Wiles’ intervention turbocharged what was already a furious and rapidly organizing opposition in St. Johns County to the proposal.
Author Archives: Nate Monroe
Nate Monroe is Executive Editor of The Tributary. 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.
Nate's work has won local, state and national awards and led to federal convictions, voter-led reforms, and other significant impacts.
You can reach him at nate.monroe@floridatrib.org.
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Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams controversial Northeast Florida land deal
Wiles’ intervention, given her proximity to national power, is remarkable, but it’s in line with many prominent figures in Northeast Florida concerned the land swap could tarnish prized and environmentally sensitive land
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Behind the story of ‘Cold-Blooded’
Nichole spent seven months investigating the 30-year-old prosecution against Kenneth Hartley, a project The Tributary published last month under the heading “Cold-Blooded.” Here, she answers some questions about the story, how it was reported, and what’s next.
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Jacksonville police and fire pension debt tops $3 billion, surging city costs
Jacksonville City Hall’s debt to the Police and Fire Pension Fund now tops $3 billion, one of its worst conditions in the past quarter century, which will require taxpayers to cover a mammoth $201 payment later this year.
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Multi-million dollar land swap would make once-obscure developer major downtown player
A new proposal, which city officials will weigh in the coming weeks, could make Alex Sifakis and a joint venture he backs, Gateway Jax, among the most crucial players in downtown Jacksonville’s future.