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First Coast Connect

Expert analysis of state and local politics

The Laura Street Trio is at Forsyth and Laura streets Downtown.
Jacksonville Daily Record
The Laura Street Trio is at Forsyth and Laura streets Downtown.

With a City Council budget vote looming, what will taxpayers face next year — and for decades to come? We discuss that as well as the odds for the six statewide constitutional amendments with attorney and local government expert Chris Hand, who served as the Jacksonville mayor's chief of staff from 2011 to 2015.

Then, Felicity Price-Forehand, community and events manager with the Jacksonville Public Library, stops by to share all of the details of Jax Book Fest 2024. Local author, Adinah Johnson, joins her.

And two friends are on a mission to save and commemorate Florida’s fiery hidden gem —the datil pepper.

Guests: Troy Main and Scott Murray, co-owners of Mayhem Datil Peppers Farm

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Anne Schindler joined WJCT News 89.9 as host of First Coast Connect in October 2023, after nearly three decades in Jacksonville print and television. Anne has worked in the Jacksonville media market since 1995, first as a reporter for the original Folio Weekly, then as the publication’s editor-in-chief from 2002 until her departure. In 2012, Anne transitioned to television as executive producer of special projects for First Coast News, Northeast Florida’s NBC and ABC affiliates. You can reach Anne at aschindler@wjct.org.