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Jake Stofan

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
84
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    Murals, massages, and more... JTA spending subject of state criminal investigation (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Attorney General’s Office is now investigating JTA. It comes after the agency announced nearly 200 layoffs and reduced services to try and close a nearly $40 million budget shortfall. City Council’s JTA Liaison Rory Diamond (R-District 13) said he’s glad to see the Attorney General get involved. “The taxpayers, the people who ride and rely on JTA, all the people who got fired last week, they deserve answers,” said Diamond. The statewide prosecutor is se

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jake Stofan

    Outgoing JTA CEO will continue collecting paycheck through Oct. 21, while working on ‘on-call’ basis (opens the original)

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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — JTA’s outgoing CEO Nat Ford is still collecting a paycheck amid massive layoffs and service reductions as the agency attempts to stabilize its budget. Ford announced his plans to leave JTA back in July and was selected to lead the Dallas Area Rapid Transit later that month. Just two months later, JTA announced it would be laying off nearly 200 employees, reducing bus services and suspending the Skyway and Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation (NAVI) program in an effo

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