JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

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.

The Jacksonville City Council will consider a plan on Tuesday night to buy the land where a controversial liquor store is expected to open in Brentwood.

Jacksonville City Council will soon have fewer women and less Black representation. That will be the short-term repercussions of the new boundary maps the council signed off on Tuesday night.

Councilman Matt Carlucci is calling for the Jacksonville City Council to hold off on voting on a $2.3 million grant for JinkoSolar on Tuesday night.

Changes are coming to the Arlington River. The city plans to post signs encouraging boaters to slow down in the area around the Cesery Bridge.

An end could be near for the lengthy redistricting battle between the city of Jacksonville and several civil rights groups.

The city council is set to vote Tuesday night on a lease agreement to allow MOSH to build on the site now known as the Museum District on the North Bank.

The Jacksonville ethics commission decided Tuesday it won’t be looking into a former candidate for mayor Leanna Cumber.

Funding for a new trauma center and emergency room at UF Health’s main campus was approved Tuesday night by Jacksonville City Council.

There are seven Jacksonville City Council seats that will be decided in the runoff election in May.

By a unanimous 16-0 vote in the Jacksonville city council, the Jacksonville Armada have taken another step toward building a soccer stadium near the sports complex.

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.

The plan to build a University of Florida graduate satellite campus is one step closer after a Jacksonville City Council rules committee took up the measure Monday to fund $20 million in 2023 and another $30 million at a later date.

Council members held a meeting Thursday.

Residents of two Jacksonville neighborhoods are pushing back against development projects that they say would create far more danger for vehicle and foot traffic.

A lawsuit was filed this week involving two Democrats running for Jacksonville City Council At-Large Group 5, reveal court documents obtained Wednesday by News4JAX.

The only thing standing in the way of banning those asking for money on the city’s roadways is Mayor Lenny Curry’s signature.

Several controversial construction projects are coming up before the Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday night.

Mayor Lenny Curry is following through with his plans to bring an expansion of the University of Florida campus to Jacksonville.

The city of Jackosnville is looking to crack down on panhandling in the median of roads. This has been an issue all over the city in recent years and the city council is working improve safety.

The Jacksonville City Council has come together to fight antisemitic messages projected on buildings in the city.

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

As of Jan. 17, 11 homicides had been reported in Jacksonville for the year 2023 — and the president of the Northside Coalition, is urging city leaders to consider new ways to curb violent crime.

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.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday approved a bill committing $27 million to raising power lines over the St. Johns River at JaxPort.

The city of Jacksonville is preparing to host Saturday’s AFC wild-card game between the Jaguars and the Chargers.

The 11th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has denied the city of Jacksonville’s request for a stay of a federal judge’s ruling on redistricting.

The city of Jacksonville’s $27 million commitment to raising power lines over the St. Johns River at JaxPort is moving quickly through the city council legislative process.

There’s another update in the court battle over Jacksonville’s new city council and school board districts.

In March, voters will go to the polls to elect new city leaders — among them Jacksonville City Council members.

The race for one Jacksonville City Council seat is a little less crowded for now.

Contention among parties defending or protesting the removal of the Confederate monuments around Jacksonville has been an ongoing issue since the topic was first introduced in 2020.

The city of Jacksonville’s decision to appeal the judge’s approved redistricting maps has the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office in limbo as it can potentially impact city elections in March.

The Jacksonville City Council has decided to challenge a federal court judge’s ruling that would have changed the face of Jacksonville’s political landscape.

A federal judge on Monday rejected a redistricting plan submitted by the Jacksonville City Council and ruled that a map proposed by those who sued the city over voting boundaries is the best plan moving forward.

After the Jacksonville City Council last Friday made a decision on a redrawn district map, the city filed a motion with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to stay Judge Marcia Morales Howard’s order striking down the very first version.

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

In an effort to meet a deadline imposed by a federal judge, Jacksonville City Council members spent the day Friday debating six map options for updating boundaries for the city’s school board and council districts.

There were more fireworks on Thursday as a special Jacksonville City Council committee met to try and hash out the details of the new city council and school board districts in order to comply with a federal judge’s ruling.

There were passionate moments on Tuesday over how to redraw city council and school district boundaries so that they do not diminish the voices of Black people in the Jacksonville community.

Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond said Thursday he plans to step down next month as CEO of K9s for Warriors.

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.

The Jacksonville City Council canceled a special meeting that was set for Wednesday where they planned to discuss hiring an outside attorney to fight a judge’s ruling in a lawsuit on newly-drawn district lines, but apparently, the city’s General Counsel Office has already obtained legal representation.

In a lengthy 140-page ruling filed Wednesday, a federal judge threw out Jacksonville’s newly-drawn city council and school board district map.

Farm Share will be distributing food at an event this week in Jacksonville.

The Downtown Investment Authority is expected to officially sign off on a $35 million plan to bring new high-rise apartments to the former site of The Jacksonville Landing.

Jacksonville is now the sixth deadliest city in the United States for pedestrians, according to Smart Growth America, which is a nonprofit aiming to make city streets safer.

The Jacksonville City Council on Thursday was going over how to spend over $1.5 billion of your tax dollars.

During a meeting Tuesday evening of the Jacksonville City Council, the vice president of the Mandarin Athletic Association told council members that he hopes improvements will continue at Greenland Park.

