Media Attorney Questions Redactions in Kevin Carrico Text Messages Regarding JEA Board Appointment

Media attorney questions redactions in Kevin Carrico text messages regarding JEA board appointment

As questions continue surrounding unredacted versions text messages released in the investigation into Former Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico’s communications regarding a JEA board appointment, a First Amendment attorney said the case highlights the importance of Florida’s public records laws and raises broader questions about how government records are reviewed and disclosed.

Unredacted texts tie Carrico’s JEA board pick to Nassau teen center project

Newly released, unredacted text messages sent and received by Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrio reveal the close timing between an attempted Nassau County land grab by his nonprofit boss and his nomination of that same boss to the JEA board.  The unfiltered text exchange between Carrico and Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida CEO Paul Martinez was released Thursday by the State Attorney’s Office in response to a public records …

Newly released Carrico records raise questions about altered text messages in JEA probe

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