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On tonight’s program: Governor Ron DeSantis is offering bonuses for teachers who undergo civics education training. He says he wants to make sure Florida students have a good understanding of the country’s framework; Florida’s small communities get a boost in state funding for local projects. The hope is that will help jumpstart those areas’ economies; Voter advocacy groups are working to make sure Floridians keep a watchful eye on the state’s upcoming redistricting process; Protestors in Tallahassee fear the January sixth attack on the U-S Capitol was actually staged by the federal government to justify the creation of a national Gestapo-type police force; And a new statue of a famous Floridian is taking its place at the U-S Capitol in Washington.

The BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION was co-founded by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, to support the wellness of young people and create a kinder, braver world. The Harris Poll conducted a survey about how young people define kindness and how it directly affects youth mental health. Representatives of the Foundation discuss their program.

On tonight’s program: Experts say Florida’s current peak in COVID-19 cases could start trending down. But that means more people have GOT to get vaccinated; Florida’s Board of Education votes to uphold Governor DeSantis’s executive order banning school districts from mandating masks; The controversy over whether or not local school districts can mandate masks is now playing out in numerous school board meetings across Florida and the issue is almost certainly bound for the courts; Florida’s State Board of Education has adopted new standards to change how civics, government and history are taught in the state’s public schools. But some say the changes have little to do with what goes on in the classroom; There is still help for people facing eviction in Florida; And the state-sponsored college savings program for Florida parents has received some impressive enhancements.

The days of young offenders being treated as hardened, adult criminals may be over. But there are still too many cases in which teens are tarnished for the rest of their lives as a result of relatively minor offenses. To talk about new approaches and initiatives in the field of juvenile justice are: Tom Olk, co-founder and former CEO of DISC Village; Current DISC Village CEO John Wilson; and Christian Minor, executive director of the Florida Juvenile Justice Association.

Lane Green is a conservationist. He lives on land that his family has owned since the 1830s. Green takes pride in being a steward of his surrounding environment. For 25 years, he worked with Tall Timbers an organization dedicated to fostering exemplary land stewardship through research, conservation, and education.

On tonight’s program: Doctors say pediatric COVID-19 cases are rising and the new Delta variant is hitting kids harder; As lawsuits loom, Florida’s governor backs away – a little – from his original mask mandate ban. Although the parents still claim young, unvaccinated kids are in jeopardy; We get a late-breaking report on what happened when the parents’ objection to Governor DeSantis’s “No Mask Mandate” order went before a judge for the first time; You think it’s hard to attract employees to restaurants and retail shops nowadays? It seems Florida schools are having an even tougher time finding enough workers; And another water wars ruling disappoints Florida environmentalists.

As with most everything else, the pandemic took its toll on the construction industry. But even as COVID recedes, supply chain interruptions, rising construction material prices and worker shortages are still afflicting the industry. To talk it over are: Jay Bostwick with Tallahassee's Sperry & Assoc. who chairs the Association of Builders and Contractors of North Florida; and Kim Anderson with Pensacola's Comfort Systems USA, the association's vice-chair.

Sue Renner, Executive Director of The David & Laura Merage Foundation, shines a light on the impact of COVID-19 on childcare or lack thereof. She explores some of the solutions on 411 TEEN.

E.T. Gunnarsson suffers from dysgraphia and cannot write by hand easily . He is a home/online student, and will soon pursue college online. He manages an online community for Norse pagans and has written his first book. He talks with 411 TEEN about his challenges and accomplishments.

We thought the end was in sight. Things were returning to normal. Summer trips were being taken and family reunions were planned. Then, the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 caused breakthrough infections and a pandemic surge.