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The Morning Report: Calls for Accountability at JTA
A Jacksonville Transportation Authority board member is calling for the resignations of the authority's leadership, accusing them of misleading the board about the agency’s finance…
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The Morning Report: Voting in Full Force Across Northeast Florida
Early voting is underway across Northeast Florida, with Nassau County leading the region in turnout after the first weekend. We have details on that story and other top stories on…
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Reporter’s Notebook: A $240,000 Bonus Request and a Board That Said No
This week, Jacksonville Today Associate Editor Mike Mendenhall welcomes back investigative reporter Elizabeth Caldwell to discuss a proposal by Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO C…
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The Morning Report: Special Meeting on JTA’s Finances
The Jacksonville City Council will meet Friday to discuss a subpoena for former Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford, who has agreed to testify at a later date about…
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The Morning Report: LGBTQ+ Community Outreach in Jax & Early Voting Concerns in FL
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board is hosting its first community town hall, giving residents an opportunity to share concerns and discuss how city policy can…
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How Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk Beyond the Liver, Why Rabies Is Back in the News, and What Brain Scans Reveal A…
This week, Dr. Joe looks at the growing toll of alcohol-related cancers, a CDC alert about a disease many people assume is a thing of the past, and new brain research that challeng…
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The Morning Report: Housing Authority Bonuses Rejected and Flock Cameras Removed in St. Johns
The Jacksonville Housing Authority board rejects a proposed bonus package for the housing authority's executive team as commissioners question the agency’s finances and its use of…
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The Morning Report: Duval Schools Property Tax Extension Endorsement
The Jacksonville Civic Council is backing the renewal of a 1-mill property tax that in part helps pay teachers in Duval County Public Schools. Also, early voting begins in Duval Co…
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The Morning Report: Early Voting Beginning This Week Across the First Coast
Early voting begins this week across Northeast Florida as counties prepare for the November 3 General Election. We’ll look at when voting starts in Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay a…
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Reporter’s Notebook: Artis Gilmore Steps Off the Bench and Into Jacksonville Politics
This week, Jacksonville Today Associate Editor Mike Mendenhall sits down with reporter Will Brown to discuss Jacksonville basketball icon Artis Gilmore’s surprise entry into the ci…
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The Morning Report: Why JTA's In A $39 Million Budget Shortfall
City auditors say inaccurate revenue projections and a failure to build reserves contributed to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s $39 million budget shortfall. Hear more…
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The Morning Report: UF Health Workers Protest For Change
Hospital workers demonstrated outside UF Health Jacksonville’s downtown campus, accusing the health care system of unfair labor practices. UF Health says it remains committed to co…
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Why Measles Is So Hard to Contain, Why Vaccine Dosing Isn’t Arbitrary, and What to Know About Legionnaires’ Di…
This week, Dr. Joe looks at a measles outbreak that keeps growing, a controversial proposal to change how childhood vaccines are given, and a bacterial scare tied to cooling towers…
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The Morning Report: JTA’s Budget Shortfall Solution and New Name Enters The 2027 City Council Race
The Jacksonville City Council has approved a no-interest loan of up to $30 million to help the Jacksonville Transportation Authority address a $39 million budget shortfall, followi…
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The Morning Report: Conservation Bonds Question in St. Johns and No Debates in the FL Governor's Race
St. Johns County voters will decide in November whether to authorize up to $100 million in bonds to purchase and preserve environmentally sensitive land, with repayment coming from…
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The Morning Report: Edward Waters Expansion and Hurricane Isaias Recovery
Edward Waters University plans a $33 million campus expansion, including a new dormitory, renovated laboratories and a track and field facility that will also serve the surrounding…
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Reporter’s Notebook: A Suspension, a Book Removal, and a Building Sale — Duval Schools’ Busy Week
This week, Jacksonville Today Associate Editor Mike Mendenhall sits down with education reporter Megan Mallicoat to break down a packed Duval County School Board meeting — the 10-d…
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The Morning Report: Book Removals in Duval County and Local Impacts from Isaias
Four more books will be removed from Duval County Public Schools libraries following a school board vote. Plus, Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the northern Gul…
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The Morning Report: Duval School Suspension Appeal & Hurricane Isaias Forms
Jacksonville City Council member and Duval County teacher Tyrona Clark-Murray plans to appeal a 10-day unpaid suspension from the school district. Also Hurricane Isaias, the first…
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AI Catches Parkinson's Early, Cereal Brands Drop Synthetic Colors, and the Science Behind Emotion-Centered Fit…
This week, Dr. Joe looks at a simple pen test that could flag Parkinson's disease years before symptoms appear, a major shift in what's coloring your cereal bowl, and a new fitness…