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Jacksonville city councilmembers divided on use of $150 million in Stadium of the Future proposal
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville city councilmembers are divided on millions of dollars for the community in the Stadium of the Future deal. Some councilmembers believe the city’s contribution of $150 million toward community development and affordable housing is an opportunity to move the city forward, but others call it unnecessary.
Here's where students can get free meals in Jacksonville from June 5-July 26
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — IDEA Public Schools’ Child Nutrition Program will serve free meals this summer to any child in the community aged 18 years and younger, from June 5 through July 26. The summer meals will include breakfast and lunch and must be eaten in the cafeteria at...
JEA leaders deny ‘coup’ in CEO change amid OIG investigation
A JEA leader is denying that the series of events that led to an interim CEO at the utility was a coup, amid a City of Jacksonville Office of Inspector General investigation first reported Monday by Action News Jax’s Ben Becker.
Feedback meetings on Duval school closing ideas sart with pushback from Beaches neighbors
A sea of pink flowed into Fletcher High School for the first of seven public meetings that Duval County School Board members scheduled to get feedback on potential closings or changes at dozens of schools. The response from most on the Beaches-centered crowd boiled down to two words: Not here. ...
Northside Coalition opposes stadium deal, new jail unless more investments made in neglected areas
The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, a local activist group based in Jacksonville, said it opposes city spending on the “Stadium of the Future” or a new Duval County Jail unless the city commits to a “Marshall Plan” level of investment in the Northwest and Eastside neighborhoods in Jacksonville.
Community learns of two federal lawsuits involving DCPS superintendent candidate
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duval County Public Schools parents are reacting to one of the school district's superintendent finalists being listed in two federal discrimination lawsuits at his previous district in Lee County. "We don’t need additional controversy here in Duval," said Laura Bearl, a Fishweir Elementary School parent.
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