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.

Mayor Lenny Curry is presenting his final budget proposal to the Jacksonville City Council with a big portion of the plan related to public safety.

Democrat Reggie Gaffney Jr. and Republican Charles Barr got the most votes in a six-way in a special August election for Jacksonville City Council District 7 and will face off in November’s second election -- essentially a runoff.

When Councilman Garrett Dennis resigned to run for a seat in the Florida Legislature, three candidates signed up to run in a special August election for District 9, Jacksonville City Council. Democrat Tyrona Clark-Murray received 53% of the vote and was elected to fill the seat through next June. She must run for re-election next spring to win a full four-year term.

Despite a planned tax cut, you will more than likely be spending more on your property taxes because the value of your property has gone up.

In addition to second elections (runoffs) for any Duval County School Board or Jacksonville City Council race where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in August, other elective offices in the county and its beaches will appear on the general election ballot in November:

McDonald’s is making a special pledge exclusively to its employees in Jacksonville and North Florida: The job comes with sizzling perks.

Jacksonville is another step closer to moving the Sulzbacher Center from downtown to the Northside.

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.

Jacksonville City Council has issued a final report from its Special Committee on Solid Waste, and Councilman Ron Salem says the issues should be behind the River City.

Now that the Jacksonville city council unanimously decided not to take down the controversial confederate monuments immediately, what is next?

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday evening voting unanimously to withdraw legislation that was aimed at creating a reimbursement option for city employees who travel for “medical treatments related to reproductive rights.”

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday voted against a resolution that asked Mayor Lenny Curry and the city to propose a plan that would budget $500,000 to remove remaining Confederate monuments.

Proposed legislation that would create a reimbursement option for city employees who travel for “medical treatments related to reproductive rights” will be introduced at the Jacksonville City Council meeting on Tuesday.

Members of the Unity Project gathered Monday on the steps of City Hall.

Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit demanding the Jacksonville City Council “start over” on recently approved boundary lines.

A bill that got the green light Tuesday from the Jacksonville City Council makes changes to the city’s adult entertainment and dancing entertainment codes.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday voted against a term limit bill that was introduced in February. The vote was 7-10.

It’s been a source of controversy for at least the past three years, and a member of the Jacksonville City Council wants to change the process for coming up with a solution.

The Jacksonville City Council is expected to hold a public hearing Tuesday on the term limit bill introduced in February, but it appears the legislation could be in trouble.

How does a local government deal with mounting inflation and its effect on people?

A bill introduced last month by the Jacksonville City Council president seeks to clarify types of behavior deemed disruptive during meetings.

The city of Jacksonville is looking to put a pause on a gas tax implemented earlier this year to help the growing financial strain many continue to feel at the pumps.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday voted 17-1 in favor of a redistricting plan that sets boundaries for its members.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry on Monday issued a statement to News4JAX after a new measure was proposed last week to speed up the process of removing confederate monuments in the city.

Members of the Jacksonville City Council met Thursday night, addressing recent cases of violent crime reported within the city’s seventh district.

On Thursday, members of the Jacksonville City Council plan to address violence in the city’s 7th district during a town hall meeting.

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.

A new poll released Thursday by the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida reveals new data from registered voters, and the results show the two candidates for the City Council At Large Group 3 seat neck-and-neck in the race.

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

Commissioners will host Community Bus Tours in various neighborhoods.

Not many people took part during the first weekend of early voting for a special Jacksonville City Council election to replace the seat vacated by the late Tommy Hazouri.

After speaking Wednesday evening with a group of millennials, Jacksonville City Council members are onboard with the Downtown Investment Authority’s proposal to finally bring new parks to the area.

For years, there have been promises of downtown riverfront development, yet nothing has happened. Now the promise of new parks along the St. Johns River is closer to coming true.

The Jacksonville City Council is facing a vote Tuesday on a proposed special taxing district for residential areas around what used to be the Baymeadows Golf Club.

Four months into the suspension of curbside recycling pickup in Jacksonville, there is no end in sight.

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

Jacksonville’s growth in the past years could likely have an impact on who represents you on the Jacksonville City Council and Duval County School Board.

The Jacksonville City Council president on Wednesday told News4JAX he hopes to soon have a resolution worked out as a flag, which contains a profane message toward President Joe Biden, remained flying near TIAA Bank Field.

Starting Saturday in Duval County, you're going to be paying more at the pump because of a local gas tax that is now in effect.

City leaders are looking to the future after Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer was fired before the end of his first season with the team.

Starting in January, Jacksonville’s local gas tax is going to double from 6 cents a gallon to 12 cents.

A Jacksonville City Council member is trying to put the brakes on the city’s new gas tax increase.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County on Monday provided a COVID-19 update to a Jacksonville City Council committee.

Early voting ends Sunday. Election day is Tuesday and all 199 precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All registered voters are eligible to participate.

Voters in Jacksonville and all of Duval County will soon be heading to the polls for a special election.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday night approved a redevelopment agreement for a project at and around the site of the old Florida Times-Union building in the Brooklyn neighborhood.

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.

Three judges from the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the appeals from two former Jacksonville City Council members who were sentenced to prison for multiple counts of fraud involving a federally-backed loan and a city grant for a barbecue sauce business.