Duval County - which includes Jacksonville FL - is cutting 11% of its district level positions and 6% of its school based positions - increasing class sizes, and are closing a minimum of 10 schools due to budget shortfalls as private charter school voucher siphon off funds and create a $1.4b budget deficit.
Michael Cohen's testimony starts to wind down. The defense won a minor credibility victory when they got Michael Cohen to admit that he overbilled TFG. Merchan tells both sides to prepare for closing arguments after Memorial Day.
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Duval County - which includes Jacksonville FL - is cutting 11% of its district level positions and 6% of its school based positions - increasing class sizes, and are closing a minimum of 10 schools due to budget shortfalls as private charter school voucher siphon off funds and create a $1.4b budget deficit.
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/education/duval-county-public-schools-estimates-cutting-jobs/77-0fdf47ab-6cf6-4e21-873b-5c156232272e
In completely unrelated news, Duval County approved $1.4b funding to renovate EverBank Stadium
https://www.wusf.org/sports/2024-05-15/jaguars-and-jacksonville-detail-plans-to-spend-1-4-billion-on-a-stadium-of-the-future
Michael Cohen's testimony starts to wind down. The defense won a minor credibility victory when they got Michael Cohen to admit that he overbilled TFG. Merchan tells both sides to prepare for closing arguments after Memorial Day.
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