April 7, 2025Jax councilman wants state DOGE to audit city’s financesCity Council member Terrance Freeman has filed legislation volunteering the city for a state DOGE audit.…By Mike Mendenhall
March 16, 2025OPINION | Which Republican will win ‘invisible primary’ to challenge Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan in 2027?Defeating a popular mayor requires playing the margins and angles, and it doesn’t seem anyone currently in the mix understands…By A.G. Gancarski
March 6, 2025Union Terminal Warehouse opens to fanfare on Jacksonville’s EastsideThe 112-year-old warehouse has been reborn as a mixed-use space combining businesses and mixed-income residences.…By Will Brown
February 3, 2025OPINION | Jacksonville’s stadium deal: A necessary gamble for a world-class cityBringing in the NFL to help build “a world-class city” has been a cornerstone of Jacksonville economic planning since the…By John Burr
January 29, 2025Council members Salem, Diamond introduce bill expressing lack of faith in city’s lead attorneySaying that the city of Jacksonville’s top lawyer has shown “an unacceptable preference to address and support the wishes of…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
January 20, 2025OPINION | The budget cliff is upon usWill the mayor be able to sell fiscal austerity during her upcoming public budget town halls?…By A.G. Gancarski
January 17, 2025Mayor Donna Deegan announces 6 town hallsThe mayor plans six town hall meetings to update residents on budget priorities and city projects.…By Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025Council members push back on ‘Holo-Donna’ at airportCity Council members are questioning whether money was misued for a hologram-like image of Mayor Donna Deegan.…By Dan Scanlan
December 19, 2024A hologram-like mayor welcomes Jax visitorsA 3D representation of Mayor Donna Deegan — almost a hologram — now greets travelers at Jacksonville International Airport.…By Michelle Corum
December 2, 2024OPINION | It’s time for Donna Deegan to cross party linesDecember offers a chance for Mayor Donna Deegan to build relationships that she might not have wanted but that the…By A.G. Gancarski
November 19, 2024Audit finds no misspending during Deegan’s UK tripAfter complaints from a City Council member, the Jacksonville Council Auditor’s Office reviewed the trip and found no violations.…By Dan Scanlan
October 21, 2024OPINION | We haven’t heard the last of Deegan’s ‘concentration camp’ gaffe A.G. Gancarski predicts the blowback over Mayor Donna Deegan’s remarks will continue to dog her, both with imminent City Council…By A.G. Gancarski
October 18, 2024Sheriff is latest target of racist banners over DowntownA single-engine plane flew over Downtown on Thursday with a banner directed at Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters.…By Will Brown
October 18, 2024Deegan stands by comment on ‘concentration camps,’ but regrets causing painMayor Donna Deegan responded to criticism from Republican leaders after she assailed Donald Trump’s immigration plan.…By Dan Scanlan
October 16, 2024Republicans slam Deegan for labeling Trump’s immigration plan as ‘concentration camps’Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said Donald Trump wants to create “concentration camps” to deport illegal immigrants.…By Dan Scanlan
September 9, 2024Jax coding program graduates first class, who created city services dashboardTwenty-two teens and young adults are now graduates of the city’s new Jax Code 4 Change program, aimed at harnessing…By Dan Scanlan
July 28, 2024OPINION | The presidential election is a #jaxpol proxy war and the stakes are high for both sides.Much is at stake in this election, not least of which for local political figures, many of whom have a…By A.G. Gancarski
May 16, 2024Northside ‘huddle’ draws cautious optimism about ‘Stadium of the Future’A community investment promise is helping sell the Stadium of the Future proposal, while Northside activists vow to oppose it.…By Will Brown
April 9, 2024THE JAXSON | 5 Arab American historic sites in LaVillaStarting with the arrival of the first immigrants in the 1890s, Arab Americans have had a major impact on the…By Ennis Davis
February 28, 2024Deegan forms African American Advisory BoardThe board will enable residents to share information and perspective with Mayor Donna Deegan. Appointments are expected later in the…By Will Brown
February 25, 2024OPINION | The reality of divided governmentFor Mayor Donna Deegan and this City Council, it will take negotiation and the time-honored principle of “getting to yes”…By A.G. Gancarski
January 16, 2024Monument-removal money never flowed through city coffers, Jax top lawyer saysThe city’s chief lawyer came under fire again Tuesday from City Council members as he sought to explain his department’s…By Casmira Harrison
January 15, 2024OPINION | Where is the stadium deal?The set-up couldn’t have been better for stadium negotiations. Now, it’s the same old Jagwires, bumbling on the field and making…By A.G. Gancarski
December 19, 2023Florida Blue exec named as mayor’s new chief of staffDarnell Smith will replace Pat McCollough, who left her position after less than six months on the job.…By Dan Scanlan