsville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray was removed from classroom duties in the Duval County Public Schools. | Campaign website for Tyrona Clark-Murray

Jacksonville City Council member removed from classroom position

Tyrona Clark-Murray was removed from a Duval Schools classroom during a human resources investigation.…

By Ariel Schiller - News4Jax and Walter Pendergrass - News4Jax

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This aerial view shows the World Golf Hall of Fame at World Golf Village in St. Augustine. | Visit St. Augustine

#AskJAXTDY | What is St. Johns County planning for World Golf Village?

After discussing ideas to develop parts of World Golf Village, St. Johns County has been quiet for months. What’s the…

By Noah Hertz

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The USS Mason, based at Naval Station Mayport, is patrolling the Strait of Hormuz with other U.S. Navy ships in Operation Freedom. | U.S. Central Command

Mayport-based USS Mason repels another Iranian attack in Strait of Hormuz

The USS Mason faced its second attack in a week but was not hit, U.S. Central Command says.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Data provided by Jacksonville Public Library | Chart by Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Top 10 Jax Public Library holds, checkouts

Ready to sit down with a good book? The Jacksonville Public Library has thousands to choose from — specifically: 1,790,733 physical…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announces the city's down payment assistance program for home ownership. Joining her March 7, 2026, are, from left, Joshua Hicks, the city's director of affordable housing; City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman; Adam Rigel, chief financial officer of JWB Real Estate Cos.; and city Housing and Community Development Chief Travis Jeffrey. They gathered in front of a house for sale in the 1400 block of 25th Street East. | David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville has $13 million in unspent affordable housing funding

The city acknowledges difficulties in using all of the affordable housing money allocated through the state’s SHIP program.…

By David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

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Drought continues to affect water quality and river levels across Florida

Despite the lower water levels, the drought has not affected water for drinking or firefighting.…

By Audrey Shirley - Storm Center

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Jacksonville City Council member Rory Diamond at the Duval DOGE Committee hearing on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

No fraud found in Healthlink Jax, but a budget battle could be brewing

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will include $1.5 million in her next city budget for the Healthlink telehealth program.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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The From the Start program aims to standardize care like early pregnancy detection to improve outcomes for low-income patients. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

Florida launches maternal health initiative From the Start in Jax

From the Start is aimed at improving outcomes for low-income moms-to-be and new moms.…

By Dan Scanlan

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A mock-up of Florida driver's license shows the changes front and rear. | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Got a new driver’s license? It could affect how you get a mail-in ballot.

If you recently got a new driver’s license, let the elections office know — or you may not get a…

By Dan Scanlan

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The Cafecito coffee shop opened at Post and King Streets in Riverside. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Cafecito: A nearly 100-year-old Riverside building becomes a modern coffee shop

Cafecito’s owners want to create a “third space” for people to frequent outside their homes and workplaces.…

By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record

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WHAT TO DO | Luau Night; Riverside Avondale Garden Tour; Borscht Festival

A luau-themed evening in Downtown Jacksonville, a self-guided garden tour in Riverside and Avondale, and a celebration of Ukrainian cuisine…

By Amy Garrett

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Students arrive to catch an early morning school bus, Oct. 9, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. | Eric Gay, AP

Duval high schools will start earlier and end later next year

Traditional high schools also will drop block scheduling and move to a seven-period daily schedule.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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The Prime Osborn Convention Center hosts Saturday's Medical Mission at Home | Prime Osborn via Facebook

Free care for uninsured at Medical Mission at Home, hosted by Ascension St. Vincent’s

Medical Mission at Home is a free event that includes medical exams, diabetic education and information on how to connect…

By Will Brown

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Jacksonville corrections officer Mary Malcolm tends to the memorial she and her family rebuilt that commemorates the three people gunned down in a racially motivated shooting at the Dollar General store on Kings Road. The first memorial was destroyed in late April of 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Corrections officer rebuilds memorial to victims of Dollar General murders

Mary Malcolm was moved to take action after someone destroyed the original memorial to victims of the racial killings.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Florida teachers union sues state, alleging school vouchers are unconstitutional

The lawsuit says vouchers create a disparity between traditional public schools and private schools.…

By Ana Goñi-Lessan - News Service of Florida

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THE JAXSON | Built by hand: Gullah Geechee labor and the making of Jacksonville

13 historic photographs tell the story of Gullah Geechee workers whose contributions often went unrecognized yet remain embedded in Jacksonville’s…

By Ennis Davis

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Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem after a Duval DOGE Committee meeting on May 5, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

City lawmakers continue JEA investigation despite business leaders’ objections

Regional business leaders at the Jacksonville Civic Council called on City Council to end its probe of JEA.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP

St. Johns commissioners worry about the possibility of data centers

Elected officials worry that data centers, the power behind artificial intelligence, could drain the county’s resources.…

By Noah Hertz

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Skyway cars move into the LaVilla station of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

JTA studies Skyway options and postpones community meetings

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority says it will reschedule a second round of meetings.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Breaking down the changes in Florida’s new congressional districts

A voting rights group has sued over new congressional districts, but here’s how the map looks for now.…

By Gray Rohrer - News Service of Florida and Ana Goñi-Lessan - News Service of Florida

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Construction continues at Deerwood Park and Southside Boulevard. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Southside Boulevard roadwork taking so long?

A Jacksonville Today reader says she doesn’t see any progress at Southside and Deerwood Park boulevards.…

By Dan Scanlan