The push and pull between the city and one of its independent authorities has raised eyebrows on Wall Street before, where political interference in nuts-and-bolts spending decisions is often frowned on.
Tag: jacksonville
Posted inLocal Government
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.
Posted inLocal Government, State Government
Florida DOGE wants to slash millions of dollars in alleged waste across local governments. A new report detailed far less
Named after one of President Donald Trump’s signature initiatives, the state DOGE effort and Jacksonville’s own city council-driven initiative illustrate the impact of national politics on the local level.
Posted inBehind the Story, Housing & Affordability
Northeast Florida media outlets launch collaborative project to examine soaring housing costs
A coalition of Northeast Florida news organizations – including digital, broadcast, and print media – plan to tackle the issue of housing costs as a shared editorial project in 2026.
Posted inCold Blooded
The ‘hanging judge’: Legacy of Jim Crow looms over Jacksonville Death Row case
An examination by The Tributary shows that Judge Hudson Olliff possessed retrograde views on race that were an open secret in Jacksonville’s legal community but less understood by the general public.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local Government
Police shooting of 14-year-old boy exposes JSO dispatch failure
The shooting, which the state attorney said was a “perfect storm” of unusual circumstances, revealed a critical flaw in JSO’s dispatch system.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local Government
‘Force is ugly, but’: JSO seldom punishes cops accused of abuse
Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers inconsistently report when they’ve injured civilians, thanks in part to a vague use-of-force policy.
Posted inFlorida
‘They just tackled me to the ground.’ Man left severely injured during JSO arrest
After a struggle with several officers, Michael Norris, who was not armed, was hospitalized with multiple facial, elbow and rib fractures, along with a hemorrhage in his right eye, bruising up and down his body and pain in his lungs from being unable to breathe during the attack, according to UF Health records The Tributary reviewed.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Florida wipes ‘culture,’ ‘diversity’ and other terms from UNF teacher-education courses
State officials cast a wide net in seeking to ban certain terms, ensnaring courses where words like “culture” and “diversity” appear in innocuous contexts.
Posted inLocal Government
Money, aerospace drive turbulence between City Councilman and aviation CEO
A Jacksonville City Council member and the CEO of the city’s four airports have butted heads for years over the aviation authority’s spending and governing powers