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On tonight’s program: Two of Governor DeSantis’s priorities – limits on business lawsuits and universal school voucher expansion – clear all legislative hurdles and are headed to his desk; The expansion of restrictions on classroom discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation will go all the way to the 12th grade by means of administrative action by Governor DeSantis; But that expansion is sparking concern and even fear among members of the state’s LGBTQ community and their supporters.

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.

Yeva Skalietska, a twelve year old Ukrainian girl speaks of her experiences during the Russian invasion and discusses her published diary (You Don't Know What War Is).

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: After his first pick is rejected as ineligible, Governor DeSantis finally manages to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court; A federal court rules that Florida felons must complete their entire sentences, including fines fees and restitution, before their voting rights can be restored. Advocates say that may be tough for some; Some disabled voters will need to ask others to fill out their mail-in ballots; Accusations of local government corruption cause political upheaval in a small North Florida town; Florida’s Secretary of State insists the state’s voting machinery is fully capable of handling the flood of mail-in-ballots coming in the November election; This busy hurricane season has already used up every traditional storm name allotted for 2020.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s governor wants tougher enforcement and penalties levied against those he calls “violent demonstrators”; Florida bars and restaurants will now be able to operate at full indoor capacity unless local governments step it; When flu season combines with the coronavirus pandemic this fall, health experts fear hospitals could be overrun; More than half of Florida’s rural school districts will get funding to hook up more students to mental health services via telehealth; Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated millions to help Florida felons pay off their legal financial obligations. Now the state’s attorney general is asking the FBI whether those donations violate election law for paying people to vote for a specific candidate. A prominent law professor doesn’t think the law applies; A Florida Supreme Court Justice finds herself a finalist for the nation’s highest court.

What was a packed field vying to succeed Mary Ann Lindley on the county commission is now down to three finalists: Carolyn Cummings and Kelly Otte - the top vote getters in the August primary election - and write-in candidate Melissa Villar.

Since 2016, Curtis Richardson has occupied this seat on the Tallahassee City Commission. Now he's being challenged by Kearney Center Food Services Director Bill Schack. The two candidates have a sometimes impassioned discussion on economic development and other issues including poverty, income disparity and crime, and how local government has responded to the pandemic.

On tonight’s program: If you’re concerned about election chaos now, you’ll want to hear from a man who sat on the Florida Supreme Court during the state’s electoral meltdown twenty years ago; University students in Jacksonville are demanding that elections officials return their on-campus polling places; Advocates are encouraging more people with disabilities to cast ballots; The pandemic is prompting more people to seek their health care through no-contact tele-medicine; A workforce initiative is pushing new skills for Floridians during the pandemic; The smelly, disgusting blue-green algae that afflicts so many water bodies in Florida may actually have valuable uses.

The question is whether or not to create a taxpayer-supported appointed council to coordinate the provision of education, health care and other services to young children in Leon County. It's generated lots of recent controversy as the November 3rd election nears. Two panels make the case for and against the proposal. The proponents are: Lashawn Gordon with United Partners for Human Services; Michele Watson who heads the Florida Children's Council; Tallahassee City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox; and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare CEO Mark O'Bryant. That's followed by arguments from the opponents: Community Activist Emily Fritz; and Lobbyist, Advocate and Public Policy Analyst Barney Bishop.