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Jacksonville: Where Forced Child Labor Begins?

By Abel Harding

As the City Council Finance Committee wrapped up their weeks of budget hearings Thursday and Friday, a last-minute proposal by Councilman Ray Holt slipped through during the hearing on the budget of the Jacksonville Children's Commission. The proposal, which horrified the crowd attending the hearings, would require children who attend summer camps on city... »

No More Sail Jacksonville, Starry Nights or Veteran’s Day Parade

By Abel Harding

Abel Harding The Jacksonville City Council edged several hundred thousand dollars closer to filling the city's $53 million deficit by cutting over $500,000 from the City's Special Events Budget.  Among the events that were eliminated were: The Veteran's Day Parade ($40,000) Starry Nights Concerts With the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra ($200,000) Sail Jacksonville ($200,000) The decision to cut the Veteran's... »

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