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Protesters are calling for police body camera video showing the shooting of Tony McDade. But law enforcement says that won’t be released until after an investigation and it’s possible the video may not exist at all. As protests continue across the nation, here in Florida the coronavirus numbers are increasing. With nearly nine thousand new cases in the past week, epidemiologists believe the protests are playing a significant role. For months the question was, will Florida schools reopen in the fall? The answer came this week. The Legislature set aside lots of money to boost affordable housing this year. But that funding may be in jeopardy if lawmakers have to do budget slashing in light of the economic downturn. Florida’s public/private business promoter is working on an aggressive marketing plan. A veteran Florida lawmaker decides to take at least a temporary break from public service. The first woman in Florida - and America - to head a state senate chamber has died at the age of 85.

As state revenues plunge, Governor Ron DeSantis is readying his veto pen. Although a chainsaw may be a more appropriate tool. Is an increase in testing the reason for more case of COVID-19 in Florida? That depends on who you ask. The Florida Chamber of Commerce is crafting its own plans to help the state’s businesses deal with a likely double-whammy on the way. A law created to help protect police from undue scrutiny could create barriers for law enforcement review boards by allowing officers to intimidate and even attack people who file and investigate complaints. A landmark week for dreamers, but another Supreme Court ruling about LGBTQ workplace rights has some advocates saying their struggle isn’t over. The pressure is growing to remove an old confederate monument from the front lawn of Florida’s Historic Capitol.

High-profile killings of black people at the hands of police are raising many questions. Among them: should officers be able to claim victim privacy rights while acting on duty? As demonstrations against police violence continue, some of those who also marched with Dr. Martin Luther King say change can come if protestors will simply vote. Florida is facing a triple threat: a global pandemic, civil unrest and now, on top of everything else, it’s hurricane season! And it seems people of color are most likely to be harmed by this confluence of woe. Young climate activists get a setback in their lawsuit against the state. A national higher-education advocacy group wants to see Florida’s college students take actual courses on democracy and government in order to meet a state legal requirement for all college students to be functionally literate in civics. The number of people who were actually eyewitnesses to the D-Day invasion 76 years ago is dwindling fast. But we’ll talk with one on the eve of that momentous event’s anniversary.

Planning for and responding to hurricanes are a yearly exercise in Florida. But this season, which began June 1, now includes the added challenge of dealing with COVID-19 and the need to protect evacuees and first responders from infection. To talk about those challenges are: Kevin Peters, director of Emergency Management for Leon County; Sharon Tyler, executive director of the Capital Area Chapter American Red Cross; and Dr. Karen Cyphers, who is part of a statewide public perception project to help policymakers craft more effective emergency response.

Despite budget vetoes, the governor approves a teacher pay boost. Also this week, Florida’s Amendment Four is once again headed for court. We’ll delve into a tragic police shooting that doesn’t exactly fit many preconceptions and also find out why your neighborhood might be a lot noisier than usual this Fourth of July weekend.

As case numbers surge, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing back on concerns about coronavirus data as some say the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Also this week, there are some other numbers connected to the surging pandemic, namely the drop in Florida tax revenues, although some lawmakers gripe no one is asking them to help solve the problem. And we’ll also check into the controversy over whether or not Florida will have a statewide mandatory mask order anytime soon and discover that one of the state’s most consistently reliable Republican voting blocs has begun developing some Democratic cracks.

In response to the nationwide debate and protests involving the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color, the City of Tallahassee is moving to create an enhanced citizens advisory board for its police department. To discuss that and other law enforcement concerns are: Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad; Deputy City Manager Cynthia Barber; City Attorney Cassandra Jackson; and Police Chief Lawrence Revell.

Incumbent Walt McNeil and challenger Tommy Mills talk about crime statistics, deputy training, community policing and a host of other law enforcement issues during this first in a series of Political Perspectives in advance of the August 18th Primary Election.

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