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In Episode 4: Anxiety With A Capital A, we hear how the pandemic has exacerbated problems for people struggling with mental and/or physical illnesses. For many, quarantines and lockdowns made an already difficult situation far worse.

Governor Ron DeSantis says he's hopeful Florida hospitals will receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the next three to six weeks. That's pending vaccine approval from the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration.

On tonight’s program: The new speaker of the Florida House says there will be no talk of police defunding in HIS chamber during the 2021 Lawmaking Session; As state lawmakers face significant budget shortfalls tied to the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate’s newly installed president says tough decisions are likely on the way; Florida Democrats actually lost legislative ground during the recent election. But party leaders insist they’re not sitting around bemoaning their fate; Florida’s education commissioner promises distance learning will continue to be an option for the state’s public school students; While coronavirus cases are up in Florida, the state is actually seeing fewer deaths in this latest surge; Pandemic or no, Florida businesses are looking for a Black Friday revival; The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has some special deals worked out for the state’s veterans and active duty military personnel.

On tonight’s program: A Bay County attorney appears to urge local G-O-P supporters to temporarily register to vote in Georgia ahead of the Senate runoffs in a video that streamed live on the local Republican Party’s Facebook page; After Florida Republicans win big in the recent election, the state’s Democrats are rethinking their strategies; An appeals court in Tallahassee is considering yet another challenge to a local mask mandate; As coronavirus cases have climbed in Florida, so has the number of people struggling to keep their families fed; Imagine going into the pandemic with serious mental AND physical health problems; Advocates are sounding the alarm in the wake of a massive human trafficking bust in the Capital City.

Florida YouthShine (Striving High for Independence and Empowerment) is a youth-run organization with representation across the state. Membership is composed of teens and young adults between the ages of 13-24, who are either currently or former foster youths within the Florida child welfare system.

Florida State University is extending its plan to teach all classes online—only at the start of the spring semester.

The small community of Havana, just north of Tallahassee, has had its ups and downs since its founding as an agricultural center in the late 1800s. After the latest economic downturn, a group of merchants and artists is trying to put the town once again on an upward trajectory. To talk about it are the leaders of Havana Main Street: Executive Director Ann Kozeliski; and President Terri Paul.