A rendering shows the $160 million hotel, convention center and office project proposed by Corner Lot and investment partner Aspect Holdings LLC on the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Addison "Liberty" Patrick, the Libertarian candidate for Jacksonville City Council At-Large Group 1, stands outside Jacksonville City Hall on Friday, June 26, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Two e-bike riders talk with a police officer. | News4Jax

The Duval County Supervisor of Elections office l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today

Tewanna Jones (aka Pink Diamond) walks in front of the entrance to a public housing community in Jacksonville on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. | Elizabeth Caldwell, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem grills JEA Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey during a City Council Special Investigatory Committee meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades on Aug. 28, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP file

JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico listens to JEA Board Chair Joe DiSalvo during an Special Investigatory Committee meeting on April 13, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Florida's chief financial officer, Blaise Ingoglia, speaks at a news conference in Jacksonville Beach on Monday, June 8, 2026. | News4Jax

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