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In response to the nationwide debate and protests involving the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color, the City of Tallahassee is moving to create an enhanced citizens advisory board for its police department. To discuss that and other law enforcement concerns are: Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad; Deputy City Manager Cynthia Barber; City Attorney Cassandra Jackson; and Police Chief Lawrence Revell.

Despite budget vetoes, the governor approves a teacher pay boost. Also this week, Florida’s Amendment Four is once again headed for court. We’ll delve into a tragic police shooting that doesn’t exactly fit many preconceptions and also find out why your neighborhood might be a lot noisier than usual this Fourth of July weekend.

Three contenders will appear on the August 18th ballot. All of them discuss such matters as the future of the community's police department, development and income inequality during this Political Perspectives. Incumbent Elaine Bryant is seeking to fend off challenges from: Jack Porter; and William Moore.

Working from home can sure work up an appetite and for too many stay-at-home workers, those regular trips to the kitchen for “inspiration” have resulted in excess poundage. To talk about painless, easy ways to slim down and get back into shape are: well-known physical fitness buff and Leon County Commission Chair Bryan Desloge; Mary Jean Yon, race director for the Gulf Winds Track Club; Gregg Patterson, head of Move Tallahassee; Tonya Little, program developer and communications specialist for Premier Health and Fitness Center; and Premier’s Nutritionist Annie Justmann.

The seat being vacated by Maryanne Lindley has attracted the largest slate of local candidates the county's voters will see on the August 18th Primary ballot. All six talk about their qualifications and take on the issues in the course of this program, which features: Jeff Hendry; Scott Flowers: Danielle Irwin; Kelly Otte; Robin Colson; and Carolyn Cummings.

High-profile killings of black people at the hands of police are raising many questions. Among them: should officers be able to claim victim privacy rights while acting on duty? As demonstrations against police violence continue, some of those who also marched with Dr. Martin Luther King say change can come if protestors will simply vote. Florida is facing a triple threat: a global pandemic, civil unrest and now, on top of everything else, it’s hurricane season! And it seems people of color are most likely to be harmed by this confluence of woe. Young climate activists get a setback in their lawsuit against the state. A national higher-education advocacy group wants to see Florida’s college students take actual courses on democracy and government in order to meet a state legal requirement for all college students to be functionally literate in civics. The number of people who were actually eyewitnesses to the D-Day invasion 76 years ago is dwindling fast. But we’ll talk with one on the eve of that momentous event’s anniversary.

The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) is a non-profit organization that provides Floridians of all ages who have disabilities with assistive technology. Representatives of FAAST talk with 411 Teen.Original airdate: September 27, 2020

On tonight’s program: Monday of this week was Florida’s voter registration deadline. And during the final hours, the online registration system collapsed; Many of Florida’s Hispanics are strongly opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement to to the point of supporting President Trump. We consider the question, “Why?”; Mexico Beach was ground zero for Category Five Hurricane Michael two years ago tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 10.) The recovery has been slow and often painful; Two years after Hurricane Michael, affordable housing remains in short supply in Bay County as several subsidized complexes are under construction; Despite all the unresolved issues from Michael, a consortium of powerful people in Northwest Florida is determined to accelerate the recovery process.

"Be All In: Raising Kids for Success in Sports and Life" offers a unique way to parents and youth athletes and provides practical, real world advice on how to navigate this landscape.Authors Christie Pearce Rampone and Dr. Kristine Keane share the best practices that athletes, parents and coaches can use to turn good sportsmanship into a lifelong skill.Original airdate: October 18, 2020