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Councilman Proposes Infrastructure Spending Boost In Pre-Consolidated Jacksonville

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For the first time, the Jacksonville City Council’s newly installed Social Justice and Community Investment Committee on Monday voted on a bill.…

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Curry, Rutherford, Duval GOP Slam Democrats, DNC, Align Support For Trump

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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Northeast Florida U.S. Representative John Rutherford both attended a “MAGA Meet-up” at the Duval GOP Headquarters…

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Duval Schools Launch $1.5M COVID-19 Testing Program; Thursday Back To Class Details

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With public school beginning the fall semester on Thursday in Duval County, Superintendent Diana Greene and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry are…

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Group Of Jacksonville Pastors Call For Duval Schools To Go Fully Virtual

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Outside the Duval County School Board Building Tuesday morning, a group of local church leaders gathered to call for local schools to go fully virtual for…

Pillar where the Hemming Park monument used to stand, including a fountain and path. Buildings and trees in the background.

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Councilmen Propose Slowing Down Process Of Renaming Jacksonville Parks, Buildings

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Less than a week after the Jacksonville City Council voted to rename Hemming Park to James Weldon Johnson Park, Councilman Rory Diamond is filing a bill…

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Hospital Leader Says Fla.’s Hospitals Haven’t Received Fair Share of CARES Act Money

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The CEO of an association of Florida’s nonprofit hospitals - including two in Jacksonville - is calling for the federal government to treat the state…

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Duval Has 9 Precinct Committee Openings On The August 18 Ballot. What Do They Do?

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There are nearly 200 voting precincts spread out across Duval County, and each of those precincts are headed by a Republican and Democratic committeewoman…

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Councilman Files To Rename 5 Parks, Following James Weldon Johnson Debate

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Ahead of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, Councilman Garrett Dennis is filing five emergency bills to rename parks throughout the city to…

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Body Cameras, JSO Budget Discussed In Pair Of Social Justice, Crime Reduction Meetings

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Meeting for the third time since it’s June inception, Jacksonville’s Special Committee on Social Justice and Community Investment spoke at length about…

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Dueling Protests In Palatka Over Courthouse Confederate Statue

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The potential relocation of a Confederate soldier monument outside the Putnam County Courthouse continues to be hotly debated among the community, and…