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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and five others win election unopposed

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters won re-election Friday when no candidates qualified to oppose him after he won a special election last November. He joins six others who were unopposed in the city’s municipal elections.

by Andrew Pantazi January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

Changing florida

Jacksonville drops appeal of redistricting ruling, will continue to fight court-ordered map

by Andrew Pantazi January 10, 2023January 10, 2023

Appeal fails to overturn Jacksonville’s court-ordered City Council map

by Andrew Pantazi January 6, 2023January 6, 2023

Court changes residency requirement for Jacksonville City Council districts ahead of March elections

by Andrew Pantazi January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

Jacksonville asks court to waive residency requirement for City Council candidates

by Andrew Pantazi December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

Jacksonville will appeal court-ordered City Council district map

by Andrew Pantazi December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Court rejects Jacksonville council districts, orders city to use plaintiffs’ maps

by Andrew Pantazi December 19, 2022December 20, 2022

Federal court delays Jacksonville City Council redistricting ruling until Monday

by Andrew Pantazi December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

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Jacksonville redistricting process raises questions of Sunshine Law violations

by Andrew Pantazi December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Edward Waters University shuts down faculty union, claiming religious exemption

by Andrew Pantazi November 28, 2022January 5, 2023

Republican T.K. Waters beats Lakesha Burton for Jacksonville sheriff

by Andrew Pantazi November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

Democrat Reggie Gaffney Jr. beats Republican Charles Barr in special City Council election

by Andrew Pantazi November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Jacksonville agrees to stop requiring sex offenders to post “no candy” signs at Halloweeen

by Andrew Pantazi September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

Florida Supreme Court suspends former Public Defender Matt Shirk’s license one year

by Andrew Pantazi August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Jacksonville

by Andrew Pantazi August 24, 2022August 27, 2022

INTERACTIVES

Mapping the 2020 Census

Dividing Jacksonville

Split Communities

Redrawing Florida

Changing Florida

Plaintiffs ask court to reject Jacksonville City Council’s redrawn map

by Andrew Pantazi November 18, 2022November 20, 2022

Federal court allows race-discrimination claims in congressional redistricting lawsuit

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Appeals court won’t halt Jacksonville racial gerrymandering ruling in latest blow to city

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

NEWS

Jacksonville sheriff election: Republican T.K. Waters and Democrat Lakesha Burton head to November runoff

by Andrew Pantazi August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Jacksonville state attorney says T.K. Waters and wife, who works for state attorney, didn’t violate voter registration law

August 19, 2022August 23, 2022

Reggie Gaffney Jr. registered to vote at his dad’s nonprofit. He didn’t live there.

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022

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Changing Florida

Jacksonville City Council passes new district map after racial gerrymandering ruling

by Andrew Pantazi November 4, 2022November 7, 2022

Jacksonville City Council plans to vote today on new district maps

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

City lawyer: Jacksonville doesn’t need compact city council districts despite charter requirement

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Jacksonville’s City Council won’t try to comply with the Voting Rights Act in court-ordered redistricting

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Plaintiffs propose new Jacksonville City Council map

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

ANALYSIS: What could Jacksonville’s new City Council maps look like?

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Jacksonville hires redistricting expert to draw new maps after racial gerrymandering ruling

October 20, 2022October 21, 2022

News

Jacksonville sheriff’s candidate T.K. Waters registered to vote in Nocatee. But he doesn’t live there.

by Andrew Pantazi August 18, 2022August 19, 2022

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest slowdown continues for a second day

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office systems knocked out for part of Sunday, limiting officers’ ability to arrest

August 7, 2022August 8, 2022

$8.6 million and counting: Jacksonville’s mayoral elections will break campaign finance records thanks to Florida’s lax laws

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

DeSantis picks undersheriff to replace Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams

June 6, 2022June 8, 2022

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams to resign after The Tributary revealed he moved to Nassau County

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams doesn’t live in Duval and might violate city law

May 27, 2022May 28, 2022

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Workers at 2 Jacksonville Starbucks coffee shops vote to unionize

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

‘Injustice infuriated him’: Bill Sheppard, civil rights attorney who transformed Jacksonville and Florida, dies

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

Judge recommends former Public Defender Matt Shirk face one-year suspension, a decade after his scandals

April 8, 2022April 10, 2022

Republican Nick Howland beats Democrat Tracye Polson for Jacksonville City Council seat

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

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