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City Council President Ron Salem outlined his plan Tuesday at City Hall for a Duval DOGE.| Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 12, 2025

Efficiency or ‘farce’? Salem lays out plan for Duval DOGE

An effort to bring a “Duval DOGE” budget effort to Jacksonville City Hall was met Tuesday by public protest and…

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Ron Salem and Donna Deegan at her 2023 budget presentation | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 10, 2025

‘Duval DOGE’: Council member wants ‘to tighten our belt’ with review of Jacksonville spending

City Council Finance Committee Chair Ron Salem is calling for a “Duval DOGE” to find savings outside of what he…

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers should be allowed access to school buildings, says Duval Schools attorney Ray Poole. | AP Photo/Alex Brandon
February 5, 2025

Duval school officials respond to fears over federal immigration rules

ICE agents have not come to local schools, but local officials are thinking about how to respond.…

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Superintendent Chris Bernier hosts a town hall at duPont Middle School on Jan. 23, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 28, 2025

Duval Schools town halls tackle district budget woes; last town hall is Thursday

Budget cuts could affect busing, class schedules, and more in Duval County public schools.…

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Tyson Jones, 11, won the 2025 VyStar Tomorrow's Leaders Elementary School Essay contest. Tyson, a fifth-grader at Biscayne Elementary Leadership Academy, says that with time, kindness and confidence people can achieve anything. Tyson was awarded a check by VyStar Credit Union's Kemal Gasper and Michelle D. Hare on Friday, January 17, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 20, 2025

Jacksonville reflections on King’s legacy, Trump’s inauguration

Local people reflect on the simultaneous MLK Day holiday and inauguration of President Donald Trump.…

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All three buildings in the Laura Street Trio were built in the early 20th century. | The Jaxson
January 15, 2025

Laura Street Trio to be sold, raising hopes of redevelopment

Live Oak Contracting says it has an agreement to buy the historic Laura Street Trio from SouthEast Development.…

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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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Members of the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network toss signs up in the air while being escorted out of an October 22, 2024, Jacksonville City Council meeting. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
January 9, 2025

Decorum rules at Jax City Hall meetings could tighten

Finger snapping and sign waving would be added to the list of prohibited behaviors by the public, among other changes.…

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A person sits near their tent in an empty lot near Ashley and Clay streets in Downtown Jacksonville on March 8, 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Council members decry that Beaches cities left out of homeless relocation program

A city program to transport homeless people back to their hometowns to be closer to personal support systems, can’t be…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority is moving toward hiring a new CEO.
December 31, 2024

Jacksonville housing agency could have new CEO on March 3

The Jacksonville Housing Authority inched closer to hiring a new CEO this week after a year of tumult at the…

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Superintendent Christopher Bernier on June 12, 2024 | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 13, 2024

Duval Schools chief cleared on racial claim; commits to improve employee treatment

An investigation found the superintendent did not racially discriminate against an employee in Lee County.…

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Shayla E. Lee
November 5, 2024

Duval voters choose Shayla Lee as county judge

Lee, a public defender, won the judgeship by more than 50,000 votes.…

Featured image for “Council member claims no part in special tax district he sponsored. How is that possible?”
Jacksonville City Council member Rory Diamond, at right, listens to a resident urge dissolution of a special taxing district that his office pushed through last year while he was on military leave. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
October 23, 2024

Council member claims no part in special tax district he sponsored. How is that possible?

How does a $4,500 annual tax hike get enacted by the City Council with zero support from the member who…

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Bill Killingsworth, city manager for Atlantic Beach, explains the questions voters will see on their ballots this November at an election event hosted by Beaches Watch at the Beaches Branch Library. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
October 18, 2024

Atlantic Beach, Jax Beach voters to weigh charter questions in November

Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach ballot questions, explained. Here’s what a yes does for each of the 8 questions.…

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St. Augustine Beach as seen at high tide on Oct. 10, 2024, after the passage of Hurricane Milton. | Dave Gales, special to Jacksonville Today
October 11, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Milton’s local impacts

The St. Johns River reached record high level for mid-October in Downtown Jacksonville because of Hurricane Milton.…

Featured image for “City Council to weigh dissolving Hogpen Creek dredging tax”
Homes are seen along Hogpen Creek in the Intracoastal West area of Jacksonville, where some residents outside this area are opposing a new tax assessment of $4,500 per year on their properties. | Hogpen Creek Dependent Special District
October 10, 2024

City Council to weigh dissolving Hogpen Creek dredging tax

Jacksonville leaders could potentially kill a special taxing district that came as a $40,000 surprise to many in Intracoastal West.…

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Hubbard House CEO Gail Patin plants a row of purple flags in front of the Duval County Courthouse on Sept. 29, 2023. Each flag represented a victim of domestic abuse who filed an injunction against their abuser. | Dan Scanlan
October 4, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Domestic violence is down

Domestic violence homicides were down in Duval last year.…

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Annie R. Morgan Elementary may be forever padlocked if the Duval County School Board approves a district plan to close the school after the end of the 2024 academic year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 26, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Proposed school closures

Two dozen more schools could close in Duval County over the next 15 years.…

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According to the city and the building's landlord, The Lomax project remains underway. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
September 26, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Is The Lomax restaurant ever opening in Five Points?

Q: What’s happening with The Lomax restaurant under construction in Five Points? A: The project is behind schedule…

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September 24, 2024

OPINION | Great Cities Symposium a chance for Jax to learn from national leader

Since 2019, the Great Cities Symposium has brought remarkable civic and business leaders to Jacksonville from peer cities to share…

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September 20, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | County sales surtaxes

See the local sales tax add-ons in each Florida county.…

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Anthony Mortimer with the Museum of Science and History shows off the new traveling exhibit Mission: Astronaut on Thursday Sept. 19. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today.
September 19, 2024

New Mission: Astronaut MOSH exhibit gives taste of life in space

Starting Saturday, a new exhibit will open to the public at the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville giving…

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Wednesday, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and President of the Fast-Track Cities Institute José M. Zuniga sign a document allowing the city to join the partnership. l City of Jacksonville
September 18, 2024

Jacksonville joins international effort to stop HIV spread

Jacksonville is joining hundreds of other cities and international organizations to try to stop the spread of HIV by 2030.…

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The Florida Supreme Court.
September 12, 2024

Jacksonville congressional district debated in Florida Supreme Court

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis championed in…