New questions are being raised about newly released public records tied to Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico and a state investigation into the attempted appointment of his boss to the JEA board.
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Nate Monroe is Executive Editor of The Florida Trib. He has been a journalist in the Southeast for the past 15 years. Most recently, he wrote a column about Florida for the USA Today Network. He was previously a metro columnist, beat reporter and investigative reporter for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, where he focused on covering the largest municipal government in Florida. Prior to arriving in Jacksonville in 2013, Nate was a reporter for newspapers in the Florida Panhandle and South Louisiana.
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Posted inLocal Government
Newly released Carrico records raise questions about altered text messages in JEA probe
New questions are being raised about newly released public records tied to Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico and a state investigation into the attempted appointment of his boss to the JEA board.
Posted inFlorida
FPL parent company agrees to $150 million to end lawsuit over past controversies
The proposed settlement comes at a critical time for NextEra as it moves to acquire Dominion Energy
Posted inLocal Government
Embattled Jacksonville council president withholds some subpoena records
The texts were part of a batch of records City Council President Kevin Carrico had to turn over in response to a subpoena from State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office.
Posted inLocal Government
‘Harassing, bullying’: charges fly between JAA, next council president
A tense exchange is the latest sign that behind-the-scenes acrimony continues to simmer over the aviation authority’s future plans
Posted inFlorida
Third subpoena zeroes in on nixed deal for $1.17 million land near Yulee schools
It’s at least the third subpoena prosecutors have issued amid a tangled series of controversies swirling around JEA and Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico
Posted inFlorida
Power play: Florida AG charges into JEA feud, subpoenas records about axed lobbying deal
The April 17 subpoena narrowly targets records from of officials about Ballard Partners, a powerful Florida-based lobbying firm
Posted inFlorida
State attorney sends JEA subpoena for records about former mayor’s lobbying firm
The subpoena, obtained by the Florida Trib and News4Jax, suggests prosecutors remain interested in probing what has mushroomed into an increasingly bitter but convoluted feud
Posted inBehind the Story
Florida Trib wins six first-place awards, gold medal in journalism contest
The Trib won first place in every category it entered.
Posted inFlorida
Settlement could close the book on FPL’s past controversies
Investors argued that FPL officials made misleading statements while they were navigating a series of controversies uncovered by Florida newspapers