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In the first quarter of this year, Jacksonville ranked 27th nationally in the number of foreclosure filings, according to data by the online real estate marketplace RealtyTrac...the Head Start to Home Ownership program, which is likely to get a major boost next year....is combating that trend....Read more

A Jacksonville Children's Commission initiative modeled after the Harlem Children's Zone....Read more

Why wouldn't Jacksonville participate in a prescription card program providing 20 percent discount to all residents?....Read more

Over the last 14 years, the number of slots in drug court-- which is for drug-related felonies-- has declined to about 130 from about 225 because of a lack of funding....At the same time, the state is preparing to spend more than $400 million next year alone to build new prison beds....Read more 

Florida's Medicaid experiment shortchanges the mentally ill.....Florida ranks 48th in the nation in mental health spending, so obviously it isn't a priority here...Read more