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Ahead of Tuesday’s countywide election to fill the at-large Council seat vacated by the late Tommy Hazouri, Democrat Tracye Polson has more money in her campaign than all the other candidates combined, more than $317,000 in contributions. But almost two-thirds of that money is from her own pocket.
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Two months after Jacksonville City Council President Sam Newby won support for a $25,000 grant awarded to a bridal shop, he hired the owner of the business to be his executive assistant while she also continues to run the Gown and Garter store.
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Democrats easily outnumber Republicans at the polls. Of the ballots cast in the at-large City Council race to replace the late Tommy Hazouri, 51% are from Democratic voters and 36% from Republicans.
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City Council approved a plan Tuesday that allows Duval Schools to sell a shuttered school in Jacksonville’s Northside to affordable housing developer Ability Housing in a 6-10 vote after more than an hour of debate.
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Jacksonville City Council members will vote tonight on stricter rules for funding nonprofits with city money. Organizations would have to provide extra financial documents and disclose their ties to council members and their families.
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The Jacksonville City Council put together its five-year strategic plan on Thursday, informally ranking priorities for one, three and five years.
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Over 15,000 mail ballots have been returned in the special election to replace the late Tommy Hazouri.
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Jacksonville City Council voted 12 to 6 Tuesday to withdraw the bill to allocate $1.3 million toward removing a monument dedicated to white, Confederate women in Springfield Park, leaving the door open for a similar plan in the near future.
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Jacksonville’s City Council could vote Tuesday evening on a plan to remove a Confederate monument from Springfield Park. The meeting could also be the end of the road for two bills aimed at reforming policing.
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The Jacksonville Civic Council is calling on City Council to delay the vote to remove the Monument to the Women of the Southland.