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This week the Tally Benchwarmers are discussing March Madness, Deion Sanders HUGE new contract, FSU track and field, Women's Beach Volleyball, general sports news, college basketball, Softball and Baseball!

On tonight’s program: State lawmakers will meet in Tallahassee later this month to redraw a congressional map, but voting rights groups suing over the state's map are counting on the courts to decide how the lines are drawn...; Florida’s newly-passed election law changes, along with a federal court striking down some of last year’s election law revamps, has the state’s elections supervisors scrambling; Florida school administrators ponder how to add a half-credit financial literacy course to already-packed student schedules; The cream of the Capital Press Corps share their thoughts on the lawmaking session, which was so much oriented towards re-electoral aspirations; A Russian father and daughter are calling on Floridians to push government leaders to take a stand against Russia’s attack on Ukraine; Forecasters are predicting an active 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season; And the venerable American political tradition of the campaign song is back with a vengeance in Florida.

In recent years, attempts to capitalize on hemp as a commercial farm crop are floundering in Florida. But advocates hope that will change in the wake of the “850 Hemp Conference” in Tallahassee April 27 and 28. To provide a preview, are Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier (speaking in her role as chair of the Apalachee Regional Planning Council;) Ryan Kelly of Mobile Hemp Drying Company; and Travis Green of New Green Organiks/North Florida Hemp Farms.

With the ferocious and even vicious divisiveness now roiling America, is there any way for opposing factions to ramp down the vitriol? Author and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks has some insights in that regard, which he shares with the Village Square.

After 2 years of COVID restrictions, the LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival returns to its historic grandeur on April 23 and 24 in downtown Tallahassee. To talk about this nationally-recognized event are: LeMoyne Executive Director Arielle Raff; Festival Chair Kelly Dozier; Festival Manager Powell Kreis; and one of the 150 participating artists, Tallahassee jewelry creator Quincie Hamby.

Around 10 million Floridians are already signed up as organ donors, but the need for these lifesaving procedures far outstrips supply. To promote additional donors are: Kim Gilmore, public education for Donate Life Florida and LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services; the organizations’ Donor Family Services Coordinator Pamela Rittenouse; Donor Parents Paul and Rebecca DeFrank, whose son Alex became a multiple donor upon his death in 2020; and Sarah Bender, whose mother Libby Smith was a heart recipient and passionate Donate Life ambassador.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s “Parental Rights Bill” may now be the law of the land, but that doesn’t mean it’s immune from opponents’ lawsuits; A North Florida parent, who at first seemed to understand her child’s gender issues, now insists their school is to blame; At least a few Florida lawmakers feel the Disney Company’s opposition to the new Parental Rights Law is egregious enough to repeal the law that has given the entertainment giant special status in the Sunshine State; Governor Ron DeSantis has given his okay to two new laws that will impact nursing home residents--including a change to how many hours of care residents must receive from certified nursing assistants; As the number of seniors with cognitive impairments keeps rising, the number of medical specialists who can help them is simply not keeping up; And Florida continues to fall short of its statewide recycling goals. One reason is the need for more education.

IB students from James S. Rickards High School examine and discuss prevailing local, state and national political issues and events, sharing their perspectives and theories.