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Nate Monroe is executive editor of The Tributary. He has been a beat reporter, investigative reporter and columnist for newspapers 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. You can reach him at nate.monroe@jaxtrib.org.
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The Duval County jail. | Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
September 19, 2025

Feds will lead investigation of Duval jail death

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has not indicated how jail inmate Charles Faggart was severely injured.…

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President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the immigration detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” on July 1, 2025. | Official White House photo by Daniel Torok
July 17, 2025

Jacksonville company lands $78M contract at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Exactly how Critical Response Strategies LLC got the contract is unclear.…

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Susie Wiles watches as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 3, 2024. | Evan Vucci, AP
May 19, 2025

Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams St. Johns land deal

Wiles said a developer’s attempt to obtain land in the Guana River Wildlife Management Area is “outrageous.”…

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A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office cruiser. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 20, 2025

Jacksonville police and fire pension debt tops $3 billion

The pension debt will require taxpayers to cover a record $201 million payment later this year.…

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An illustration shows the planned UF campus near Prime Osborn Convention Center.
February 17, 2025

Developer stands to benefit from land swap for UF

The proposal to trade riverfront land for the Interline building near the proposed UF campus has raised concerns on City…