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Since 2007, KCCI (Knight Creative Communities Institute) has been marshalling teams of volunteers to enhance the Capital City's "sense of place." To talk about those initiatives are: KCCI Executive Director Betsy Couch; current Community Catalyst team members Shannon Colavecchio and Dan Taylor; 2020 Community Catalyst Member Patrick O'Bryant; and Ryan Sheplak whose team turned the "I-Heart-Tally" hashtag into an iconic sculpture at Cascades Park.

On tonight’s program: The sponsor of a bill to tighten Florida elections law insists the measure is simply a way to get ahead of those who might try to mess up future elections; Florida’s school choice programs are on the verge of getting simpler, and a lot more expansive; Republicans in the Florida Legislature are upset with what they call “The cancel culture of social media companies”; LGBTQ advocates fear a bill that was temporarily postponed may end up passing this legislative session. If so, it would impact transgender women and girls’ ability to play on female school sports teams; The Florida Legislature has long had an aversion to any kind of lawsuit aimed against businesses. That tradition continues in the current legislative session with insurance companies saying they’re the latest target of unjustified litigation; A move to expand telehealth passes in the Florida House; And in Broward County, a blockbuster development as two top officials at the county’s school district are arrested by state law enforcement officers.

Members of the TEMPO (Tallahassee Engaged in Meaningful Productivity for Opportunity youth) community discuss the City of Tallahassee community engagement and public safety youth program. If you are 16-24 years old, not in school or employed, and would like education and employment opportunity, TEMPO may be for you.

On tonight’s program: Florida lawmakers expand the state’s sales tax holidays and businesses get a bit more flexibility when it comes to participation; Democrats in the Florida Legislature charge a bill banning “disability abortions” will drive a wedge between patients and doctors; Bipartisanship emerges over an effort to increase the quality of the state’s voluntary pre-kindergarten programs; Florida’s newly-signed anti-riot law is blamed for a smaller than usual Black Lives Matter protest in Tampa; And lawmakers say they have a plan to address nursing home staffing shortages and help people find jobs at the same time.

Gabriele Delmonaco is President and Executive Director of A Chance In Life, an international nonprofit that provides, shelter, food and education, including financial literacy, for underprivileged youth. Mr. Delmonaco talks with 411 TEEN.

On tonight’s program: Violent protests in Florida are now even more against the law than they used to be; Even before Governor DeSantis signed the protest bill, just the threat of it was giving this demonstrator in St. Petersburg pause; Lawmakers are working to find middle ground on spending plans including an initiative that would extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers; Local elected officials in Florida are pushing back against a bill that would strip them of their ability to regulate utility fuel sources; As the Legislature’s Republican leadership racks up the winning votes for its priorities, Democrats protest, but there’s really not much they can do; And a proud legacy of former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles could disappear if the current Legislature votes to abolish it.

Images of past parades will stand in for the real thing, but there will be lots of real-life activities as the celebration hits the century mark.

The city's Coronavirus Task Force has launched educational outreach campaigns through grants to community groups and churches.

On tonight’s program: Democrats say the Florida bill aimed at violent protests is racist and they’re preparing to take the issue to court; Three controversial Florida highway proposals have hit a serious roadblock; Supporters of a bill to educate parents about the sex education being taught in Florida’s public schools say local school districts will ignore it at their peril; A gambling agreement could be coming this year. But it might not happen this session; When might there be a special election to fill the congressional vacancy caused by the death of Alcee Hastings? So far, there’s no word from the governor who would have to make that call. That certainly has plenty of Democrats upset; And we go on a trek through Florida’s ever-diminishing wilderness in search of the elusive and endangered Florida panther.

Connor Towne O’Neill, author of “Down Along With That Devil’s Bones,” joins 411 TEEN. Connor, a white Northerner, dives deep into American history, exposing the still-raging battles over confederate monuments and the legacy of white supremacy in America.Original airdate: February 21, 2021