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COJ and JHA break ground on 5 new affordable homes in Durkeeville

Five new affordable single-family rental homes are coming to Jacksonville's Durkeeville neighborhood. The city of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Housing Authority, and First Coast Construction broke ground on the project on Grothe Street Friday. During the groundbreaking, Mayor Donna Deegan said they wanted to make a statement with this project. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< 'This is just the beginning,' said Mayor Deegan. 'We're investing in this neighborhood in affordable housing, especially because it is just so critical to bring this neighborhood back. And these five homes are just a great start.' The groundbreaking comes just days after a University of North Florida found that the number one issue concerning Duval voters is housing costs. It far outpaced any other issue on voters' minds this year. These 5 single-family rental homes will be available for people who are on the Jacksonville Housing Authority wait list. JHA said families' incomes will determine the amount they pay in rent. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] I spoke with Cheron Corbett, the CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority, about the bigger picture of affordable housing in Jacksonville. 'When we think about the bigger picture as it relates to affordable housing here in Jacksonville, we need to most definitely be strategic,' said Corbett. 'Our focus is on not just rental but long-term economic mobility as it relates to home ownership opportunities.' [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Roderick Dorsey has been living in Durkeeville for all of his life. He says this project is going to make a visible difference to the neighborhood. 'For years you would look over here and look over here, the lots been empty for 50, 60, 70 years. They were coming here, tearing it down, said they were going to rebuild, and never did. To me, this is like heaven,' said Dorsey. The JHA CEO told us the homes are expected to be completed by this September. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.

SCOTUS allows DOGE access to Social Security systems with personal data on millions of Americans

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SCOTUS allows DOGE access to Social Security systems with personal data on millions of Americans

The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The court majority sided with the Trump administration in its first Supreme Court appeal involving DOGE, the team once led by billionaire Elon Musk. The three liberal justices dissented. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The high court halted an order from a judge in Maryland restricting the team's access to the Social Security Administration under federal privacy laws. The agency holds sensitive data on nearly everyone in the country, including school records, salary details and medical information. The Trump administration says DOGE needs access to carry out its mission of targeting waste and fraud in the federal government. Musk had been focused on Social Security as an alleged hotbed of fraud. The billionaire entrepreneur, who has stepped back from his work with DOGE, has described it as a " Ponzi scheme " and insisted that reducing waste in the program is an important way to cut government spending. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in Maryland found that DOGE's efforts at Social Security amounted to a 'fishing expedition' based on 'little more than suspicion' of fraud, and allowing unfettered access puts Americans' private information at risk. Her ruling did allow access to anonymous data for staffers who have undergone training and background checks, or wider access for those who have detailed a specific need. The Trump administration has said DOGE can't work effectively with those restrictions. Solicitor General John Sauer also argued that the ruling is an example of federal judges overstepping their authority and trying to micromanage executive branch agencies. The plaintiffs say it's a narrow order that's urgently needed to protect personal information. An appeals court previously refused to immediately to lift the block on DOGE access, though it split along ideological lines. Conservative judges in the minority said there's no evidence that the team has done any 'targeted snooping' or exposed personal information. The lawsuit was originally filed by a group of labor unions and retirees represented by the group Democracy Forward. It's one of more than two dozen lawsuits filed over DOGE's work, which has included deep cuts at federal agencies and large-scale layoffs. The nation's court system has been ground zero for pushback to President Donald Trump's sweeping conservative agenda, with about 200 lawsuits filed challenging policies on everything from immigration to education to mass layoffs of federal workers. TRENDING STORIES: 17-year-old missing after boat found circling on Allatoona Lake Family of twins found dead on Bell Mountain dispute findings, say they were killed GA ringleader of fraud scheme sentenced for creating fake recruiting websites to steal identities [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

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