Jake Stofan

Reporter for @ActionNewsJax

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Reporter by day — Keeper of fish by night.

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City of Jacksonville’s Legislative Gateway site back up and running after ADA compliance updates https://t.co/JuXUnMcToM

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On a 30-9 vote the @FLSenate has placed a property tax phase out plan on the November ballot.

Highlights:

1st year- $150K homestead exemption
2nd year- $250K exemption
Beyond- Legislature will set schedule to full elimination.

Some changes:

Legislature pulled school property tax out of the equation and removed the state trust fund @GovRonDeSantis has pitched to backfill local budgets.

House approved the measure earlier on a 75-26 vote.

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Jacksonville Young Republicans ask Florida AG to weigh in on Duval school board member’s residency https://t.co/WuufESmCrO

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UPDATE: Duval’s Supervisor of Elections says @DuvalSchools Board Member Darryl Willie “100% legal” after moving to a home out of current District 4 boundaries. Willie was elected district lines were redrawn. Local ordinance allows him to live anywhere in original district.

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Supervisor of Elections says Duval School Board Member Darryl Willie’s residency change ’100% legal’ https://t.co/kGfz1ZzL7X

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‘We’re in a pretty scary spot’: Local leaders get glance at impacts of Governor’s property tax plan https://t.co/XJGjsbPtAM

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Cuban national indicted in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown sentenced for immigration violation https://t.co/gqgKrYRsJf

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INVESTIGATES: Documents raise residency questions surrounding DCPS School Board Member Darryl Willie https://t.co/EVTjEUSNqK

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@_JoeCarlucci_ @ActionNewsJax We have a winner!

@_JoeCarlucci_ will become the next Council Vice President staring July 1st.

Final vote:

@_JoeCarlucci_: 10
Chris Miller: 9

Noteworthy incoming Council PResident @NickHowland15 voted for Miller.

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Jacksonville City Council VP votes (First Round):

Amaro: 2
Miller: 7
J. Carlucci: 6
Johnson: 4

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Now moves to a head to head between Councilmember @_JoeCarlucci_ and Councilmember Chris Miller.

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.@NickHowland15 has been designated Council-President designate by his peers on Jacksonville City Council. @ActionNewsJax

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Sat down with @MayorDeegan recently for this week's episode of This Week in the 904.

We talked downtown, budget prep and incoming Council leadership.

Check out the full convo here and watch new episodes every Sunday on @ActionNewsJax!

https://t.co/9fYvKOnLcJ

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.@FLSenate seems optimistic about wrapping up the budget by Tuesday and taking a final vote by next Friday. @ActionNewsJax

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.@GovRonDeSantis announces he’ll be signing two bills dealing with k-12 sports. One, the Teddy Bridgewater Act, will allow coaches to expend personal funds on their teams. The second, allows for boosters to supplement high school coach salaries. @ActionNewsJax

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Some video shot by my friend @DouglasSoule as press was told to leave the Capitol building prior to @AngieNixon's apparent arrest.

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Rep. Angie Nixon, a Jacksonville Democrat, is doing a sit in at Gov. Ron DeSantis office in protest of the state’s new U.S. House map that creates more GOP-leaning districts.

Nixon was given a warning but is refusing to leave.

The press got escorted out, so we can’t see what’s happening in the Capitol now.

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.@GovRonDeSantis' Chief of Staff says @AngieNixon has been arrested after participating in a sit-in protest outside the Governor's Office. @ActionNewsJax

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Reprimanded and now arrested.

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Jacksonville State Rep. @AngieNixon suggests she is facing possible "censure" over her protest on the @myflhouse floor during last month's redistricting vote. @ActionNewsJax

[State Rep. Angie Nixon @AngieNixon]

Today I am in Tallahassee because I’m facing possible censure for standing up for voters and fighting the Republicans’ illegally drawn maps.

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@AGJamesUthmeier @ActionNewsJax @SAO4Florida @lennycurry @MayorDeegan No explicit suggestions are made in the complaint that the review or approval went any higher than Moreland within the administration. @ActionNewsJax

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BREAKING: @AGJamesUthmeier announces lawsuit seeking a $5 million civil penalty against @CityofJax over the list of gun owners who entered city buildings it kept for two years.

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[Attorney General James Uthmeier @AGJamesUthmeier]

We are taking the City of Jacksonville to court for knowingly and willfully keeping an illegal gun registry in violation of Florida law.

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@AGJamesUthmeier @ActionNewsJax @SAO4Florida @lennycurry @MayorDeegan It should be noted Moreland allegedly approved the policy on July 13th, 2023, which would be 13 days into @MayorDeegan's first term. @ActionNewsJax