Jacksonville

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.

"No Sleep Till," set in Atlantic City before a hurricane hits, follows a comic duo, a grieving storm chaser and a lonely teen as they confront personal struggles ahead of the storm.

State CFO Blaise Ingoglia claimed unnamed sources are saying local officials in cities targeted with DOGE audits have been trying to delete or hide financial information.

The DeSantises were in Jacksonville to discuss funding for the Cancer Connect Collaborative approved in Florida’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget.

It’s not clear how Critical Response Strategies landed the work or whether it previously handled managing a detention facility. However, staffers from the firm have a visible presence at the center.

Michael Bell was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison. Another inmate, Edward Zakrzewski, is scheduled to be the ninth put to death this month.

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.

The Rays confirmed that they have begun exclusive discussions with a group led by billionaire Patrick Zalupski that also includes unspecified Tampa Bay investors. The local involvement could mean the team stays in the region.

The measure, if enacted, would put grant funding at risk if organizations provide services to immigrants in the country illegally. It also bans grants from going toward DEI programs.

A former attorney hopes to resurrect his 2021 lawsuit meant to bar the city and state from spending funds to preserve public tributes to Confederates.

The bill allows immigrants in the city without legal status to be jailed up to 60 days. Mayor Donna Deegan said she objected to the ordinance but did not “see a clear path to a veto, to sustaining a veto.”