Lenny Curry, JEA, and the Jacksonville Public Trust Crisis: Deep Dive with Investigators

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Lenny Curry becoming a lobbyist for JEA amidst the public trust crisis in Jacksonville.

Today we talk about something important happening in Jacksonville. A former mayor, Lenny Curry, just became a lobbyist for JEA—the city’s power and water company. This is surprising because, not long ago, he tried to sell JEA, which caused a lot of people to get upset and worry about the future of the city’s utilities. We sit down with people who were part of the investigation into that attempted sale. We also talk with someone who reported the story and followed it closely. Together,...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Miller, Mike Tolbert, Mike Hightower

Guest: investigators

Topics covered

• Jacksonville
• politics
• utilities
• investigation
• lobbying

Keywords

• Lenny Curry
• JEA
• Jacksonville
• public trust
• utilities
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JEA, Jacksonville Public Trust

Places: Jacksonville

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