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Our First Coast Connect Friday Media Roundtable with guest host A.G Gancarski Our panelists were Florida Times-Union reporter David Bauerlein, WJCT…

Thursday First Coast Connect featured guest host Charlene Shirk. She was joined by local historian Jim Crooks and attorney Earl Johnson Jr. to talk about…

Jacksonville next month commemorates the 50th anniversary of its consolidated government.Combining the city with Duval County was a way to deal with a…

October marks the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of the City of Jacksonville with Duval County. A Jacksonville Historical Society task force is…

In the 1960’s Duval County was facing a crisis. A Grand Jury investigation into corruption led to nearly a dozen indictments of local officials, and…

Today on “First Coast Connect,” we commemorated the 50th anniversary of Duval County voters’ approving consolidation with former Mayor Alvin Brown’s chief…

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Lori Boyer says the city's current review of it's consolidated form of government has a simple purpose."How can we do a…

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What changes, if any, should be made if any to Jacksonville's consolidated government?That is the question being asked of the 30-member Task Force on…

Former Jacksonville Mayor Hans Tanzler passed away today at the age of 86.Tanzler served as mayor from 1967 to 1979. He was the last mayor under the old…