Budget | Jax Examiner

Did Jax City Council reallocate $19.9 million, or misappropriate $19.9 million

Posted onJune 23, 2021June 23, 2021AuthorDave Burkey

If you ask Sheriff Mike Williams, whose department is set to split $16.8 million with JFRD, I’m sure he would say it was clearly a reallocation. This is the same Sheriff Mike Williams who recently submitted a $513 million dollar budget proposal to that Read More …

DCPS revised budget proposal removes arts, music and PE from the chopping block

Posted onJuly 24, 2018July 24, 2018AuthorDave Burkey

Faced with a $62 million budget shortfall Duval County Public Schools had proposed changes to the frequency of arts, music and PE classes. The backlash from concerned parents, the arts community, educators and citizens throughout Jacksonville was immediate. Faced with such widespread opposition DCPS now says Read More …