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id: d86f3e8a44
section: transit
first_reported: 2026-11-09 20:02 EST
updated: 2026-11-09 20:02 EST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# JTA spent over $12,000 on Chicago conference travel, records show

Records show the Jacksonville Transportation Authority spent more than $12,000 on airfare, hotels and registration for four people at a Chicago conference Oct. 4-7.

Section: [Transit & Streets](/jacksonville/section/transit.md) · Entities: [Jacksonville Transportation Authority](/jacksonville/wiki/jacksonville-transportation-authority.md), [American Public Transportation Association](/jacksonville/wiki/american-public-transportation-association.md)

## Coverage

- [Action News Jax (WJAX/WFOX)](https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/absolutely-crazy-jta-spent-12k-travel-amid-crisis-ford-approved-one-request-day-layoffs/OIHD2D246VFZ3IGHTMMK2DPVSU/), 2026-11-09 20:02 EST: ‘Absolutely crazy’: JTA spent $12K on travel amid crisis; Ford approved one request day of layoffs

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.