Terrance Freeman was among the nine members of the Jacksonville City Council who discussed their budget priorities for the 2025-26 fiscal year on the steps of City Hall on Aug. 25, 2025. | Will Brown

Jacksonville City Council member Nick Howland was elected city council president for the 2026-27 council year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Rory Diamond is one of three people on the Jacksonville City Council's Special Investigatory Committee on JEA on Monday, April 13, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

JEA CEO Vickie Cavey and Board Chair MG Orender preside over a board workshop April 14, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

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

A view down the street in Brooklyn. | News4Jax

A voting booth. Some Florida voters may be casting ballots in new congressional districts if maps proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis are enacted.

Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, sponsored a bill that prohibited local governments from using taxpayer dollars to fund diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs. He spoke during a bill signing Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A house under construction. | Jacksonville Daily Record

House Speaker Daniel Perez takes questions on the House floor after his chamber approved eight bills on Jan. 15, 2026, the third day of Florida's legislative session. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Ballot boxes at a voting booth. | Felix, rawpixel.com, stock.adobe.com

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan fills out paperwork to run for reelection at the Duval County Supervisors of Elections Office on Thursday, April 16, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

John Morgan founded the largest personal injury law firm in the United States, Morgan & Morgan. | Kate Payne, AP

Chris Miller, chair of Jacksonville City Council's Rules Committee, leads a meeting Monday, April 6, 2026. | City of Jacksonville.

Air Force One with President Donald Trump on board departs from Palm Beach International Airport on April 6, 2025. | Alex Brandon, AP file

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, center, applauds linebackers Kyle Van Noy (53) Jerome Baker (55) and Kamu Grugier-Hill (51) for their work in forcing a fumble against the Jacksonville Jaguars during a contest Sept. 24, 2020, at TIAA Bank Field. The Dolphins won 31-13. (Photo by Will Brown)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump visited and toured the "Alligator Alcatraz" facility in July.

Former JEA Chief of Staff Kurt Wilson testifies in front of the Jacksonville City Council's Special Investigatory Committee on JEA on March 23, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

A man rides a tricycle with his leashed dog running alongside him during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 16, 2026.

City Council member Ron Salem speaks to news reporters after a meeting Feb. 3, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

One of the new signs in downtown Fernandina Beach alerts drivers to the paid parking system now in place. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has stopped making pennies. | tethysimagingllc, AdobeStock

The Rodman Dam on the Ocklawaha River near Palatka.