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A protester holds a "Stop Death By Cops" sign with names of black people killed by police written on it

“No more bloodshed. No more pain,” UNF SDS student protester tells crowd at Jacksonville rally

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 29, 2023

Dozens of Jacksonville citizens joined the ranks of protesters in cities across America as they rallied in front of the Duval County Courthouse on Sunday, calling for police reform and accountability.  The...

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Florida universities pivot again to supply DeSantis with records of gender-affirming care

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 18, 2023

[This story was updated at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, to include a statement from the University of North Florida, received by Spinnaker Thursday morning.] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the crowd after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

DeSantis shakes up public universities, ramps up his war on ‘woke’

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Jan 4, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis has required all public Florida institutions to assemble a list reporting their use of state resources for any programs and courses related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and...

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Kent Stermon

Florida Board of Governors member Kent Stermon found dead

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Dec 9, 2022

Kent Stermon, a Florida Board of Governors (BOG) member and local businessman, has died at 50 years old. Appointed to the BOG in 2019 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his term was set to end in 2026. Multiple...

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Employees at the San Jose Starbucks location in Jacksonville participated in walk-outs on Thursday that coincided with the company’s Red Cup Day, kicking off the holiday season.

‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Starbucks employees walkout in Jacksonville

Carter Mudgett and Justin Nedrow Nov 17, 2022

Starbucks employees with Starbucks Workers United—a workers union—went on strike on Thursday at two store locations in Jacksonville, joining thousands of other workers across the country on one of...

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Coastal Watches/Warnings and Forecast Cone for Storm Center as of 1 p.m. Thursday

Free Wi-Fi hotspots available amidst power outages, some UNF services to resume after Ian

Lauren Fox, Carter Mudgett, and Nathan Turoff Sep 29, 2022

Comcast announced yesterday that its public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots are open to everyone in Florida — even people who are not subscribers — in the wake of over 2.6 million Florida homes being without...

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As Floridians rush to prepare for Hurricane Ian, this Shell gas station by the University of North Florida was already out of gas by Wednesday.

Category 4 Hurricane Ian brings ‘catastrophic’ storm surge, winds to Florida

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a Cat. 4 Wednesday afternoon, bringing maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour — two miles shy of a Cat 5. — and sending a flurry of alerts across the...

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Tuesday is election day

Maureen Baker, Reporter Aug 22, 2022

If you want to have a say in who represents you in Tallahassee, D.C. or who runs the local sheriff’s office, you’ll need to head to the polls tomorrow.   Early voting in the primaries wrapped...

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Activists hold up their fist, chanting, with large white signs

‘Declare a housing emergency’: Jacksonville activists push for affordable housing

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 11, 2022

A single topic dominated the public comment portion of the Jacksonville City Council’s meeting Tuesday night: housing. More specifically, residents say a city-wide housing crisis is making it harder...

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