First Coast Connect

As Democratic presidential canidates prepare for the 2020 primary debates in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday nights, 74 medical and public health groups are pushing candiates to make commitments to help fight against climate change. The groups are framing climate change as a public health emergency.

June is Pride Month and to celebrate it, a pride prom was going to be held at the Willowbranch location of the Jacksonville Public Library on Friday, June 28. But the event has now been canceled by the library due to security concerns . Nicole White , Executive Director of Unbroken Horizons Scholarship Foundation and entertainer Beatrice Palmer - also known as BeBe Deluxe - joined us with more. Palmer was originally scheduled to perform at the prom. 'Northern Lights' Cathy Parker is a football

A report in The Florida Times-Union shows Duval County Public Schools paid more than $9 million in air conditioning-related maintenance and repairs in just one year.

Friday on the First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross Media Roundtable, our panel of journalists looked at some of the biggest stories of the week including: Jacksonville could be the most expensive city in America to secure with a seawall . Most voters in Duval say they are in favor of a half-cent sales tax to rebuild Duval schools. President Trump kicks off his reelection campaign in Florida. Our Panelists were: Dan Scanlan of The Florida Times-Union Freelance journalist Claire Goforth Shelton

Duval County's Half Cent Sales Tax The push for a November referendum on a proposed a half-cent sales tax for better school buildings in Jacksonville has suffered a setback. On Tuesday night, the finance committee of the City Council voted to recommend delaying a referendum on a half-cent sales tax for schools to the fall of 2020. Related: Council's Finance Committee Wants To Punt The Half-Cent Sales Tax Referendum To 2020 Duval County Schools Superintendent Diana Greene and School Board Chair

A new report says affordable housing is out of reach for millions of Americans.

Some of President Donald Trump's former Homeland Security staff have expressed concern about the risk of public outrage from images surfacing of migrant children being taken into custody and being separated from their families. On Tuesday’s First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross , Roy Miller , who is the head of the Children’s Campaign , joined us to take a closer look at how the Trump administration's immigration policies are affecting children. Tips For Divorced Parents Sharing Child Custody

The City of Jacksonville is marking Public Art Week with a number of events to celebrate the importance of public art in the city this week.

Friday on the First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross Media Roundtable, our panel of journalists looked at some of the biggest stories of the week: A proposed public vote on a tax to repair schools The face of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill A statewide panel looks at Florida's algae problem Our panelists were: A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics Stephanie Brown of WOKV Regular contributor Fred Matthews Tim Gibbons of the Jacksonville Business Journal 'Monet to Matisse' The Cummer Museum of Art &

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