CITY COUNCIL

On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville City Council is expected to pass Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.7 billion budget.

The lawyer for a small Kansas newspaper raided by police last month said he believes officers didn't follow the search warrant's requirements to only seize computers believed directly involved in suspected identity theft.

Saying her nominee for general counsel is “facing a smear campaign,” Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan held a news conference Wednesday to rally support for Randy DeFoor’s appointment.

Newly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn national scrutiny.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's administration hopes to meet with the Jaguars to formally discuss stadium renovations by the end of next month.

All 19 members of the Jacksonville City Council will be formally sworn-in Thursday night, including the body’s newly elected president, Ron Salem, and vice-president, Randy White.

Jacksonville Mayor-Elect Donna Deegan will announce Wednesday who she plans to work with when she takes office next month, which is a different crop of leaders than her transition team.

A federal judge has now given final approval to a settlement that ends a lengthy legal battle over redistricting between several civil rights groups and the city of Jacksonville.

Democratic leaders in major U.S. cities are finding themselves politically squeezed when it comes to addressing homelessness.

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing.

While most eyes will be on the mayor's race Tuesday, seven City Council seats and the race for property appraiser are also in run-offs after the first election in March.

Neptune Beach City Council made a motion Monday to pay the remaining balance that will help get the city’s Senior Activity Center back open.

From May 1 to May 14, every Duval County registered voter will be able to cast a ballot at any one of nearly 20 early voting locations around the county in races for Jacksonville mayor and at least two other city races.

The Jacksonville community is invited to speak Tuesday night at the City Council meeting in support of or opposition to a proposal to relocate the Jacksonville Fairgrounds from its current location to the Westside on Normandy Boulevard.

A $711 million plan to make housing more affordable statewide is headed to the governor’s desk, and there is also help on the way for people in Jacksonville who are struggling to pay bills.

On Tuesday night’s City Council agenda is a proposal that would move the Museum of Science and History from its longtime home on Jacksonville’s Southbank to a new home on the Northbank that is yet to be built.

The City of Jacksonville is dropping its appeal to a lawsuit brought by the NAACP and others against the city over its redistricting maps for city council.

Results of the 2023 races for Jacksonville City Council At-large, Duval County property appraiser.

Results of the 2023 Jacksonville City Council race.

Results of the 2023 races for Jacksonville City Council At-large, Duval County property appraiser.

The two candidates who received the greatest number of votes — Republican Daniel Davis and Democrat Donna Deegan — will now face off during the May 16 general election.

The polls have closed in Duval County’s election.

Local law enforcement can now begin enforcing a new Duval County ordinance designed to stop panhandling in medians, along sidewalks, and in public rights-of-way along roadways.

During Tuesday night’s meeting, the City Council voted to approve a plan to move the USS Orleck from where it is now to its final location where it will turn into a permanent Naval museum.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday evening voted to approve millions of dollars toward a project that would bring a University of Florida satellite campus to the city.

Early voting continues ahead of Jacksonville's March 21st city elections for mayor, property appraiser, and city council.

The election for Jacksonville City Council and Jacksonville Mayor is March 21, and two candidates running for office tell News4JAX their campaign signs are being destroyed.

Residents who live near the Pumpkin Hill preserve have filed a lawsuit against the city of Jacksonville. They're upset with the City Council's decision to move forward with a new development in Northeast Jacksonville.

By the end of this week, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Fernandina Beach will be searching for new city managers. These vacancies are all for different reasons.

Ben Frazier, of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, was arrested two months ago during a meeting of the City Council — and his case still hasn’t been heard.

Approximately 30 people who attended a City Council meeting Tuesday spoke out about a new development in Northeast Jacksonville near the Pumpkin Hill Preserve.

City Council members Brenda Priestly Jackson and Randy Defoor attended a meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the change, work and legislative recommendations results from the Special Investigatory Committee on JEA matters.

The Jacksonville City Council will soon take up a bill that targets people who use intersections to ask for money.

The sheriff, supervisor of elections, tax collector and several city council candidates are running unopposed in the upcoming municipal elections in seven weeks.

It’s been 23 years since Jacksonville voters agreed to raise the sales tax by a half cent to improve the city with major road and public projects.

After hours of debate and public comment Tuesday night, the City Council approved a change in the city’s land use plan but deferred the actual zoning change for a planned Pumpkin Hill development.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday approved legislation that bans any message projected onto someone’s building or property without permission.

Two identical bills are set to appear on Tuesday night’s City Council agenda to address a series of hate messages that have appeared in Jacksonville recently.

Last week, Jacksonville City Council members filed two bills, which are set to appear on Tuesday night’s agenda. They appear to do the same thing.

