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On tonight’s program: The Parkland shooting prompts proposed changes to Florida’s death penalty law; Florida drops out of a multi-state voter registration database, meant to flag folks who cast ballots in more than one state. And that move has its critics; Governor DeSantis says the state’s water quality is rebounding. But even some Florida lawmakers say the situation may be a bit less rosy than it’s being portrayed; A plan to regulate kratom use in Florida is moving through House and Senate committees with unanimous support...;Sweeping tort reform seems to have a better chance in Florida now than it has in the past, mainly because of judicial appointments made by Governor DeSantis; And Florida’s proposed limits on gender-affirming care for young people has some sounding the alarm.

On tonight’s program: Governor DeSantis sets his sights on stripping diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s colleges and universities; We hear the thoughts of some public school teachers about proposed changes to what can and can’t be taught; And we get the latest Florida jobs numbers.

On tonight’s program: Big change could be coming for the American history courses offered in Florida’s state colleges and universities; A bill making gender affirming care for minors against the law is working its way through the lawmaking process; Legislation banning any kind of “age inappropriate” sex instruction in public schools could extend through high school; Opponents warn a measure making it easier to sue the news media could come back to bite its supporters; And a teenager’s death spurs legislation to boost safety on amusement rides.

A Florida House committee has advanced a bill that would make it easier for journalists and their media outlets to be sued.

On tonight’s program: A doctor warns a proposed 6-week abortion ban will be “devastating” for the care of Florida’s pregnant women; Legislation that would lower the minimum age to buy a rifle from 21 to 18 is bringing back memories of the Parkland school shooting...; The cost of universal school vouchers in Florida remains an open question; And a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty would be reduced to a simple jury majority vote under a bill considered by a House panel today.

On tonight’s program: While supporters say a ban on gender affirming care for kids keeps them safe, others argue it puts them in danger; Florida’s largest teachers’ union is insisting a shelf of books in a classroom shouldn’t be considered a “school library” for purposes of potential book banning; Several other major education bills whizzed through the Florida House today; Florida's Republican legislature is again taking aim at public employee unions; More local ordinances could run afoul of state law under new pre-emption measures state lawmakers are considering; A popular social media app is targeted for deletion in government devices in Florida; And a tireless Florida advocate for the downtrodden and disadvantaged passes from the scene.

On tonight’s program: The bill combining permitless carry of firearms and school safety raises the hackles of Democrats in the legislature; Proposed higher education reform would NOT ban specific courses, minority Greek organizations or Historically Black institutions under a revamped state senate bill; A bill that limits what pronouns teachers can use for their students is raising concerns for parents of transgender children; A book giveaway at the Capitol stands in opposition to new restrictions on classroom reading guidelines; And further restrictions on undocumented immigration are moving quickly through the Florida Legislature.

On tonight’s program: Opponents of a bill put more oversight in place for local ordinances say it lets one person stop a project the rest of the community might support; Term limits for Florida’s county school board members seem a near certainty; And a dispute over what kind of signature is needed for legal voting in Florida heads to court.

On tonight’s program: It seems the Florida Legislature’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education is by no means an outlier among states; Florida crime victims could soon be getting additional relief from state lawmakers; Electric vehicle owners in Florida may soon pay their own version of a gas tax; And lawmakers say a move to let CNAs get added training to dispense medication could help both patients and their careers.

On tonight’s program: Latino clerics from across Florida come to Tallahassee, begging lawmakers to reject a bill criminalizing those who help undocumented immigrants; Come July 1st, expanded school vouchers take effect in Florida; It looks likely that Florida voters will decide next year whether to adopt a constitutional amendment making all school board races partisan; Hospital workers, and especially nurses, face violent attacks on the job; And a bill creating an official remembrance day for the Holocaust is working its way through the Florida Legislature.