The City of Jacksonville approved a $2 billion budget early Wednesday that includes just under $1 million for affordable housing, a fraction of what some council members had sought.

The city says the new system will streamline the civil plan review and permitting process, speeding up approvals for developers and contractors.

The city’s Finance Committee held its final meeting on Friday to review the proposed $2 billion budget before it heads to the full city council for a vote. During the meeting, however, council members approved a series of amendments introduced by Council member Rory Diamond, known as the “Big Beautiful Budget Amendments.”

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and Miss Florida 2025 Paris Richardson will host a River City Readers event at Dinsmore Elementary School on Wednesday.

Jacksonville Councilman Rory Diamond said Florida DOGE is coming to the city to “identify and report on excessive spending at the city and county level.”

The city of Jacksonville announced a new campaign designed to help fight litter and blight on Thursday.

Jacksonville officials and community partners will announce a new initiative to help combat human trafficking on Thursday at 11 a.m.

A historic groundbreaking ceremony marks the official start of construction on LECOM at Jacksonville University, the region’s first four-year medical school.

Years after the Jacksonville Journey ended, a relaunch appropriately titled “Journey Forward” is now in the works. Mayor Donna Deegan briefly talked about it in her budget presentation at City Hall Monday. Journey Forward aims to get to the root cause of crime, and pick up where the Jacksonville Journey left off.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department officially opened Station 68 on the east bank of the St. Johns River.

The mayor’s office has confirmed that Pat McCollough is back on staff, but this time she’s overseeing civic engagement. There was not a reason given as to why McCollough didn’t work out as Chief of Staff. She served as Deegan’s campaign manager during last year’s election.

Plans for a new Stadium of the Future is part of the Jaguar negotiations for a new lease with the city. So where does the city stand on talks with the Jags?

Mayor Donna Deegan is in London, but she talked with News4JAX on Wednesday about the troubling violent crimes happening in Jacksonville.

High rents, lack of affordable housing and limits on what type of housing can be built in Jacksonville are the main causes of our housing crisis locally, according to the mayor's office.

It's been so hot lately that Jacksonville has opened its cooling centers to help people with no air conditioning a chance to cool down.

450 people were ticketed for the event at the River Club of Jacksonville, marking the night before Donna Deegan was to be officially inaugurated as Mayor of Jacksonville.

Mayor Deegan is officially in her new office on the fourth floor of city hall.