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Jacksonville Council Passes $2 Billion Budget After Late Vote Flip, OKs 1/8-Mill Tax Cut

A last-minute vote flip broke a stalemate triggered by an attempt to attach culture-war restrictions to the spending plan.

Lurie Signs $15.9 Billion Budget to Close $800 Million Deficit