Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry

The city wrapped the statue in the Women of the Southland monument in Springfield Park last year. Mayor Lenny Curry plans to file legislation for removing the entire monument at an estimated $1.3 million.

Mayor Curry favors moving Confederate monument from Springfield Park

Mayor Lenny Curry's top administrator told City Council over the weekend he will file legislation for moving the Confederate monument out of Springfield Park at an estimated cost of about $1.3 million.

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Next Week JTA Will Launch Rapid Buses To Orange Park, On-Demand Rides In University Area

Raymon Troncoso

The JTA’s First Coast Flyer bus rapid transit program, offering longer-distance, limited-stop routes throughout the metro area, opens its fourth and final…

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Mayor Lenny Curry Pushes Vaccinations, Resists Mandates

Raymon Troncoso

Mayor Lenny Curry says he won’t pursue COVID-19 mitigation strategies like mask and vaccine mandates or lockdowns and is instead going all-in on…

Former Jacksonville attorney Earl Johnson Jr. is pictured Thursday at James Weldon Johnson Park.

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Lawsuit Filed In Jacksonville Seeks To Block Funding For Confederate Monuments

Sydney Boles

Former Jacksonville attorney Earl Johnson Jr. is arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Confederate monuments on public land, and maintained by public…

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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Presents $1.4B Budget Proposal To City Council

Raymon Troncoso

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry presented his $1.4 billion budget proposal for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to City Council Tuesday, placing an emphasis on…

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Tickets Available For Jacksonville’s 1st Full-Capacity Arena Event Since Start Of Pandemic

Presale tickets went on sale Thursday for an April 24 Ultimate Fighting Championship event that’s scheduled to be the first large-scale full-capacity…

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Gas Tax Would Free Up Funds For Septic Tank Removal, Curry Says

Sydney Boles

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has formally unveiled a plan to fund more than $900 million dollars of transportation projects with an increase to the…

Ferraro, right, announced his campaign for mayor Saturday.

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UNF Pollster: Councilman Ferraro Faces Steep Challenges in 2023 Jax Mayoral Race

Sydney Boles

Jacksonville District 2 City Councilman Al Ferraro announced Saturday he is running for mayor in 2023, an election that has already drawn historic…

The Lot J bill fails to get the 13 vote majority needed to pass.

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After Months Of Debate, Lot J Deal Falls 1 Vote Short In Jacksonville City Council

Brendan Rivers

A $245.3 million taxpayer funded incentive package for Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s proposed Lot J development failed to get the support it needed from the…

people gathered around in the dark, looking at a large christmas tree in the middle of the park, with a star on top.

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Jacksonville Christmas Tree Lighting Will Be Virtual This Year

Sky Lebron

Jacksonville’s Annual tree lighting ceremony will be a virtual event this year.City officials said Thursday Mayor Lenny Curry and his family will be…