The process to decide who will build the new Duval County Jail is moving forward, but the city isn’t going to rush when deciding who to go with.

The proposed land swap that could have transferred 600 acres of land in the Guana Wildlife Management Area may have been defeated, but those who fought the last-minute proposal say the battle isn’t over.

State Representative Kim Kendall (R-St. Augustine) sent a message to all members of the Florida Legislature, calling on lawmakers to oppose the proposal. The company withdrew its proposal on Monday evening following the widespread backlash.

Florida’s parental consent law includes some exceptions that allow a minor to petition a judge to access an abortion without their parents’ approval. Some of those exemptions are now off the table.

After 35 years of fighting, the Florida Legislature finally approved the free kill repeal this year, but Governor Ron DeSantis has promised to veto it.

The trade would swap a 600-acre piece of land in the heart of the management area for just over 3,000 acres of land scattered throughout the Florida wildlife corridor.

Neighbors plagued for years by bad odors they believe are coming from a local chemical manufacturer are getting an opportunity to weigh in on the plant’s permit renewal pending before the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

A new email obtained by Action News Jax shows Mayor Donna Deegan’s team was looking into ways to prohibit guns in City Hall at the same time the city’s allegedly illegal gun registry policy was first drafted. 

The State Attorney’s Office criminal investigation into an allegedly illegal gun registry kept by the City of Jacksonville might end up being the first time the state’s 21-year-old ban on gun registries is leveraged against a local government and or government officials. 

The only declared Republican candidate in the 2028 race for Governor of Florida is weighing in on the tax battle brewing in Tallahassee.

Councilman Peluso noted the council’s next expected president, Kevin Carrico (R-District 4), and vice president, Nick Howland (R-Group 3 At-Large), have been at the center of what he characterized as partisan attacks on the mayor’s office.

The House and Senate announced Friday that they had scrapped a budget framework deal they’d been working towards. Speaker Perez pins the blame on Governor Ron DeSantis, who vowed to veto any budget that includes the House-backed permanent sales tax cut.

General Counsel Matthew Cline admitted to showing the husband of the judicial candidate's opponent an unredacted copy of her sexual battery report. The lawsuit alleges that her choice to not pursue charges was used to smear her during the campaign, which she ended up losing.

Even before the city has officially launched a Request for Proposal (RFP), an unsolicited bid has been submitted by a team of three companies to build the new jail.

The criminal investigation into an allegedly illegal gun registry maintained by the City of Jacksonville continues to widen, with nine current and former city officials named in a new subpoena issued by the State Attorney’s Office.