On tonight’s program: Florida students from kindergarten through 12th grade would be required to learn the dangers of communism under legislation that’s rapidly advancing through the state Senate; Proposed restrictions on social media access for kids under the age of 16 are still being tweaked in the Legislature, while young opponents protest; Those who suffered abuse in now-closed Florida reform schools could receive reparations if a bill now moving through the Legislature passes and becomes law; Democrats and activists are opposing a bill that would change the way renewable energy is used in Florida; And those who coach athletics in Florida schools may soon face a requirement they learn CPR.

On tonight’s program: There’s a lot of gambling money coming into state coffers from the gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe and a lot of it is going to environmental projects; Governor DeSantis doesn’t seem to have quite as much clout in the legislature this year and Democratic lawmakers seem quick to point that out; And Florida’s population growth is reducing the ability of the state’s underground aquifer to resist salt water intrusion. A prominent naturalist is documenting the catastrophic impact on coastal freshwater wetlands.

On tonight’s program: Governor DeSantis pushes back on the notion that he is responsible for public school book bans; While some lawmakers think teaching kids about the dangers of communism will promote American values, others aren’t so sure; State lawmakers struggle to make proposed restrictions on young people accessing social media immune from legal challenge; Officials estimate the number of people who need mental healthcare in Florida is in the millions; Food insecurity remains a big problem in Florida. Lawmakers are trying to make things better; A proposed breeding facility for monkeys used in research just north of the Florida line is attracting international attention and widespread condemnation; Bills preventing the removal of historical monuments or flying non-government flags from government property appear dead in the Florida Senate; And if you think those movie scenes showing a Florida location were actually filmed IN Florida, you’re probably wrong.

On tonight’s program: Florida has a doctor shortage and a legislative measure to help address that issue is fast-tracking its way through the process; Any local government entity in Florida that provides utility services could find itself limited in how much of the resulting revenue could be shifted to general revenue under a bill that’s still moving forward in the Legislature; Verbal abuse of law officers and other first responders would mean criminal penalties under a bill now under consideration in Tallahassee; And the sound of an acorn hitting a police cruiser sounded so much like gunfire that two Okaloosa County sheriffs deputies opened fire on a suspect already in custody.

On tonight’s program: After the Parkland shooting 6 years ago, the Florida Legislature tightened several of its gun laws. Now it appears those restrictions are likely to be loosened; Many of Florida’s elected officials already face 8-year term limits and the Legislature is moving to add county commissioners to that list; And Governor DeSantis and wife Casey are championing more efforts to fight cancer.

On tonight's program: Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Coral Gables today to announce his legislative intentions to increase penalties for retail thieves and porch pirates; A measure up for consideration in the Legislature would ban civilian oversight boards for law enforcement and corrections officers; The Florida Commission on Ethics would see big changes under a bill that’s moving through the Legislature; And the longtime head of the NRA is no longer Wayne LaPierre. Many are crediting the students who survived the Parkland High School massacre for that fact.

On tonight’s program: Not only are there disagreements between the Florida House and Senate over their respective versions of the state budget, but Republicans and Democrats are far apart over the spending plans as well; Outrage flared last week over a proposed bill to protect Confederate monuments in Florida; A measure to ban “political flags” on government property has hit a roadblock in the Florida Legislature; And what’s called “cultured meat” has become a divisive issue in Tallahassee.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s Supreme Court Justices are weighing ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect abortion access; There’s a hospital access crisis in Florida’s rural counties. Lawmakers are trying to do something about that; The Florida Legislature takes up a frontal attack on wokeness in teacher training programs, although not every member thinks that’s even necessary; We get a halfway point update on the progress of this year’s lawmaking session thus far; Lawmakers look to crack down on squatters who won’t leave someone else’s home; And the official numbers are out and Florida is definitely heating up along with the rest of the planet.

On tonight’s program: Still more restrictions on what local governments can and can’t do are moving ahead in the Florida Legislature; State government would have access to the names of all public employee union members under a bill that seems destined to clear the Legislature; The Florida Legislature seems determined to put the brakes on street racing; And “slower traffic keep right” would no longer be a suggestion under a measure that’s speeding through both the Florida House and Senate.

On tonight’s program: Oral arguments get underway in the Florida Supreme Court regarding a proposed constitutional amendment’s language guaranteeing the right to an abortion; Two Democrats in the Florida Legislature are trying to convince their mostly Republican colleagues the right to contraception needs to be enshrined in Florida law; One measure being debated at the Capitol makes it a crime to harass poll workers; And Governor DeSantis is hoping the Florida Senate will confirm his choice to head up the Florida State Guard.