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The question has been raised by local residents in recent weeks following a controversial vote by the intergovernmental agency that granted Florida State University millions of dollars for stadium improvements and repairs.

The latest medical developments may mean earlier detection and gentler, more effective treatments for breast cancer. To talk about it are: Florida Society of Clinical Oncology President Dr. Luis Raez; Megan Hall, senior director of medical Communications with GRAIL, a firm that's developed a multi-cancer blood test; Congressman Neal Dunn who is backing federal legislation to support such technologies; and metastatic breast cancer survivor Terlisa Sheppard who has also written a book about her experience.

Even as the coronavirus threat begins to recede in the face of widespread vaccinations, a large percentage of North Florida residents remain food insecure. That need has spawned powerful partnerships to address that and other challenges facing these residents. To talk about it are: Monique Van Pelt, executive director Second Harvest of the Big Bend; Dr. Michelle Gayle, assistant superintendent Leon County Schools; the school district's chief of nutritional services, James Howcroft; and Kerri Anderson, principal of W.T. Moore Elementary School.

On tonight’s program: Some changes may be coming to Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarship program. Senate President Wilton Simpson says the state shouldn’t fund study programs that don’t lead to jobs; It’s already a challenge to change Florida’s constitution through Citizen Initiatives. It could soon get even tougher; Lawmakers are trying to stop Florida municipalities from eventually banning gas stations as part of a local clean energy commitment; Florida lawmakers are once again considering legislation to stop scammers from accessing voters’ contact information; The Florida Legislature seems determined to make it as easy for veterans to get mental health support and substance abuse services as making a phone call. And lawmakers say pushing that plan forward is more important this year than ever; And it seems more than a few moving experiences in the state of Florida are actually opportunities for fraud.

On tonight’s program: Where there were two, there’s now one. A combined COVID liability bill is now working its way through the Florida Legislature; Is it a tax increase or a tax cut? A plan to replenish Florida’s unemployment trust fund by collecting online sales taxes gets the green light in committee, but not everyone is okay with it; An expert on infectious diseases is urging the State of Florida to make COVID vaccinations available to as many people as possible as quickly as possible; If a woman wants an abortion because she fears her baby might have a disability, a physician could stop her under a proposal under consideration in the Florida Legislature. Lawyers say that could interfere with free speech rights; Florida lawmakers want to let optometrists start doing some of the things only ophthalmologists typically do now. But experts say the two professions are more different than they sound; And the massive COVID rescue plan signed by President Biden today could help more Floridians keep their health insurance coverage during pandemics.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature is pushing through legislation to change the state’s vote-by-mail rules, following a relatively glitch-free 2020 election cycle; Legislative Republicans fear medical marijuana use could become Florida’s next pill mill epidemic; We take a look at how many Florida kids are falling under the state’s Baker Act and being sent for involuntary psychiatric exams, usually after a behavioral incident at school; Electric car enthusiasts are in support of a proposal that would charge them more money for their license tags in exchange for more places to charge their vehicles in Florida; And Florida farmers may find the harvesting of carbon may add a profitable crop to their revenue streams.

A felony conviction does not have to carry a life sentence. There are many programs and partnerships in the Capital City area that help those who have served their time find employment, housing and a positive purpose in life after lockup. To talk about it are: Rebecca Kelly-Manders, founder of the REfire Culinary Program for former offenders; Larry Bourdeau, director of re-entry programs for the Leon County Sheriff's Department; Don Papania, owner of Carver's Discount Dry Cleaners; Anne Meisenzahl and Rashad Simon, both board members of the Big Bend AFTER Re-entry Coalition; and Freddie Rouse from Disc Village.

On tonight’s program: A plan closing a loophole in parental notification in Baker Act cases has mental health advocates cheering; Robbie Gaffney speaks with lawyers over the legality of Florida’s proposed transgender athlete ban and whether it discriminates against transgender students on the basis of sex; We compare and contrast election laws passed by the Georgia Legislature, with those just passed by Florida lawmakers and signed into law by Governor DeSantis this week; After being mostly trounced in the 2020 election and essentially steam rolled during the legislative session just ended, Florida Democrats are shopping for a winning strategy; And lawmakers are gearing up for a special session on a new gambling proposal. Legislative leaders say they plan to vet the already controversial plan carefully.

Medical professionals are dealing with the scariness of working around patients with a highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease. It’s a scary time for anyone in the medical field, especially nurses who have frequent contact with critically ill COVID patients. But that’s not stopping future nurses from pursuing their dreams.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s education leaders appear to be in agreement to hold schools and districts harmless from the results of this year’s standardized tests. But exactly how that might work is still quite up in the air; A bill giving the state more authority over vacation rentals is amended to keep a bit more regulatory say-so at the local level. That move in apparent deference to opponents like the Florida League of Cities; A guy who once headed up Visit Florida’s marketing efforts, applauds a move by the legislature to not force the organization to ride off into the sunset; A new legislative proposal would require parents to opt their students into sex education classes; Lawmakers want to track barriers that are stopping people from getting the mental health care they need; And the majority on the Florida Legislature continues its campaign to pull more and more authority from the state’s cities and counties.