Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics:
- School districts stand to lose millions under a state plan to strip funding for programs like Advanced Placement.
- An inmate dies after a jail incident, and nine officers are placed on administrative leave.
- City lawmakers vote to ban food trucks near gas stations.
- The long-deteriorating Regency Square Mall is sold, slated to become a “Nexus” of residential and retail.
- An official investigation of the St. Augustine Airport Authority gets underway.
- A former mayor’s daughter turns to advocacy to fight deepfake attacks.
Guests:
- Nate Monroe, executive editor, The Tributary.
- Jack Webb, attorney and former Jacksonville City Council president.
- Jim Piggott, former City Hall reporter at WJXT News4Jax.
- Tiffany Salameh, reporter at WJXT News4Jax.
Then, live music and barbecue are in evidence at the 2nd annual Justice Jam fundraiser, benefiting Three Rivers Legal Services, a Jacksonville legal aid organization. The event is May 15 at the Garden Club of Jacksonville.
Guest:
- Heidi Kemph, deputy director of Three Rivers Legal Services Inc.
