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On tonight’s program: Florida’s coronavirus cases are dropping, but health experts say that doesn’t mean its time to drop prevention efforts, likes vaccines; The path to confirmation for Florida Surgeon General nominee Joseph Ladapo keeps getting steeper; Florida’s coronavirus cases are dropping, but health experts say that doesn’t mean its time to drop prevention efforts, likes vaccines; Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is calling a higher application fee for a medical marijuana license reserved for Black farmers discriminatory; For years, Desmond Meade lobbied on behalf of convicted felons to get their rights back after serving their sentences. We’ll hear an extended conversation with him; And much of the Halloween chocolate our kids will receive this Sunday was harvested by other little kids, often under slave-like conditions. A project at the Florida State University College of Law is attempting to stop the importation of the product to the U.S.

On tonight’s program: Lawmakers are coming back to the Capitol next week in response to Governor DeSantis’s Special Session call. Not all of them are totally down with drill; A Florida pediatrician issues an urgent call to get children vaccinated against COVID-19; A flood of federal infrastructure dollars could soon be headed in Florida’s direction; Roger Stone insists he doesn’t have anything personal against Ron DeSantis. He just feels DeSantis needs to align himself even closer with former President Donald Trump; Lawmakers are considering a bill that would let local governments, rather than the state, make decisions about smoking at public parks and beaches; And a young lady from Jacksonville speaks about pushing her personal envelope to become a page in the Florida Senate.

On tonight’s program: The University of Florida reverses the stance that its professors aren’t allowed to testify against the policies of state government; Not that long ago, even saying the words “Climate Change” was essentially forbidden for those in Florida State Government. It seems that has changed; Florida’s 2020 elections were among the smoothest in the country, but the governor wants to make more changes. That has one county elections chief – known as a deeply conservative Republican when he served in the state legislature – more than a little upset; And lawmakers say the pandemic has improved access to telehealth. They want to keep that going.

Rickards High School IB students explore the local, state and national political climate.

Just a few short years ago, Desmond Meade was homeless, drug-addicted and often in jail. The great turnaround in his life came in 2014 and a few years later, he was spearheading a Florida constitutional amendment to restore voting rights automatically to those felons who complete their sentences. He shares his story and his hopes for the future with members of the Capital Tiger Bay Club.

Former Astronaut and U.S. Senator from Florida Bill Nelson returns to his old Tallahassee stomping grounds to address many of the city's most prominent personages. He talks about his new job as director of NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) and the future of the American space program.

Emily Galvin-Almanza, co-Founder and Executive Director of Partners For Justice ,a non-profit providing wrap-around services to people trapped in cycle of criminalization, poverty and incarceration by pairing non-legal Advocates with clients who are in need of help navigating a criminal legal system that is toxic by design.

Three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some times in their lives. Since 1980, ( the year MADD-Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded) alcohol-related traffic fatalities have decreased by about 44%, from about 30,00 to fewer than 17,000. Members of the MADD community join 411 TEEN.

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.

SAIL High School students discuss LGBTQ issues: attitudes, conversions therapy, perceptions, etc.