‘We’ve got problems’: New text messages reveal behind-the-scenes pressure over JEA lobbying contract

A Jacksonville City Council member is calling for the State Attorney’s Office to expand its subpoena into JEA.

That’s even before Action News Jax obtained new text messages that shed more light on internal pressure surrounding a controversial lobbying contract.

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During Monday’s JEA investigatory meeting, Councilman Rory Diamond raised questions about “bid rigging” and pointed to prior reporting by Action News Jax’s Ben Becker that uncovered text messages related to the Ballard lobbying contract.

“If you watched some of the Action News stuff, they were talking about texts that go to January 2025 related to the Ballard contract,” said Diamond…

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