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Tracy Andrews, Chipley’s mayor, shares her story about overcoming fear about who she was and who she wanted to become. She encourages you not to let fear impede one’s opportunity to excel or take that next step in life. She feels that anyone can have an impact on their community.

Cat dad, artist, and IT consultant, Dan Taylor has experienced artistic expression since childhood. The way he works with art has changed since the pandemic began. He finds inspiration in what is going on around him, while trying to express his feelings through what goes on the canvas. He hopes that his art can inspire people to be a part of bigger conversations happening around them.

FSU Student Body President Jonathan Levin shares his journey from being denied entry into the United States Air Force Academy through his tenure in student leadership at Florida State. He couldn't see his alternate future but only had a hope things would work out. After finding his way through plan B at FSU, Jonathan shares his biggest takeaway from student leadership is taking time to build relationships.

411 Teen showcases Disability Rights Florida, a federally mandated agency. Any Floridian with a disability-related issue is eligible to receive Disability Rights services. Representatives discuss their programs with 411 Teen.Original airdate: September 20, 2020

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.