(Stacey Bennett)

Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:

• The city balances budget hearings with the demands of a sudden state DOGE audit.
• Back to school begins with controversy over books removed from Duval shelves — despite nobody requesting it. Plus: There’s no more free lunch at some schools, after a district rollback.
• A judge orders more transparency in Alligator Alcatraz contacts even as a new detention center takes shape at Camp Blanding.
• And, St. Johns County residents grapple with an ongoing airport scandal, the demolition of a beloved motel and an e-scooter accident involving a teen.

To discuss all that and more, we’re joined this week by:

• David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-Union.
• Randy DeFoor, attorney and former Jacksonville City Council member.
• Jim Piggott, longtime City Hall reporter at News4Jax.
• Jake Stofan, reporter at Action News Jax.

Then, as MOSH prepared to vacate its Southbank digs, employees uncovered a trove of ancient (or at least antique) treasures. Rather than let them go to waste, museum employees created a farewell exhibit from the items — everything from an original Star Wars lunchbox to a midcentury bug collection to an actual phone booth. We talk to the museum’s CEO about sifting through the remains while planning for the future.

Guest:

• Alistair Dove, CEO of the Museum of Science & History.