A tense exchange is the latest sign that behind-the-scenes acrimony continues to simmer over the aviation authority’s future plans
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Third subpoena zeroes in on nixed deal for $1.17 million land near Yulee schools
It’s at least the third subpoena prosecutors have issued amid a tangled series of controversies swirling around JEA and Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico
Posted inHigher Education
Latest hope for downtown Jacksonville, taxpayer-financed UF campus, might start very small
UF has big plans for its downtown Jacksonville campus, but is only obligated to enroll 50 students.
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Jacksonville’s own DOGE committee questions state DOGE report
Jacksonville City Council members questioned the numbers in a Florida DOGE report that recently blasted the city’s spending.
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In Florida’s eviction capital, major landlord under the spotlight
The allegations test the reputation of a company that, according to one study, is the top eviction filer in Duval County, but which has also had a run of positive press for its work in housing and downtown development.
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Duval jail death a grim reminder of lingering problems
Charles Faggart’s death, which prompted Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters to suspend eight corrections officers and one sergeant while a criminal investigation is underway, overlaps with years of scrutiny over the jail’s shoddy conditions, as well as high-stakes discussions among city officials about spending up to $1 billion for a new jail in the coming years.
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JSO settles lawsuit in strip-search arrest that broke department policy
A man who was improperly stripped searched by police in the middle of a public street while bystanders watched nearby settled a federal lawsuit with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and the city for $275,000, according to court records.
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Jacksonville police and fire pension debt tops $3 billion, surging city costs
Jacksonville City Hall’s debt to the Police and Fire Pension Fund now tops $3 billion, one of its worst conditions in the past quarter century, which will require taxpayers to cover a mammoth $201 payment later this year.
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Multi-million dollar land swap would make once-obscure developer major downtown player
A new proposal, which city officials will weigh in the coming weeks, could make Alex Sifakis and a joint venture he backs, Gateway Jax, among the most crucial players in downtown Jacksonville’s future.
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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.