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Reveal : Split Down the Middle
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting profiles Jacksonville, Florida, a city that voted 50/50 Trump-Hillary. Lindsey Kilbride reports on the city’s divison over charter schools and private school vouchers.
Trans Killings Spur Calls For Police Reform
Four trans shootings and six stories later, NPR runs Lindsey’s feature on the issue. At the same time, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is changing its policies.
Hip-Hop = Folk
A state council tasked with continuing Florida’s cultural folk-art traditions selected a Jacksonville hip-hop artist to pass on his craft. Artist Mal Jones explains why.
Jax’s Zoning Laws Are A Head Scratcher
Zoning stories can be fun! Developers are resorting to some zoning gymnastics to comply with laws they saw don’t make much sense.
Hurricanes When You’re Already Struggling
Hurricane Irma caused massive flooding along the First Coast and power outages for more than half of Duval County. Some of the hardest hit were stuck without the means to recover quickly.
Sex worker Arrests when you’re being trafficked
Lindsey profiles a survivor of sex trafficking and through her research poses the question: Do prostitution arrests help women get out of the sex trade?
New Ed Law To Reroute $17M From Duval Schools To Charters Over 5 Years
The average age of a school in Duval is 56, which means a load of maintenance fixes — totaling a backlog of $128 million. At the same time, a new law reroutes millions from traditional public schools to charters.