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First Coast Connect
Weekdays LIVE at 9 a.m.; Rebroadcast at 8 p.m.

First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.

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  • A general view of the Old Capitol and current Florida Capitol buildings Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
    A legislative forecast
    With just one work week left for Tally lawmakers, attorney and government expert Chris Hand updates us on the legislative yeas, nays and TBDs.
  • The fight to save Advanced Placement programs
    Teachers and students are resisting a legislative proposal defunding AB/IB and dual enrollment programs in Florida’s public schools.
  • Hanna Barczyk for NPR
    Fighting child abuse
    From the courtroom to the counselor’s office, we explore why Duval County’s child abuse rates remain stubbornly high.
  • Nine million U.S. children get their health coverage through CHIP, a program jointly funded by federal and state governments. Several states say they can't fund the program alone past January.
    Kids at risk; JU’s 'unforgivable' cuts
    Pediatric advocates say state and national policies are making Florida kids less safe. Then: Faculty members at Jacksonville University decry recent cutbacks.
  • David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-Union, Tricia Booker, author, professor of journalism at the University of North Florida, Obi Ummuna, attorney and political consultant, and Dan Scanlan, reporter at WJCT 89.9 FM.
    First Coast Week in Review
    From ICE on campus to the latest on a troubling jail death, we discuss all the week’s headlines with our media roundtable.
  • The power of defiance
    The author of a new book explores the power of “No.”
  • Jacksonville City Hall. The City Council’s Finance Committee voted last week against funding the position of diversity and inclusion chief.
    Starting the Journey over
    Sixteen years after the Jacksonville Journey began, the city looks to retrace its steps in an effort to fight crime.
  • People stand outside a brokerage house as an electronic board displays shares trading index in the Central Business District, in Beijing, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    The trade war in your wallet
    How the president’s unstable tariff policies are affecting the global economy, international relations and your budget.
  • President Trump has challenged most political norms since his inauguration.
    The president vs. the legal system
    How do the president’s attacks on judges, educational institutions, law firms and accepted norms challenge the legal system, and how might the outcomes affect ordinary Americans?
  • Nate Monroe, executive editor at The Tributary; Jim Piggott, former City Hall reporter at WJXT News4Jax; Tiffany Salameh, reporter at WJXT News4Jax; Jack Webb, attorney and former Jacksonville City Council president.
    First Coast Week in Review
    It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a state move to reduce AP funding in schools to a jail inmate in critical condition.
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