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On tonight’s program: Florida’s bill to crack down on protests that police deem “violent” had been stalled, but is now on the move again; It’s the State of Florida versus the federal government over whether or not cruise ships can sail again. We’ll have a report on the legal battle; The high cost of insulin is leading people to make choices that could put their lives at risk; As the Florida Legislature considers a ban on transgender girls and women playing scholastic sports with other females, what are the emotional and psychological ramifications? We’ll talk with an expert in the field; And we get a preview of yet another casualty of the pandemic that is returning. Wrestlemania is back in Tampa.

Originally set to take place in Tallahassee's Cascades Park, the two-day event quickly relocated to a number of alternate venues.

The Florida Legislature has passed a measure meant to permanently reallocate funds from the state's affordable housing programs to help pay for the governor's environmental initiatives. But a compromise will cap future sweeps of the affordable housing fund.

On tonight’s program: Police reform was off to a hot start as Florida lawmakers convened almost two months ago. But it seems the issue has lost steam as Session nears its end; Horse groups say a move to decouple parimutuels will leave thousands of people without a job; Whether by restriction or outright ban, a majority of Florida lawmakers appear ready to block scholastic sports participation of transgender girls and women; Fears of Venezuelan-type socialism taking over America is a hot talking point in some circles. But state legislatures like Florida’s could actually be moving in that direction by stripping authority from city and county governments; And traditional newspapers still derive a big chunk of their revenue from publishing public notices. That could could go away if the legislature removes the legal requirement and that has newspaper advocates worried.

A bill heading to the House floor would effectively ban transgender women and girls from competing in women and girls school sports teams. The measure’s sponsor says this ban is needed because biological males have a physical advantage over biological females when it comes to sports. Robbie Gaffney speaks with Janet Silverstein, a pediatric endocrinologist who works at UF Health’s Youth Gender Program, which provides services to transgender and gender-nonconforming youth and their families. They begin their conversation with the changes transgender girls go through when undergoing hormone therapy.

On tonight’s program: The death of South Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings means a special election soon. We’ll have a preview; A bill banning transgender women from playing on women’s teams in scholastic sports is headed for the floor of the Florida House; The worry is that too many foreign adversaries are funneling research money through Florida’s colleges and universities so those countries can steal the fruits of that research. Florida lawmakers want to tighten up that process, but there are those who say it’s an overreaction; Legislators want Florida to create a tracking system for rape kits so victims can be better informed about what’s going on in their cases; Floridians from across the state come to the Capitol to speak in favor of a bill to do away with permanent alimony payments; And a total collapse of the massive holding pond at an abandoned Manatee County phosphate mine remains a possibility, even as many worry about the contaminated water being drained from the pond to prevent a collapse.

On tonight’s program: With some good news from state revenue estimators, the Florida Legislature will start its budget negotiations; This could be the year the Florida Legislature bans seclusion for kids with disabilities. But the victory may be bitter for disability rights advocates, who also want a ban on the use of restraints for those kids; Advocates based in South Florida are blasting a bill now on the move in the state legislature that would protect the practice of sugarcane burning. The opponents charge it causes serious negative health impacts in nearby communities; Lawmakers say while a federal law raised the age to buy tobacco and vape products to 21, state legislation is needed to help enforce those rules; Florida’s senior U.S. Senator shares his thoughts before members of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. Including what he thinks of so-called “cancel culture”; And even though Florida is among a dozen states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid, some state lawmakers in both parties are looking to extend the program for new moms without health insurance.

Only Tallahassee, Florida has the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. That, combined with the research and workforce development capabilities of the town's two universities and community college, make for unique and valuable assets in both attracting out-of-town business, as well as new home-grown enterprise. To talk about the initiative are: Greg Boebinger, Director of the High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Cristina L. Paredes, Director, Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality; Abby Queale, CEO at Magnetics Corporation; Ricardo Schneider, President, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors; and Jeff Whalen, STEM Entrepreneur in Residence at the FSU Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship.

The pre-pandemic nursing shortage was exacerbated by COVID-19. Even as more people are vaccinated, the need for nurses in Tallahassee remains. A shortage of instructors is one barrier to getting more nursing jobs filled.

On tonight’s program: The League of Women Voters is out with a report calling for an investigation into Florida’s largest tax credit scholarship funding group along with its relationship with the lawmakers who support a voucher merger bill; Florida lawmakers are thinking about sweeping funds away from affordable housing programs; Florida opens up its COVID-19 vaccinations to every grownup in the state; When it comes to local zoning issues, there are some in the Florida Legislature who believe those decisions should be made in Tallahassee; And while some lawmakers are pushing to extend Florida’s marijuana programs, others want to shrink it. It’s a move some lawmakers say they just don’t understand.