In a step toward tackling affordable housing and homelessness in Duval County, the Jacksonville City Council approved an ordinance allocating $1 million from the city’s contingency fund to support affordable housing projects.

The Florida-Georgia football game will be played in Atlanta in 2026 and Tampa in 2027 during renovations to EverBank Stadium, according to a report from Brett McMurphy of the Action Network.

Jacksonville City Council passed Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.9 billion budget, which focuses on issues like addressing public safety and homelessness.

The system, which is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become Hurricane Helene before it hits Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week.

The system, which is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become Hurricane Helene before it hits Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week.

The Jacksonville City Council will vote on Tuesday in an emergency move for an ordinance that would give $10,000 to extend a pilot program in the King and Park Street area of Riverside.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will sign the long-awaited Community Benefits Agreement Friday morning.

After months of discussion and feedback the Jacksonville City Council could finally decide on Tuesday night how to spend millions of dollars that were originally part of the Jaguars stadium deal.

A push to change the name of a Springfield street to honor the late civil rights activist Ben Frazier will be discussed during a public hearing at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville held a rally Tuesday to show support for an anti-hate bill that is set to be considered at the city council meeting.

The Jacksonville City Council will hold a special meeting Sunday morning in the Council Chamber to discuss the latest updates on Tropical Storm Debby and provide recommendations for its potential local impact.

A plan to crack down on hate crimes in the River City continues to move forward in City Hall. Monday, council members announced the bill introduced earlier this year has been amended to be named in honor of a local woman shot and killed in a racist attack 60 years ago.

On Monday, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is set to present her proposed 2024-25 budget to the Jacksonville City Council. The budget will address everything from public safety to infrastructure and public health.

Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer is frustrated, claiming the DIA’s work is on hold until the Jacksonville City Council decides how the agency will operate.

In April, the Jacksonville City Council passed Ordinance 2021-0253, which approved $200,000 to invest in revitalization and development in Durkeeville.

In April, the Jacksonville City Council passed Ordinance 2021-0253, which approved $200,000 to invest in revitalization and development in Durkeeville.

A Jacksonville organization plans to propose a 5-year program to the Jacksonville City Council to address a new ban that will prevent unhoused people from sleeping outdoors overnight.

With the EverBank Stadium officially headed for a multi-million dollar “Stadium of the Future” redesign, News4JAX took a look at what’s to come for the neighboring areas.

Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote on the Stadium of the Future in Tuesday’s council meeting.

Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote on the Stadium of the Future in Tuesday’s council meeting.

A day after the Jacksonville City Council voted to remove most of a key funding element from the Jaguars stadium renovation deal, the members will meet again Friday to consider even more amendments to the proposal.

The Jacksonville City Council will vote Thursday morning on whether to remove a key funding element from the Stadium of the Future deal with the Jaguars.

Emotions were high at the Jacksonville City Council meeting where council members announced they would delay the vote to separate the $300 million for the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) out of the Jaguar’s stadium deal.

The Jacksonville City Council will hold a special meeting Monday evening to hear community feedback on the proposed Jaguars stadium renovation deal.

The Jacksonville City Council will hold a special meeting Monday evening to hear community feedback on the proposed Jaguars stadium renovation deal.

Members of the public will have a chance to share their thoughts about the proposed bill to fund the Jaguars stadium renovation at a special meeting scheduled for Monday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.

The Jacksonville City Council will host a workshop later this week to talk about stadium renovations.

The special committee examining the future of downtown Jacksonville is scheduled to meet Monday morning, and Jax Chamber officials are expected to share some of the lessons learned from a recent trip to Downtown Phoenix.

The Jacksonville City Council is holding the first of two workshops Wednesday to discuss the multi-million dollar deal to renovate the Jaguars' stadium.

Oceanway residents were disappointed after the Land Use and Zoning Committee voted to approve rezoning to make way for a proposed Chick-fil-A.

Documents were made public on Thursday that spell out in writing how the city could spend $775 million on a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars to help renovate EverBank Field and turn it into the “Stadium of the Future.”

The Jacksonville City Council -- and the community -- will get a first look Tuesday night at the proposed deal the city and the Jaguars have reached to finance the “Stadium of the Future” renovations at EverBank Stadium.

A new committee looking at the city agency that’s supposed to bring in development to downtown met for the first time Monday. The question many have now is why downtown development is taking so long and what about the future of the Downtown Investment Authority and its leader, Lori Boyer.

The Jacksonville City Council joined with the Duval County School Board on Wednesday morning to hear about some of the school district’s key issues.

Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem announced a Special Committee that will look into the efficacy of the Downtown Investment Authority.

People who consider a decades-old theater a vital piece of the culture of Five Points are fighting to save it after Sun-Ray Cinema's owner announced it is for sale.

Recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations have led to concerns about the safety of Jewish people, especially on college campuses where some Jewish students say they no longer feel safe.

Members of the Jacksonville City Council stood in front of a memorial Monday for the three innocent lives that were taken after a hate crime to announce a solution to a broken community’s demand for change.

