Nate Monroe
Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville, FL, United States
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Influential Northeast Florida donor, subject of active JSO investigation, found dead Thursday
Stermon was president of Total Military Management, a firm that relocates members of the armed services. Police do not suspect foul play in his death. → Read More
As Hurricane Ian makes landfall, Northeast Florida officials scramble to prepare region
For Jacksonville, Hurricane Ian is forecasted to drop as much as 15 inches of rain, bring tropical storm winds and 3 to 5 feet of storm surge → Read More
Nate Monroe: Florida, the most dangerous state
We're reminded every year of the terrible bargain we made to live in Florida, each time a hurricane comes to call. → Read More
Nate Monroe: Jacksonville's secret police and an $87,401 invoice for public records
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office handling of a recent public records request from a local report shows how deep the rot goes in the agency. → Read More
Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn went from rising star to facing federal charges. Here's what we know
Along with Ryan Wannemacher, Aaron Zahn was indicted on conspiracy and wire fraud by a federal grand jury. Here’s what we know about JEA’s former CEO. → Read More
City Council member Matt Carlucci will not run for mayor, shaking up 2023 contest
"I would love to lead but I can still lead legislatively," Carlucci said in a brief interview Thursday. → Read More
Nate Monroe: How DeSantis used his office to politicize tragedy and gin up outrage
Yery Noel Medina Ulloa is accused of stabbing a man in Jacksonville to death. The case was highlighted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and a New York Post story. → Read More
Nate Monroe: Federal grand jury to hear from witnesses on JEA investigation
Numerous subpoenas for witness testimony have recently gone out across the city, which suggests federal prosecutors are moving a case forward → Read More
Nate Monroe: The Jaguars' No. 1 fan
It’s not clear what, in the mayor's mind, actually constitutes good-faith skepticism of a project like Lot J, and that’s probably the point. → Read More
Nate Monroe: As Lot J talks teeter, where is Shad Khan?
Shad Khan can singlehandedly clear the air about relocation and improve the Lot J deal → Read More
Nate Monroe: Forget Shad Khan's pet project, negotiate stadium upgrade and lease extension
A large-scale stadium renovation would benefit from both fan support and a more apparent obligation on the part of City Hall to help out financially. → Read More
Nate Monroe: The broken promise that broke Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s white leaders made a promise to black voters that they have failed to deliver on for a generation - and that has shaped the modern → Read More
Nate Monroe: After pandemic, massive Lot J subsidies for Jaguars owner need to be put on hold
This vanity project can wait until the financial ramifications from the global pandemic become clearer → Read More
Nate Monroe: Florida is accustomed to crisis. This one is different.
COVID-19 is moving invisibly through Florida, and the time for state and local officials to take action to slow the spread is running short → Read More
Jake Godbold, 1933-2020: Jacksonville’s bold, brash champion
Jake Godbold, the populist mayor who rose from a poor childhood on the Northside to the pinnacles of power in Jacksonville City Hall, has died, according to Mike Tolbert, a long-time friend who has served as an aide to Godbold throughout his retirement. → Read More
Nate Monroe: In memoriam, the Duval Democratic Party
COMMENTARY | The Duval Democratic Party passed into God's loving arms at 8 p.m. May 14, 2019, surrounded by friends and family at the Gator Lodge on Philips Highway.The party suffered a long, grueling battle with relevance before succumbing peacefully. The Democrats entered hospice care in March, and recently the party decided to stop accepting medication.Loved ones used the remaining time to… → Read More
It's Easier Here by Nate Monroe: JSO gives the mayor a boost, JEA delays, renegades in Riverside
A daily Florida Times-Union newsletter with local political commentary by columnist Nate Monroe on all that is easy — or sleazy — in the → Read More
Nate Monroe: Overtime spending by JSO raises eyebrows, and questions
COMMENTARY | The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is quietly using significant overtime pay to blanket crime-ridden areas with police in the weeks leading up → Read More
It's Easier Here by Nate Monroe: More bloodshed, money for JEA boss, Katrina gets her (second) lawyer
A daily Florida Times-Union newsletter with local political commentary by columnist Nate Monroe on all that is easy — or sleazy — in the → Read More
Certain flushed materials give JEA big headache
The fine folks at JEA are a bit too nice to put it so bluntly, but Jacksonville residents need to hear the truth: Stop flushing weird stuff down the toilet.All that grease, oil and fat they've been pouring down the drain? Don't do that, either.JEA has to take care of the problems all that stuff creates on the business end of things.Let's get this myth out of the way up front: Running hot water… → Read More