Newly released, unredacted text messages from outgoing Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico show him discussing a potential land deal involving utility JEA and the Boys & Girls Clubs, raising fresh questions about whether political appointments and the utility’s property decisions were linked.

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.

News4JAX digging deeper into new developments into an investigation into JEA, the city utility company that is owned by all of us—taxpayers.

Support is growing for JEA board member Arthur Adams Jr. after text messages revealed that Kevin Carrico asked him to step aside, citing a “big favor” he owed to his boss at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida.

The leader of the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida has withdrawn his name from consideration for a spot on the JEA board following controversial text messages from the city council president who nominated him.

We are a little more than two weeks away from Jacksonville’s election day – and next week, News4JAX is going to take a closer look at some of the issues impacting our community.

We are a little more than two weeks away from Jacksonville’s election day – and next week, News4JAX is going to take a closer look at some of the issues impacting our community.

The leader of Florida’s primary electric company, which has been embroiled in controversy over allegations that it backed sham election candidates and spied on a journalist, will be stepping down next month, it was announced Wednesday.

Nate Monroe, a prominent Jacksonville columnist with the Florida Times-Union, was apparently put under surveillance by a consulting firm working for Florida Power and Light. It was over two years ago when FPL was the front-runner during the scandalous attempts to sell JEA.

After an unsuccessful congressional campaign, Donna Deegan said she is “strongly considering” a run to become the next mayor of Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal grand jury will soon hear from witnesses in the investigation of JEA’s efforts to sell the city-owned utility to a private entity, according to a report by the Florida Times-Union. Columnist Nate Monroe cites several sources that numerous grand jury subpoenas have been issued. Attorneys Office has been looking into JEA and the issues surrounding the leadership team and their involvement in the sales plan. Among the findings of a months-long investigation by a special Jacksonville City Council committee was that the effort to sell JEA “ran afoul through Aaron Zahn’s greed.”AdFederal prosecutors do not comment on current investigations. There’s no official word when the grand jury will take up the matter or how long this investigation could take.