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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From the Publisher: Nate Monroe to join The Tributary as Executive Editor
Nate Monroe will join The Tributary staff as Executive Editor next week. He has been a beat reporter, investigative reporter, and columnist at newspapers in the Southeast for the past 15 years, most recently as a columnist for the USA Today Network across Florida.
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Bondi says she won’t play politics as attorney general but doesn’t rule out probes of Trump foes
Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General and Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio’s Senate seat
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.
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The Tributary’s top stories of 2024 — and the results
As we welcome 2025, we wanted to look back at the year that led us here, with some updates on our most-read investigations.
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Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.
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Florida votes for former President Donald Trump as nation awaits results
Former President Donald Trump won Florida’s 30 electoral votes Tuesday night in his bid to take back the White House.
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U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean wins reelection in Florida’s 4th Congressional District
Bean will represent the 4th Congressional District, which was redrawn in 2022, for the next two years.
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Republican Dean Black secures re-election for Florida House District 15
Republican Dean Black has won re-election against Democratic challenger Gary McManus for Florida House District 15, which covers north and west Jacksonville and all of Nassau County.
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Republican incumbent Jessica Baker wins re-election for House of Representatives District 17
Republican incumbent Jessica Baker has garnered enough votes to keep her seat and will usher in her second term serving southeast Duval County.