Duval County

A DOGE subcommittee seeks all communications since July 1, 2023, between the mayor's office and telehealth-related providers and agencies.

The city council is investigating Healthlink Jax, a program funded by Jacksonville taxpayers amid questions about who truly benefits from the emergency room diversions.

The superintendent says school board officials are meeting with members of the their local legislative delegation and will travel to Tallahasse to talk privately. "We’re hopeful that they’ll listen,” he said.

The civil rights attorney says the recent arrest of a Jacksonville mother illustrates a pattern of violent arrests by deputies against Black citizens for minor traffic infractions.

The city's chief health officer and the president of the Duval County Medical Society have issued written rebukes of the state's plan to phase out the requirements.

The city council's finance committee has reinstated some money it previously stripped from the proposed city budget for two popular public health initiatives for the uninsured.

Tuesday’s decision came hours after several religious leaders from across the state marched to the Capitol to call on Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause executions.

Community members in Broward, Duval and Hillsborough counties have spoken out against efforts to close or change programming in schools.

The family of Dexter Barry lists the Jacksonville sheriff as the defendant in a case that spotlighted care provided by the jail's former health care provider, which has since filed to sell its assets and debts.

When the program was rolled out Nov. 2, Jacksonville officials said about 120,000 residents under age 65 were uninsured. As of Nov. 30, more than 26,000 of those people have enrolled for coverage.

Duval County ranks 46 of 67 Florida counties in health outcomes, so easier ways to get health insurance are needed, according to Dr. Sunil Joshi, Jacksonville’s chief health officer.

The civil rights group expressed concerns the school district's top spot could be offered to former Hillsborough Superintendent Addison Davis, without community input.