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On tonight’s program: If you’re concerned about election chaos now, you’ll want to hear from a man who sat on the Florida Supreme Court during the state’s electoral meltdown twenty years ago; University students in Jacksonville are demanding that elections officials return their on-campus polling places; Advocates are encouraging more people with disabilities to cast ballots; The pandemic is prompting more people to seek their health care through no-contact tele-medicine; A workforce initiative is pushing new skills for Floridians during the pandemic; The smelly, disgusting blue-green algae that afflicts so many water bodies in Florida may actually have valuable uses.

The question is whether or not to create a taxpayer-supported appointed council to coordinate the provision of education, health care and other services to young children in Leon County. It's generated lots of recent controversy as the November 3rd election nears. Two panels make the case for and against the proposal. The proponents are: Lashawn Gordon with United Partners for Human Services; Michele Watson who heads the Florida Children's Council; Tallahassee City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox; and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare CEO Mark O'Bryant. That's followed by arguments from the opponents: Community Activist Emily Fritz; and Lobbyist, Advocate and Public Policy Analyst Barney Bishop.

On tonight’s program: Florida is watching from the sidelines amid a tightening race for President. For the first time in nearly two decades, the state’s election was largely problem free; Voter turnout was higher-than-usual across the state. We'll hear more about how voters' family, friends and neighbors played a role in getting them out to the polls; And President Donald Trump’s decisive Florida win further cements the state in the Red; The election caps a long week for Florida and the nation. We’ll break it down tonight on Capital Report.

In Episode 3: Desperate For A Dog, we delve into what seems to be a shortage of dogs available for adoption. The lack of social interactions has some of us longing for the companionship of a furry friend.

From getting a flu shot to keeping up the hand washing/mask wearing/social distancing routine, there are plenty of steps people can take to lower the chances of being infected by the coronavirus. To talk about it are: Director of the Florida Department of Health in Leon County Claudia Blackburn; Dr. Gervin Robertson, division director of Pharmacy Services, Florida A&M University; Dr. Paul Robinson, past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Florida Chapter; and Cathy Mayfield, whose college-age daughter Lawson died from meningitis.

Untold thousands of the Capital City area's occupants lie beneath our feet. Ahead of Halloween, our panel of historians and archeologists "digs the dirt" on our deceased neighbors: Matt Lutz, who documents City of Tallahassee cemeteries; archeologists Lonnie Mann; and Julie Duggins with PaleoWest; and TCC History Professor and Tallahassee Historical Society President Bob Holladay.

SAIL High School students discuss the recent protests and demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd. A lot of people are realizing there’s a problem with the system. Protestors say it’s about changing the entire systems that govern how Americans live.Original airdate: November 8, 2020

The Tallahassee City Commission is recognizing May 20 as Emancipation Day in Florida.

Update as of 8:30am Wednesday: Hurricane Hunters have found that Eta strengthened to a hurricane again.