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Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Volunteer in green shirt handing food to a person pushing a grocery-filled cart.

Local Government

Food bank visits jump 20% as costs, benefit cuts squeeze Mandarin families

August 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Satellite image of a tropical storm with spiral bands over the ocean.

Local Government

Invest 96L now has 70% formation chance as forecasters eye eastern U.S.

August 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Local Government

Private investors launch $20M housing fund as council removes city dollars

August 24, 2026 · 3 min read

Circular navy blue and gold seal of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Local Government

Apartment fire on Oldfield Crossing displaces five in Mandarin

August 24, 2026 · 1 min read

Side-by-side headshots of Duval County School Board District 6 runoff candidates Lindsey Denmark and Clarence James.

Local Government

Denmark, James advance to Nov. 3 runoff for District 6 school board seat

August 24, 2026 · 3 min read

A red and gray JTA transit bus stopped at a bus stop along a landscaped road.

Local Government

JTA faces $32.8 million shortfall, plans to cut four bus routes and 25 jobs

August 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Industrial barge docked at a port terminal with cranes and dust visible in the air.

Local Government

Riverkeeper sues Keystone Terminal over coal ash dumped in St. Johns

August 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Local Government

All three Duval school board seats head to November runoffs after no candidate wins outright

August 21, 2026 · 3 min read

Government building with tall stone columns, glass windows, and palm trees.

Local Government

Mandarin homeowners have until Sept. 8 to challenge tax assessments

August 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Beaux-Arts city hall building with palm trees and a street lamp in front.

Local Government

Holder wins council seat, will vote on $2.03B Jacksonville budget

August 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Local Government

$7.1 million in nonprofit funding tied to November tax vote

August 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Brick building entrance with 'Vote Here' signs on the doors.

Local Government

Two days left to vote early at Mandarin-area libraries

August 18, 2026 · 2 min read

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