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A special City Council committee investigated LeAnna Cumber's role in the failed sale of JEA — and whether she was honest about her husband's involvement.
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Jeffrey Clayton, a music teacher and department head at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, was arrested Wednesday on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct involving a student.
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A bill sponsored by Sen. Clay Yarborough passed a Senate panel Tuesday. It would allow the state to revoke licenses of businesses that admit children to “adult live” performances.
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The demand for heart rhythm care has exploded with the growing and aging population in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, Baptist says.
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Jacksonville hotels reported that demand for rooms was even higher than before the pandemic.
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Countywide, voter turnout was 25.5%, meaning about three in every four voters sat out Duval County’s municipal election. Here are the results of the City Council races.
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Democrat Joyce Morgan, a City Council member, and Republican Jason Fischer, a former state representative, were the top finishers in the election Tuesday.
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Democrat Donna Deegan and Republican Daniel Davis finished first and second in Jacksonville's mayoral election Tuesday, sending them to a runoff in May.
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Operation Safety Net seized six guns, including three assault rifles, after a tip about an armed person at Westside High School in Jacksonville.
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An appeals court said Wednesday that Florida Power & Light can face a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma, which barreled up the state in 2017.
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A joint report from the University of Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida found a 23% increase in population and just under a foot of sea rise by 2040 could wipe out a million acres of undeveloped land.
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A proposal to revamp Florida's alimony laws — one of the most emotionally charged issues tackled by state lawmakers over the past decade — is back on the agenda during the 2023 Florida legislature.
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A recent report detailing problems with Florida’s patchwork mental health system had reached conclusions nearly identical to those of a similar report from more than 20 years ago. The echoes between the findings are unmistakable
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Florida is among 15 other states where lawmakers have filed bills that would ban efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on college and university campuses.
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A Florida House panel approved a bill (HB 1417) that would lead to state law trumping local regulations governing landlords and tenants.
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The state has a new funding program for nursing schools to retain students and also instructors, who’ve been lured by lucrative nursing jobs elsewhere.
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The state Senate's GOP-controlled Committee on Health Policy approved the measure, while a companion House bill also cleared its first committee hearing.
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Nova Southeastern University was scheduled to host a screening of the locally produced documentary "The Poison Garden," which delves in racial injustice in South Florida. But the event was canceled after NSU staff raised concerns the film could be too politically provocative.
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Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo's ambitious $711 million proposal to alleviate the state’s affordable housing crisis includes financial incentives to developers to build apartments in strip shopping centers and other commercial areas.
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Kim Pratt needed a kidney, and in 2108 she created a Facebook post looking for a potential donor. After seeing the post for the second time, CJ Johnston decided to donate a kidney to Kim.
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GOP lawmakers in Florida have voted to expand the state's school voucher program to every student, regardless of family income. Critics say lawmakers have wildly underestimated the program's costs.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford University about the wild weather in California this year.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Yolanda Reed, a part-time special education assistant in Los Angeles, about the demands of school support staff that led to a three-day strike.
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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham was sent a letter Thursday, in which the Senate Ethics Committee found he violated its rule about asking for campaign donations in federal buildings.
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The restrictions passed through Utah's Republican-supermajority Legislature reflect how politicians' perceptions of technology companies are changing — and that includes pro-business Republicans.
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The annual report says instances of harassment, assault and propaganda are all on the rise. It warns public officials and social media stars have helped normalize longstanding antisemitic tropes.
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The World Clown Association is bringing together all types of clowns for its 40th annual convention.
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Clowns of all stripes are at the World Clown Association convention in Orlando, Fla., this week. There they connect with other clowns and improve their skills in workshops all to become better clowns.
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More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.
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