On tonight’s program: Florida lawmakers were scheduled to wrap up their session a week from today. But that’s not happening; The leading Democrat in the Florida Senate is dropping his party affiliation while insisting the move isn’t driven by self-interest; Florida lawmakers scramble to address the state’s growing teacher shortage; There’s pushback aplenty for a bill that would require students to see videos of fetuses in the womb; Florida condo owners are still waiting for lawmakers to agree on a plan to cut the rising cost of condominium association fees; And it seems it doesn’t take the children of immigrants long to get away from their parents’ native tongue.

On tonight’s program: Unable to reach the first step in crafting a new Florida budget, State Senate President Ben Allbritton announced late this afternoon that lawmakers will not be able to adjourn this year’s session as scheduled on May 2nd; The Florida House will conduct no more hearings into the Hope Florida controversy, at least for the time being; Meanwhile, the governor and first lady today charged a biased media with keeping the controversy alive; And the electronic gaming devices that many veterans’ organizations keep in their post homes as fundraisers could become the source of felony charges under a bill that began as a tool to stop internet cafes and other illicit gaming sites.

On tonight’s program: FSU students march to the state capitol demanding tougher gun regulations in the wake of last week’s fatal on-campus shooting; The Florida Senate strengthens its proposal to limit drilling in the Apalachicola River Basin, but it differs from the House’s version; Governor Ron DeSantis continues to defend Hope Florida amidst controversy regarding money that was funneled into the charity’s foundation; And new details are coming out surrounding Taylor County’s shuttered West Fraser sawmill, a major employer in Perry.

On tonight’s program: Students from Florida State University lobby for gun reform legislation in the wake of the fatal shooting on their campus last week; Although a bill loosening the regulations on child labor is quite alive in the House, it seems there’s opposition in the Senate; And Florida’s open records law always seems to get pushback from various lawmakers and the state’s number one open government advocates has some thoughts on that score.

On tonight’s program: In the wake of last week’s fatal shooting at Florida State University, many on the Tallahassee campus remain traumatized and reluctant to “return to normal”; Some Democrats in the Florida House are calling for tighter gun laws following last week’s FSU shooting; A Florida Senate Bill would make it harder to get citizen initiatives on the ballot to make state constitutional changes; After some committee changes, a bill exemption some kinds of workers from Florida’s minimum wage continues to move forward in the legislature; And Florida’s endangered springs are attracting more fans and advocates.

On tonight's program: We talk with some of the students who witnessed the deadly shooting yesterday at Florida State University; The battle ramps up between the leadership of the Florida House and Governor Ron DeSantis; We hear the story of an immigrant from Honduras who suddenly found himself in custody and possibly facing deportation; What had been a legal deal meant to spare some South Florida jail inmates from federal custody seems to have fallen off the rails; The State of Florida moves to change all official references to a well-known body of water; And an expert on the topic of artificial intelligence talks about the possible future ramifications of this exploding technology.

On tonight’s program: A mass shooting on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee has left two dead and six hospitalized, including the suspected shooter; A meeting to untangle some of the issues surrounding the Hope Florida Foundation and its alleged diversion of money for political purposes ended in chaos today; If lawsuits to halt the Trump administration from scrapping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants fail, nearly 400,000 Venezuelan-born Floridians might be subject to deportation; And advocates of term limits for Florida’s county commissioners and school board members have launched a campaign to put those limits into the state constitution.

On tonight's program: Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a move by the Florida House to re-open the process of interviewing and choosing state university and college presidents; State parks would have more protection from development under a bill approved in the full Florida House Wednesday; Cell phones and other wireless devices would be banned throughout the school day under a bill that has passed the Florida House without opposition; And time is running out for bills addressing child protection, autism and child care in the Florida Legislature.

On tonight’s program: The president of a foundation tied to Hope Florida — First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature welfare-assistance program — said today that “mistakes were made” with the nonprofit’s failure to file required tax documents and other records; Florida lawmakers are considering a measure that would require hospitals to test for fentanyl when a person comes in with a suspected drug overdose; And frustrated by often destructive and unruly young people, some Florida beach towns say they’re ready to get out of the spring break business.

On tonight’s program: During this “Children’s Week” at the Florida Capitol, lawmakers are looking at ways to make childcare less costly and more available for more parents; A complex web of financial transactions involving an organization run by First Lady Casey DeSantis and political action committees is prompting sharp questions in Tallahassee; Federal funding cuts are hitting the Florida Humanities Council and its beneficiary art programs, museums and libraries hard; And Florida gasoline prices tumbled in the past week.