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Jake Stofan

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    ‘Strangling yourself from the inside’: Nitrous oxide products like ‘whippets’ now banned in Florida (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Starting Thursday, smoke shops, gas stations and other retailers can no longer sell nitrous oxide. The products go by many names like Galaxy Gas or Nitro Whip, but they’re all selling the same thing: Nitrous oxide - a gas people may know from the dentist’s office as laughing gas. But Mike McCormick with Florida Poison Control argued nitrous oxide is no laughing matter. “It’s sort of like you’re strangling yourself from the inside. This makes it so your body can’t

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    DCPS opens up 2nd Amendment debate over guns in school parking lots (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Duval School Board took up a Second Amendment debate during a workshop meeting Thursday, as it considers whether to allow parents, teachers, and school staff to have guns in their cars while parked on school campuses. Under current district policy, you could be charged with a misdemeanor if you have a gun in your car in the parking lot of any school campus. And some board members like Anthony Ricardo (District 1) said they feel like that policy has stripped away parentsâ

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    New Amendment 3 calculator launches, showing impacts on local governments (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Voters have a new tool available to them to see the impacts of the proposed property tax amendment on their local governments. For months, web-based calculators like the one offered by MyExemptionCheck.com, have shown Florida homeowners how much they’d save on their property tax bill if Amendment 3 passes. Now, the Florida Policy Institute has launched its own calculator, showing the other side of the coin. By simply entering your zip code, you’ll get a full accounting o

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    Jacksonville City Council President forms committee to probe $30M+ JTA deficit (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville City Council President Nick Howland has formed a select committee to investigate severe budget failures at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority following the disclosure of a deficit exceeding $30 million. The committee is tasked with identifying potential financial solutions and evaluating whether to modify the local option gas tax to stabilize the transit agency’s budget. Howland said that the primary objective of the new committee is to find solutions f

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    ‘Serious questions to answer’: City leaders react to news of state investigation into JTA (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — City Council members are demanding answers from JTA following news that the agency was issued a subpoena by the Attorney General’s Office. The Office of Statewide Prosecution is seeking information on various agency contracts, policies, and more as JTA deals with nearly 200 layoffs, a change of leadership, and a $39 million budget shortfall. Council President Nick Howland (R-Group 3 At-Large) said he’ll be charging a select committee to start a deep dive into what went w

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