Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will be traveling to Washington on Friday to meet with President Joe Biden to discuss gun violence.
when a white man who hated Black people, according to the sheriff, murdered three Black residents inside a Dollar General store and then took his own life.. The office is expected to provide more funding for programs to fight gun violence.
The issue forced President Biden to create the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention. The president is expected to meet with Mayor Deegan and other mayors from across the county to announce how the new office will work to provide funding for programs in areas struggling with gun violence.
News4JAX has reported there were 133 people killed by guns in Jacksonville last year between January and September. So far this year, that number is 89, including those killed in the Dollar General attack.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jacksonville mayor selects new General Counsel appointee 1 week after Randy DeFoor withdrawsJacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has announced a new appointment for the city’s next General Counsel.
Read more »
Jacksonville mayor selects new General Counsel appointee 1 week after Randy DeFoor withdrawsJacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has announced a new appointment for the city’s next General Counsel.
Read more »
Jacksonville City Council seems poised to approve mayor’s new pick for general counselMayor Donna Deegan has selected Michael Fackler to serve as the city’s next top lawyer.
Read more »
Jacksonville City Council seems poised to approve mayor’s new pick for general counselMayor Donna Deegan has selected Michael Fackler to serve as the city’s next top lawyer.
Read more »
LIVE: President Biden meets with Brazilian president, expected to launch the Partnership for Workers’ RightsBiden is set to meet with the Brazilian president on Wednesday at 1:45 p.m. and the two are expected to launch the Partnership for Workers’ Rights.
Read more »
New York Mayor Adams calls out Biden for not meeting with him, helping with migrant crisisPresident Biden’s trip to New York City wasn’t met with a warm welcome from Mayor Eric Adams as the two are not seeing eye-to-eye on how much the federal government should be helping the city with the migrant crisis.
Read more »