Emily Turner

3 weeks ago | actionnewsjax.com | Emily Turner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is one step closer to making major changes to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority board. Deegan’s administration filed legislation to remove one of Deegan’s appointees, Megan Hayward, in the middle of her first term. That will now head to a final vote in the full Jacksonville City Council next week, but not without making waves in committee. The change-up comes just after Hayward started asking questions of JTA leadership.

3 weeks ago | actionnewsjax.com | Emily Turner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Transportation Authority had to field more tough questions from one of its board members. This is the second meeting Megan Hayward raised major concerns with the authority. Action News Jax has been covering JTA for more than a year, and reports these issues have to do with what Hayward said are pricey executive perks.

1 month ago | actionnewsjax.com | Emily Turner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The military is working to fix major issues with the way it moves its members after an Action News Jax investigation exposed serious concerns. The busy moving season will start in just a few weeks and already we’ve found huge headaches with the system it rolled out this year. Now, US Transportation Command is " adjusting” its plan for the upcoming moving season- essentially slowing the rollout of the new system that’s created all the issues we’ve reported on.

1 month ago | actionnewsjax.com | Emily Turner

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — Action News Jax is digging into the city of Neptune Beach and its former mayor, Elaine Brown. Public records show the city failed to file financial audits on time under Brown’s leadership, putting more than $1 million of state funding at risk. The city manager said Neptune Beach should be back in compliance by the upcoming deadline. But records show not only did it happen on the watch of then-Mayor Brown, they show the city failed to file three years in a row.

1 month ago | actionnewsjax.com | Emily Turner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fireworks flew at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s board meeting on Thursday. One board member went on the record with major concerns about ridership numbers and sponsorship funding. Federal funding is tied to ridership numbers, so if the numbers are wrong, that’s a big problem. Director Megan Hayward is also calling for an audit into sponsorship money that would directly impact the employer of fellow board members.