Poll: Floridians Support Proposed Sanctuary City Ban

Poll: Floridians Support Proposed Sanctuary City Ban

As first reported by FloridaPolitics.com, a new survey from St. Pete Polls finds Floridians support the Legislature’s proposals to ban sanctuary cities and wants the body to keep the current 60 percent threshold for amendments to the Florida Constitution. The poll of 2,227 registered voters found that 31 percent said they thought the Legislature was […]

Former FSU Credit Union Employee Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Identity Theft

Former FSU Credit Union Employee Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Identity Theft

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to twenty counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from a lending institution, and three counts of filing a false tax return. The guilty plea was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Between […]

Prime Meridian Bank Announces Expansion to Lakeland, Florida Market

Prime Meridian Bank Announces Expansion to Lakeland, Florida Market

Tallahassee-based Prime Meridian Bank has announced its expansion into the Lakeland, Florida market.  The Bank opened a full-service location at 3340 South Florida Avenue, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Lakeland is ranked as the 20th most populated city in Florida with approximately 112,000 inhabitants. However, Lakeland is part of the 7th ranked Metropolitan Statistical Area […]

Stronger Churches, More Faithful Witness

Stronger Churches, More Faithful Witness

By Michael W. Petty, St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral By all measures, American culture is becoming increasingly secular.  According to the Pew Research Center’s authoritative Religious Landscape Survey, 22.8% of Americans now identify themselves as having no religion at all (they are often designated as “nones”).  Many observers of American Christianity now say that we now […]

Find Pavement Condition of Your Street

Find Pavement Condition of Your Street

The database below returns the pavement condition of approximately 6,466 city street segments. The data was provided by the City of Tallahassee’s Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure department. If the street name you enter has more than one word, best results will be returned if you use ” ” around the entry.

Abortion Parental Consent Backed in Senate

Abortion Parental Consent Backed in Senate

By Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After rallying and testimony from numerous activists on both sides of the issue, a Senate panel Monday approved a proposal that would require minors to receive parental consent before having abortions. The Senate Health Policy Committee voted 5-4 to support the bill (SB 1774), sponsored […]

House Passes $89.9 Billion Budget as Talks Loom

House Passes $89.9 Billion Budget as Talks Loom

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers are ready for the big dance. The Florida House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an $89.9 billion spending plan, setting the stage for the annual ritual of negotiating a budget with the Senate. Big picture, the House and Senate are about $400 million apart, […]

Tallahassee Leaders Tour Greenville Transportation Assets

Tallahassee Leaders Tour Greenville Transportation Assets

Tallahassee leaders on a fact-finding trip to Greenville, S.C. were given tours of two Greenville-Spartanburg transportation assets on Tuesday. The first tour was of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP). The GSP serves more than 2.3 million passengers each year with access to six major airlines. Combined, these airlines offer an average of 50 nonstop daily departures with […]