Police often get the call when a mental health expert would be the better answer. That’s why the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office created the Behavioral Crisis Response Unit and found the team is making a big difference.
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The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee considered a big incentive package for an autonomous vehicle manufacturer on Monday.
School bus company Student Transportation of America announced it is laying off 225 of its employees in Jacksonville starting at the end of May.
Action News Jax investigator Emily Turner has reported on JTA’s more than generous executive salaries, extensive and expensive travel, and big spending on lobbyists and consultants. This legislation takes aim at just that, forcing the local transportation agency to cut millions of dollars from its administrative costs.
The mayor of Welaka publicly addressed Action News Jax’s investigation into sexual text messages he sent that almost got the town sued.
Action News Jax has uncovered damning emails about the viability of a major multimillion-dollar transportation project. They show the state had significant concerns about the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s plan to bring autonomous vehicles downtown.
A new development in Action News Jax investigations into the Jacksonville Transportation Authority: There could be major cuts to JTA in the next four months.
Funding for two major downtown developments is in jeopardy. Jacksonville asked the legislature for $63 million to help build the Shipyards and Riverfront Plaza Park. With only days left in the budgeting process, lawmakers dropped the projects from the budget.
Legislation that would curb the spending of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority won a major victory Wednesday.
Action News Jax has learned a local mayor running for higher office put his town in a legally compromising position. It’s because of an inappropriate relationship he had with a deputy town clerk and the sexual text messages, or sexting, that document it.