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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has been subpoenaed by the state in connection with the shakeup at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.
Action News Jax told you last week when JTA’s interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson was also subpoenaed.
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This means they will be required to go to court and either give testimony or turn over specific documents in relation to JTA.
For Deegan, the state is interested in her notes from a meeting with former JTA board member Megan Hayward.
Our reporting is specifically mentioned in the subpoena.
Hayward revealed to us that she brought concerns over JTA to Deegan in March 2025.
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Deegan referenced that meeting and said she looked back over her notes, but never acknowledged Hayward’s claim.
This investigation comes as JTA faces a $39 million financial crisis.
We have spent three years reporting on questions surrounding JTA contracts, spending, and tuition programs.
We first told you three weeks ago about nearly 200 layoffs at the agency plus service changes due to the budget crisis.
Deegan spoke about that deficit in a one-on-one interview with our radio partner 104.5 WOKV on Tuesday morning before we received the new subpoena.
She said there needs to be some accountability, including from the agency’s previous leadership.
When asked about former CEO Nat Ford, Deegan said he is a visionary person, but that what happened to JTA is unacceptable.
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“I have always had a high opinion of Nat. I need to find out what happened here, but he’s the leader of the organization and therefore, that’s his responsibility. So I think there is a lot to answer for there. So certainly I’m disappointed,” she said.
We told you when Ford was named the CEO of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit and his last day with JTA is later this month.
We reached out to him for comment about the JTA shakeup and are waiting to hear back.
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