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LeAnna Cumber argued the nearly $1 billion in local infrastructure projects funded by the expected revenue could instead be paid for with federal infrastructure dollars.
Jacksonville City Council turned back an attempt Tuesday to kill a gas tax increase starting Jan. 1, but the politics of the gas tax are far from done.
Jacksonville will put up nearly $10.7 million to widen part of Race Track Road that still is two lanes. State will replace two-lane overpass.
Activists are switching gears in their campaign to take down a Confederate statue in Springfield Park. With City Council appearing to be a lost cause, the focus shifts to recruiting private interests to make the case that a reputation for racism is bad for business.
Two committees of the Jacksonville City Council voted Monday against removing a Confederate monument from public property in Springfield Park, indicating broad opposition to an ordinance that would require two-thirds of the council's support.