Reginald Blount, Nahshon Nicks and Hank Rogers are campaigning to replace term-limited Warren Jones. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Aug. 20 election, there will be a runoff with the leading two candidates in November. The election comes at a critical juncture for the district, which faces tough decisions on school consolidation and budget cuts while fending off challenges from charter and private school options.
Author Archives: Charlie McGee
Charlie McGee reports on poverty in Jacksonville. He is a Report for America corps member who previously wrote for the regional paper in California’s High Desert. He has written for outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Rolling Stone and Vice News. His journalism life began at The Daily Tar Heel. You can reach him at charlie.mcgee@jaxtrib.org.
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Ashley Wells Cox, Nancy Cleaveland: Who are the Fourth Judicial Circuit Group 34 candidates?
The race for an open seat on Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit Court bench has taken a partisan turn, as one candidate touts her conservative credentials while dark money groups flood mailboxes with attacks on her opponent.
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Florida’s tech, staffing issues caused mistaken Medicaid cuts
Florida officials blamed technology failures and staffing problems for the state government wrongfully stripping Medicaid coverage from potentially hundreds of thousands of eligible families since early 2023, testimony in federal court revealed last week.
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Testimony: Florida wrongly cut people from Medicaid due to ‘computer error,’ bad data
A “computer error” and bad data from third-party vendors led Florida to wrongfully strip Medicaid coverage from residents, including new mothers who were denied postpartum care, federal testimony revealed Monday.
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Federal trial that could restore Floridians’ Medicaid begins with Jacksonville mom’s testimony
A class-action trial challenging how Florida terminates Medicaid benefits began Thursday with a Jacksonville woman testifying that she lost her healthcare coverage because of a process that was too vague and confusing.
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Judge rules JWB must face trial over alleged use of algorithms against Black renters
The Jacksonville lawsuit makes a novel legal argument, accusing the corporate landlord of using software tools to discriminate.
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Federal judge denies request to pause Jacksonville panhandling ban as lawsuit argues it’s unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan emphasized that “this ruling does not predict how the Court will ultimately rule” on the pending lawsuit.
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Federal court to decide if Jacksonville can enforce panhandling ban as lawsuit argues it’s unconstitutional
A federal judge is set to decide if he will temporarily pause Jacksonville’s enforcement of a local ban on panhandling while the city fights a lawsuit arguing its ordinance violates free-speech rights.
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Federal trial on Florida’s Medicaid cuts delayed
A federal trial focused on whether Florida illegally terminated residents’ Medicaid coverage has been delayed from its scheduled Monday morning start.
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A federal trial could reinstate Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of Floridians
On Monday, a Jacksonville federal court will hear a case that could cost Florida billions if the court finds the state illegally failed to provide proper notice before terminating Medicaid coverage.