Neptune Beach City Manager Stefen Wynn was fired during Tuesday night's city meeting.

In a letter addressed Thursday to Mike Hogan, the Duval County supervisor of elections, Jacksonville City Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson writes that she be withdrawing as a candidate for District 10.

In March, Jacksonville will be voting for a new mayor and new city council members to run the city. Political observers anticipate a high turnout compared to past local elections as races began to become very competitive.

Attorney, civil rights advocate and legal commentator, John Phillips, announced on social media Tuesday that he is running for Jacksonville City Council.

Jacksonville community activist Ben Frazier plans to attend Tuesday night’s city council meeting despite the risk of being arrested again.

There’s an update in the fight to redraw Jacksonville’s City Council districts.

Los Angeles' new mayor has outlined her vision to turn around a troubled City Hall and restrain an out-of-control homeless crisis in the nation's second-largest city.

Voters in Portland, Oregon, have approved a ballot measure that will overhaul the city's government, spurred by growing concerns over homelessness and a desire to make City Hall more inclusive.

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass has pulled ahead of developer Rick Caruso in their back-and-forth contest to become mayor of Los Angeles.

After much deliberation and debating, Jacksonville City Council members made a final decision Friday on a redrawn redistricting map.

A special Jacksonville City Council committee narrowed down new city council and school district boundary maps from two choices to one on Wednesday, though its work is not done.

The council met on Thursday to discuss the matter — but nothing has yet been decided. A new drawing of the district map has not begun.

City Council on Tuesday night gave its approval to Mayor Lenny Curry’s record-setting $1.5 billion operating budget for the city of Jacksonville.

A federal judge is considering whether to throw out Jacksonville’s newly-drawn city council and school board district map ahead of next year’s elections in March.

Nearly a half-century after arson killed 32 people in a New Orleans gay bar, the City Council has renewed the search for the remains of four victims — three of them never identified.

Should the city of Jacksonville legalize adult game rooms? That’s a question making its way through the City Council.

The Northside Coalition has filed a lawsuit Friday against the City of Jacksonville asking a judge to throw out the city council’s redistricting map.

A property tax rollback, money for riverfront development downtown, a new fire station and more money stashes away for emergencies in the reserve fund -- those were just some of the things Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry highlighted Thursday morning in his budget address to City Council.

City Council member Randy DeFoor announced Wednesday that she won’t be seeking re-election for the district, which includes Riverside, Avondale, Lake Shore and parts of the Westside to the Clay County line.

As expected, every city council member voted yes to approve the special election, but council members also had questions for General Counsel Jason Teal. Some wondering why the city’s top lawyer is saying the sheriff did not vacate the office until four days ago, June 2, when it was clear he moved out of Jacksonville a year ago.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday voted against setting a public referendum on whether the city should remove historic monuments on city-owned property.

The future of Jacksonville’s confederate monuments will again be a topic discussed at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

Tuesday was election day in Orange Park and Green Cove Springs. Green Cove Springs had two City Council seats on the ballot, and Orange Park had one Town Council seat.

A proposal that would let Jacksonville voters have the final say on whether to take down historical monuments, including one in particular that’s tied to the Confederacy, was introduced to the City Council during its Tuesday evening meeting.

New maps could soon be approved for Jacksonville’s 14 City Council districts.

Republican LeAnna Cumber announced Monday she’s running in 2023 to replace term-limited Lenny Curry for Mayor of Jacksonville.

Curbside recycling is expected to return in Jacksonville in about three weeks, and News4JAX has learned glass WILL continue to be collected along with other items.

Known for his legendary "On Your Side" reports, Ken Amaro, formerly of First Coast News, filed to run for Jacksonville City Council District 1.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in a special election to replace the Jacksonville City Council seat left vacant when Tommy Hazouri died in September.

Republican Nick Howland and Democrat Tracye Polson are in the final stretch before next Tuesday’s special election.

In six days, Jacksonville voters will elect a new member to the city council to replace Tommy Hazouri who died last September.

Who are the two people running for the City Council seat open since the death of Tommy Hazouri?

Early voting will begin Saturday for a special Jacksonville City Council election to replace the seat left vacant when Tommy Hazouri died in September.

The News4JAX Trust Index team is fact checking a commercial that’s been all over Jacksonville airwaves, including Channel 4. It’s a political ad created for City Council candidate Republican Nick Howland, attacking his opponent, Democrat Tracye Polson.

The News4JAX Trust Index team is fact checking a commercial that’s been all over Jacksonville airwaves, including Channel 4. It’s a political ad created for City Council candidate Republican Nick Howland, attacking his opponent, Democrat Tracye Polson.