A controversial plan to bring a storage unit to San Marco advanced Tuesday night when the city’s land use and zoning committee voted in favor of the project.

Jacksonville firefighter Walter W. Flowers was killed on Christmas Day in 1968 when was thrown from a fire truck after it was struck by a train at an Atlantic Boulevard crossing.

The first round of city funding for the nearly $2 billion price tag for the cost of renovating the EverBank Stadium was released Friday. That’s according to a court document filed by the Jacksonville City Council.

On Monday, the Jacksonville Ethics Commission will hold a special meeting regarding a Senate and House bill that will potentially impact how the Ethics Commission operates.

On Monday at 2 p.m., Jacksonville’s City Council Rules Committee will discuss a bill that would require approval from the sheriff for future settlements in police shooting lawsuits.

The Jacksonville City Council wants to allocate over a million dollars to Visit Jacksonville to enhance sports tourism in the city.

Jacksonville's City Council will meet Wednesday night after canceling Tuesday night's meeting because of the weather. Public hearings are planned on three big talkers.

With 2024 just a few weeks away, and the Florida presidential primary coming up in March, Duval County voters will have more options for early voting in the upcoming election year.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will sign a nearly $26 million spending plan Wednesday that addresses everything from homelessness to health care.

The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday to pass Mayor Donna Deegan’s Task Force Bill with 13 of 17 council members showing support of the bill.

The Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an initiative that aims to improve local rates of infant mortality.

The status of a possible multimillion-dollar city investment into three downtown buildings is still up in the air.

About 2,000 people in the Jacksonville area are without a home and more than 15,000 people were evicted from their homes in Duval County last year.

News4JAX has learned the city is keeping good on a promise and returning a confederate statue to the family that donated it to Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville City Council’s Finance Committee on Wednesday will take up Mayor Donna Deegan’s $25 million transformation funding package.

The Jacksonville City Council approved the purchase of a liquor store that faced backlash from some living in the Brentwood community.

The Jacksonville City Council’s Special Committee on Homelessness and Affordable Housing was announced by City Council President Ron Salem in October 2023. The group held its first meeting on Monday.

Hundreds of small local business owners in Jacksonville gathered to learn about construction opportunities with the Shipyards Project.

Jacksonville City Council held a joint meeting Monday morning with the Duval County School Board.

Jacksonville City Council members are standing firm in their support of Israel against Hamas after passing a resolution Tuesday night by a nearly unanimous vote.

City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass legislation against Florida PACE Funding Agency, which city leaders say is responsible for "predatory lending."

In a 16-1 vote, Jacksonville City Council showed its support for Israel by passing an emergency resolution Tuesday night, saying the city of Jacksonville mourns the loss of life and "unequivocally" stands with Israel as it defends itself.

Jacksonville City Councilman Terrance Freeman was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he announced Thursday via X.

On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville City Council is expected to pass Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.7 billion budget.

Nearly a month after the racially motivated shooting at Dollar General, two local groups are coming together to ask city council to address racism issues in Jacksonville.

A proposal to impose a new tax on Jacksonville restaurants and hotels to help the homeless population has hit a major roadblock.

Jacksonville City Council members will meet Thursday to discuss the possibility of relocating the Duval County jail.

The woman who is the top choice of Mayor Donna Deegan to become the city’s next top lawyer has taken her name out of the running

Jacksonville City council members will discuss a tax at tonight’s meeting that would go to help the homeless. The tax would come from food and beverages sold at restaurants and hotels.

The woman who is the top choice of Mayor Donna Deegan to become the city’s next top lawyer is running into some resistance.

The Jacksonville City Council is still working on plans to move the jail from its current location downtown to another area of town but it could take years before that happens.

A beloved former Jacksonville City Council member has died.

Jacksonville is mailing out TRIM (truth in millage) notices Friday. It’s the first look at what your property tax bill will be this year -- and unfortunately, that bill will be higher than last year.

The Jacksonville City Council began debating how your tax dollars are going to be spent. On Thursday, they took up two top priorities, the fire department and the sheriff's office. Each department is asking for more financial help, and it looks like they're going to get it.

Members of the Jacksonville City Council and the Duval County School Board meet Thursday morning to discuss a long list of topics including the current state of public schools and the search for a superintendent.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's administration hopes to meet with the Jaguars to formally discuss stadium renovations by the end of next month.

Mayor Donna Deegan presented her $1.7 billion budget to the Jacksonville City Council earlier this month.

All 19 members of the Jacksonville City Council will be formally sworn-in Thursday night, including the body’s newly elected president, Ron Salem, and vice-president, Randy White.

A Special Investigatory Committee on JEA matters is proposing new legislation designed to force city council members to comply with investigations.

With a new mayor and new council members preparing to take office, current city leaders are preparing a budget for them to get started.

In March, Jacksonville City Council passed a bill to ban panhandling at intersections and on medians without a permit.

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.

The I-TEAM found more than 9,600 houses across Duval County are owned by such investors — their real estate investments generate wealth for clients, rather than local families.

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.

The lengthy redistricting battle between the city of Jacksonville and several civil rights groups appears to have come to an end.

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.

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.