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Jacksonville RNC Committee has nearly $840,000 leftover. Where is it going?

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RNC Host Committee documents reveal finances related to canceled Jacksonville event

The documents show the organization raised about $4.6 million before the event was canceled. The group still has more than $800,000 remaining.
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Jacksonville mayor's office responds to costs related to canceled Republican National Convention

“The City of Jacksonville prepared for this event like we do with any special event, storm situation, or public safety activity," the mayor's chief of staff said.
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Jacksonville mayor's office responds to costs related to canceled Republican National Convention

“The City of Jacksonville prepared for this event like we do with any special event, storm situation, or public safety activity," the mayor's chief of staff said.
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Mayor's office responds to city-incurred costs related to canceled RNC

The mayor's staff issued a statement indicating the city incurs costs for any event that is planned and then canceled.
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RNC vendor talks impact after event, orders canceled

“It wasn't just me. It was two other people who were going to get work out of this also,” said Connie Estey of Seawalk Custom Florals.
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Local florist scheduled to be vender at RNC talks about effects of event cancelation

“It wasn't just me it was two other people who were going to get work out of this also,” Connie Estey of Seawalk Custom Florals said.
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Trump to accept RNC nomination in Charlotte

“We are all making plans for him to accept the re-nomination here in Charlotte," Vice President Mike Pence told WCNC Charlotte.
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'We were trying to get an economic shot to our community': Mayor Lenny Curry discusses cancellation of RNC in Jacksonville

When the conditions changed based on COVID-19, Lenny Curry said the president pulled the plug.
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Mayor Lenny Curry discusses RNC cancellation, school reopening in one-on-one interview with FCN

It was a race against the clock from the beginning to pull off in less than 75 days a political convention that usually takes two years to plan.
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Mayor Lenny Curry says reopening schools is less risky than RNC

"It's a nonessential activity and event ... so let's move on," Curry said of the RNC. "I am a proponent of kids having the option to go back to school."
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Mayor Lenny Curry talks one-on-one with First Coast News about RNC cancellation

The mayor said while he does not regret pushing for the RNC to move to Jacksonville, he does agree with the president's decision to cancel it.