With the local gas tax set to double in Jacksonville next month, there is a push by one City Council member to stop it.

News4JAX is taking a closer look at Tuesday’s election results for the late Tommy Hazouri’s City Council seat.

Jacksonville Councilman Matt Carlucci is no longer running to become the next mayor of Jacksonville in 2023.

A city committee on Tuesday evening met to discuss complaints that have been made against Jacksonville’s inspector general, the person responsible for investigating wrongdoings in city government.

On Tuesday, a city committee will discuss additional complaints involving Jacksonville’s inspector general, the person responsible for investigating wrongdoings in city government.

During its Tuesday night meeting, the Jacksonville City Council approved a resolution honoring First Coast News investigative journalist Ken Amaro for his decades of work.

There are a number of pressing issues and hot-button topics facing Jacksonville, including the future of the city’s remaining Confederate monuments, suspension of curbside recycling pickup and traffic delays due to trains.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said it’s unfortunate that his legislation to remove a Confederate monument from Springfield Park was withdrawn by the City Council.

A Jacksonville City Counil member along with the chairman of the Jax Chamber are calling for the city council to postpone an upcoming vote to remove a Confederate moment that is still standing in a Springfield park.

Who are the four people running for the City Council seat open since the death of Tommy Hazouri?

Bad weather didn’t stop a protest in front of City Hall Friday morning by members of Take 'Em Down Jax who are upset about a Confederate moment still standing in a Springfield park. That statue is likely to remain in place despite legislation introduced by Mayor Lenny Curry to have it removed.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County said Monday morning the county is now considered to be a low transmission county as the number of cases continues to fall.

Duval County residents who vote by mail should check their mailbox over the next couple of days for a ballot in a special election to fill Tommy Hazouri’s City Council seat.

Minneapolis voters are deciding whether to replace the city’s police force with a new Department of Public Safety.

An 1833 statue of Thomas Jefferson will be removed from New York’s City Council chamber by the end of the year.

For weeks, the Northside Collation of Jacksonville has been pressing the city follow through with the removal of all remaining Confederate monuments, and on Tuesday, the organization held another rally outside City Hall.

Los Angeles leaders have voted to enact one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates.

The Jacksonville City Council is meeting Tuesday night for the first time since the death of former mayor and council president Tommy Hazouri.

The latest census data shows the city’s population has grown by more than 100,000 over the last ten years. Now, Jacksonville City Council members are debating how the districts they represent could change as a result of the 2020 census.

Legislation introduced by City Councilman Matt Carlucci seeks to rename the Jacksonville City Hall’s council chambers after former Mayor and current Councilman Tommy Hazouri, who recently entered hospice care at his home.

Mayor Lenny Curry presented a $1.4 billion budget proposal Tuesday to the City Council, laying out a vision for Jacksonville that combines new priorities resulting from the pandemic and an effort to honor the city’s past commitments to invest in overlooked neighborhoods.

A day after Adventure Landing closed the doors of its Westside site, a Jacksonville Beach City Council meeting was held Monday to discuss plans for the Beach Boulevard location.

A video that shows a portion of a recent deadly police shooting in Portland, Oregon, has circulated on social media and evening news broadcasts.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman joins this edition of “This Week in Jacksonville” to discuss the City Council meetings in March that included discussions of the NOPE bill and the replacement of septic systems in the Christobel neighborhood. Then, Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren and state Rep. Cord Byrd join the show to share their views on HB 1, the so-called “anti-riot” bill. Finally, Susan King, president and CEO of Feeding Northeast Florida, joins the show to talk about her meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and the help her organization is receiving and providing for COVID-19 relief.

At-large Jacksonville City Councilmember Terrance Freeman said the plan is about more than protecting the health of the river and improving the quality of life for residents. We have a lot of work to do,” Freeman told host Kent Justice for Sunday’s This Week in Jacksonville. AdThe effort to remove septic tanks is meant to make good on a broken promise made in 1968 during consolidation. But to this day, tens of thousands of Jacksonville residents still depend on septic tanks, which have harmful effects on the local tributaries. This week, Freeman hosted a meeting at City Hall that brought together, parents, coaches and others to talk about safety.

EVANSTON, Ill. – Using tax money from the sale of recreational marijuana, the Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The move by the Illinois community comes as hundreds of communities and organizations across the country are considering providing reparations. “This is set aside for an injured community that happens to be Black, that was injured by the city of Evanston for anti-Black housing policies,” Simmons said. Alderman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote against the plan, said she supports reparations, but what the City Council was debating is a housing plan that is being called reparations. President Joe Biden has even expressed support for creating a federal commission to study Black reparations, a proposal that’s languished for decades in Congress.