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Looking ahead to the legislative session

The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.
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The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.

The 2024 Legislative session in Florida is set to kick off tomorrow. Our guests share insights into what we can expect. More than 1,600 bills have been submitted for consideration during the session.

Guests:

  • A.G. Gancarski, Capitol/Northeast Florida correspondent with Florida Politics. 
  • Chris Hand, government law attorney and host of the Hand on Government segment on News4Jax. 

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President Ron Salem of the Jacksonville City Council discusses the recent removal of a Confederate monument in Springfield. This follows a meeting he initiated to address the sudden removal, including issues related to financial control of the decision and the legitimacy of a legal opinion regarding the monument's removal.

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Kathy Waterman joined WJCT News 89.9 as associate producer after graduating from the University of North Florida with a degree in multimedia journalism. She was previously a production intern on the station's talk shows.