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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.

Ordinance also requires that some low-lying commercial buildings — many of them warehouses — be built with roofs capable of supporting solar panels.

San Diego officials on Tuesday were expected to approve a $600,000 payout to a woman who was severely injured when a police dog attacked her in her own yard after escaping from its trainer's home nearby. A lawsuit filed by Jenna Cole in March called the bite a “vicious” and “unprovoked attack” and accused the city of negligence for how it trained, monitored and caged the K-9. The suit also contended such animals should be in secure facilities, not residential neighborhoods.

Knudsen, if confirmed by the council, would serve out the rest of the term but would have to run in February to keep the seat.

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.

Booting companies cannot charge more than $170 to remove the device; proponents contend it's more humane than getting towed.

The National Foundation for Gun Rights also filed suit against the states of Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts.

After a recent string of Chicago police officer suicides, mental health experts spoke with a City Council committee Thursday afternoon on what can be done to support officers.

The Uvalde School Board is deciding whether or not to fire police chief Pete Arredondo for his handling of the Robb Elementary shooting.

The highest-paid aldermen currently earn about $130,250 and will see that increase to about $142,780 if they don't turn down the raise.

The mayor says this as one of the lowest budget deficits "in recent City history."

Nearly a half-century after arson killed 32 people at the UpStairs Lounge, the City Council has renewed the search for the remains of four victims — three of them never identified.

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.

The mayor has called the gang forfeiture proposal an "essential tool" to fighting crime but it hasn't gotten a vote six months since its delay.

Tuesday’s fatal hit-and-run follows a string of pedestrian deaths as the result of vehicles earlier in the summer.

A nonprofit news outlet has spent the past half year publishing more complete data on homelessness. Eric Adams’s administration says it plans to start doing the same.

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

In a report following the mayor’s remarks, city manager Ghida Neukirch said 115 agencies responded to the shooting, including 74 law enforcement agencies and 25 fire departments.

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.

Some affordability activists say the measure doesn't go far enough, but the mayor called it a “very important step.”

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.

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The mayor lowered the ticket threshold to 6 mph over the limit, which has raised tens of millions of dollars for the city.

Parking spots would be capped in residential buildings near rail stations, in one provision of the plan.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is making an announcement with NASCAR leaders on Tuesday.

The city of Chicago is poised to pay more than $11 million in police misconduct settlements approved by a City Council committee.

The maximum fine for ethics violations would rise from $5,000 to $20,000 and ex-aldermen would be banned from lobbying the City Council.

The surprise move comes shortly after Mayor Lightfoot appointed Scott's sister to replace him on the City Council.

After serving 25 years in prison, Desmond Ricks was released in 2017 when bullet tests revealed that the evidence used to convict him was bogus.

Detroit agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to pin a murder on him in 1992. Desmond Ricks was released from prison in 2017 after 25 years, thanks to gun experts, law students at the University of Michigan and his unwavering insistence that he was innocent. Police seized a gun that belonged to Ricks' mother and said it was the murder weapon.

Many voters “think as a general rule that aldermen are clowns, incompetent and corrupt," former Ald. Joe Moore said.

Cops are given notice when days off are canceled, Lightfoot said. This year that's included Memorial Day, Father’s Day and July 4th.

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.

The City Council in Nebraska’s capital city has rescinded an anti-discrimination measure that extended protections to sexual orientation and gender identity, just four months after unanimously approving it. The Lincoln City Council voted 4-3 Monday to rescind the February revision to the city’s fairness ordinance in the face of a successful petition effort by a conservative group that would have put the measure on the November ballot, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.

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.

Two Memphis City Councilmen don't want the Memphis Police Department to provide security for former President Donald Trump during his Southaven event.

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 vacancy is the second Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be able to fill on the council, following Patrick Daley Thompson's departure due to a tax conviction.

The committee vote was 27-3. Next up is the full City Council and then the state gambling board.

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The mayor moved the curfew from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.

After months of fighting between Black and Latino City Council members over the next decade of council power in Chicago, aldermen say they’ve reached agreement on a new map.

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.

Solis secretly recorded now-indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan and Ald. Ed Burke.

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.

George Flagg's family is asking the city to consider the late, former Des Moines City Council member's entire record before stripping his name from a city street.Driving the news: Flagg's three sons sent an email to six of the city's seven council members Wednesday, shortly after Axios first published an article about community efforts to rename George Flagg Parkway.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Councilperson Indira Sheumaker was excluded from the mes

The police union has warned of a mass exodus from the department over the mandate.

Weaponizing information abroad is a specialty of Putin’s, but two weeks into Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, he’s losing on that front — badly.

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.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is to present a nominee within 60 days to replace convicted Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson.

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.

Ald. Anthony Napolitano said the vote chips away at aldermen's say over their wards.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is recommending that the City Council change the laws related to sexually oriented businesses.Why it matters: Police believe crackdowns on SOBs will help reduce the crime rate in Dallas, especially on the Northwest side of the city.What’s happening: Police recommend city ordinances change so that SOBs will be required to close at 2am.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freePolice also want the city to ch

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.

Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is making another run for governor of Georgia. (Dec. 1)

Latino aldermen want a larger footprint on the council as their population grows.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a Mississippi case that has the potential to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which established the constitutional right to an abortion. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, a professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, joined CBSN to discuss.

A case before the Supreme Court Wednesday could decide the fate of abortion rights across the U.S. Carol Sanger, author of "About Abortion: Terminating Pregnancy in Twenty-First-Century America" and a professor at Columbia Law School, spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN about what to expect from both sides, as well as how overturning Roe v. Wade could affect abortion laws.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning NATO that deploying troops to Ukraine would cross a "red line." Honduras elects a historic new left-wing leader. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" with these and other headlines from around the world.

Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down the testimony of Jeffrey Epstein's pilot at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.

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.

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The Black Caucus' leader said the Latino map is "gutting, essentially" five Black wards.

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.

The vaccination rules are "unprecedented in scope," but are built on an extensive framework of legal public health and safety regulations, an expert told CNBC.

Some opponents said it doesn't do enough to address the database's flaws.

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.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson also raised the possibility of renewing his previously unsuccessful motion to move Derek Chauvin's trial to another city. AdMayor Jacob Frey deferred questions about the timing of the settlement to City Attorney Jim Rowader, who declined to comment. Potential jurors questioned later didn't mention hearing of the settlement, and neither attorneys nor the judge directly asked if they were aware of it. At least four potential jurors dismissed Monday said they couldn’t be impartial. Three other former officers face an August trial on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter.