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On tonight’s program: The November third election is just a little more than two weeks away. And as usual, the question is: “What about Florida?”; Voter accessibility advocates want Florida elections officials to consider making digital voting a reality; How can you assure the safety of the Florida Legislature as it soon starts meeting in the midst of the pandemic?; Hemp is okay; psychoactive marijuana is still illegal on the federal level. But now there’s a version of legal hemp that produces a potentially illegal high; The legendary Tupelo honey produced in the state’s remote Panhandle region is facing a dry spell.

On tonight’s program: Amidst furious protest, the Florida Legislature passes a measure restricting public school discussion of sexual preference and gender identify, a big priority for Governor DeSantis; Some lawmakers worry a measure that changes shoplifting penalties could hurt low income kids; And one of Florida’s own, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, is President Biden’s pick at the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. A prominent public policy expert talks about it.

On tonight’s program: Now in the final days of the legislative session, bills are moving quickly. House lawmakers sent a number of bills to the governor’s desk including a controversial measure that creates a presumption that equal time with both parents after a divorce is in the best interest of a child; Remember the old line about either hanging together or hanging separately? It’s a message that may be lost on Democrats in the Florida Senate; And rain has begun to fall over a massive wildfire burning in northwest Florida. Crews working to keep the flames from spreading say it could help...

On tonight’s program: This year’s lawmaking session focused much of its attention on so-called “culture war” issues, bringing criticism from many advocates, as well as legislative Democrats; Those “culture war” discussions often sparked emotional outbursts at the Florida Capitol; News Service of Florida Capitol Reporter Jim Saunders shares his impressions of this year’s lawmaking session; Lawmakers pass a bill allowing businesses to sue local governments for loss of profit, but environmentalists are worried about the impact it could have to Florida’s wildlife; Gov. DeSantis announces money to help Florida students recover from pandemic learning losses; Lawmakers could head into special session to draw a new congressional map if Governor DeSantis makes good on his promise to veto the legislature's reapportionment plan; And Capital Report Contributor Steve Bousquet has some final thoughts on what took place during the 2022 Florida lawmaking session.

On tonight’s program: For Florida school districts that imposed mask mandates when the state ordered them lifted, Governor Ron DeSantis isn’t saying the districts should be punished financially, but he’d still like them to be penalized somehow; On this fourth anniversary of the Parkland School Shooting, the pain from that horrific day remain fresh for one family; And the pace of budget-related activity at the Capitol is picking up with just four weeks left to go in the session.

On tonight’s program: Emotional testimony at the Capital in opposition to what opponents call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill; The bill restricting abortion access in Florida is whizzing through the process, much to the dismay of abortion rights supporters; And to reduce the chance of dangerous interactions between disabled people and law enforcement, some lawmakers are looking at creating a special needs registry. But not everyone thinks it will help.

On tonight’s program: A senate-sponsored bill regarding the Everglades drew fierce opposition from anglers, environmentalists and those in favor of Governor DeSantis’s restoration efforts; Florida Democrats say they still feel they’re not getting the answers they need from the state’s surgeon general; As the state Supreme Court decides whether to weigh in on the constitutionality of maintaining north Florida's 5th Congressional District, fair elections advocates are blasting DeSantis' request for an advisory opinion...; And after years of management by a charter school company, Jefferson County’s public schools are once again under the fiscal oversight of the public sector.

On tonight’s program: Governor Ron DeSantis hadn’t been in favor of cutting state money for public school districts that defied his “no mandatory masks” mandate. But he’s changed his mind; Florida’s surgeon general is still facing some tough questions from legislative Democrats; And we talk with the mom of a veteran who died by suicide and the message she is bringing to the Florida Legislature.

On tonight’s program: Lawmakers in the House had a chance to ask questions about the chamber’s proposed spending plan; A student's mental well-being may soon be counted as an excused absence; And it appears state lawmakers are willing to let local governments take the heat for banning smoking on public beaches.

On tonight’s program: Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill extending COVID liability protections for healthcare providers. Lawmakers say the move is needed because the virus and its treatments are still changing; A nationally-known columnist reacts to the Florida House’s passage of a bill limiting what can be said about race in the classroom and workplace training sessions; The CPAC meeting in Orlando attracts plenty of national attention. Although not every conservative Republican is a big fan of where the GOP is nowadays; The Florida House approves monthly fees in lieu of a security deposit for renters; More money is earmarked for some parts of the Florida Everglades that haven’t exactly been on the restoration radar before; And a wild bird species that once was considered endangered may be making a Florida comeback.