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On tonight’s program: Final arguments go before the judge in the case of whether the state can force the physical reopening of Florida’s schools; Governor DeSantis announces more housing assistance for hurricane-ravaged communities in the Panhandle; The recent primary election brought challenges for candidates and voters because of the coronavirus; The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association has launched a campaign against a state constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour; A North Florida community wrestles with itself over the most appropriate way to recall past sins as part of the healing process.

Florida State University Vice President of Research Gary Ostrander says the coronavirus pandemic has made the work done in the school's laboratories and other exploratory facilities more critical than ever. He talks about FSU's new COVID testing lab for students, faculty and staff and how quickly its results can be turned around. He also has plenty to say about the increasing amount of private sector contract research the school is doing and the ongoing efforts to turn that into local economic advancement.

On tonight’s program: Some college students fear that moving to Florida will put them at risk of catching the coronavirus; Will college football kickoff as scheduled in Florida, or will the season be blown dead before the first snap?; Attorneys for the state’s largest teachers union have convinced a judge to hear the case over school reopening’s and a ruling came in a motion for dismissal this morning. The case stems from an executive order sent by the state requiring schools open before September or face penalties; Concerns about a post office slow down rise just as voters are being encouraged to send their ballots through the mail. We ask, how long does it really take?; A Florida film commissioner thinks film and TV productions could help boost the state’s post-COVID economy; The state of Florida suddenly backs away from a legal fight over how the state’s twenty-eight colleges handle the requirement their students learn civics.

IB students from Rickards High School, representative of diverse political perspectives, examine and discuss the local, state, and national political climate.

The sudden leap into online learning brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is stressing everyone out: parents, teachers, students, and administrators. Families are taking on much more responsibility for their kids’ learning. Cheryl Dodge is the Chief Product Officer at Edmentum. She talks with 411 Teen about Edmentum's program and the challenges of attending school online.Original airdate: Dec 27, 2020

IB students from Rickards High School, representative of diverse political perspectives, examine and discuss the local, state, and national political climate.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s budget luck has run out, forcing state lawmakers to start pulling out the long knives when it comes to spending; A bill giving conditional immunity to businesses from COVID-19 related lawsuits passed its first committee stop this week. But not without debate about how that immunity might work; A statewide surge in new coronavirus cases since the start of the year is leading to higher infection rates, especially in Florida’s Big Bend region; Florida health officials said this week they’d received one-point-four million doses of coronavirus vaccine so far. They say they’re working quickly to get those doses out and into the public; And Florida lawmakers are calling for sweeping reforms after a Department of Justice investigation alleged a culture of “systemic” sexual abuse and cover-ups at a women’s prison in Ocala.

On tonight’s program: Governor Ron DeSantis has included environmental protection money is his proposed state spending plan. Advocates are wondering if it’s enough, especially when it comes to fighting climate change; After months of protests against police brutality across the nation, members of Florida’s Legislative Black Caucus are calling for their bills to get a full hearing; Lawmakers say no baby should be left abandoned in unsafe places anywhere in Florida; Florida’s Hispanic residents are getting the coronavirus vaccines at lower rates than non-Hispanic whites. Experts say vaccine hesitancy is contributing to this disparity; And a prominent Florida scientist says new research suggests at least some of the mind-bending drugs that were so popular in the 1960s may not be as dangerous as once thought, as long as certain precautions are taken.

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: With passage of a 6-week abortion ban in Florida ever more likely, opponents have launched a last-ditch effort to defeat the measure; A protest in Tallahassee rails against many of the legislature’s priorities; A state lawmaker makes the case that medical marijuana and hemp products are totally different; The size of Tallahassee’s State Capital Complex could be getting bigger; And the state Senate takes up a major priority of House Speaker Paul Renner to prevent government investments based on anything but rate-of-return.