Advocates and Critics Debate Children Services Council

Advocates and Critics Debate Children Services Council

There has been a lot of talk about the creation of a Children Services Council (CSC) since the Leon County Commission voted in 2018 to put the issue on the November 3rd, 2020 ballot. With election day just weeks away, the talk has now moved to a more focused debate between the advocates and critics […]

FSU Preview – Florida State versus Jacksonville State

FSU Preview – Florida State versus Jacksonville State

Today at 4 PM on WatchESPN/ foxsportsgo Florida State will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. The series is tied at 1-1 with Jacksonville State besting FSU in 1947 and FSU picking up a win in 2009. Observations from the last game Almost everyone played poorly except Lawrence Toafili, Camm McDonald, Kentron Portier, Amari Gainer and […]

UPDATE: City Commissioner Matlow, Conservative Groups Announce Opposition to Children Services Council Tax

UPDATE: City Commissioner Matlow, Conservative Groups Announce  Opposition to Children Services Council Tax

Joined by various individuals and groups on Wednesday, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow announced his opposition to a proposed property tax and the creation of a Children Services Council in Leon County. The proposal is on the November ballot. During his opening remarks, Matlow stated “We come together today to announce a coalition- of all […]

County Commissioners Approve Changes to Leon CARES Expenditure Plan

County Commissioners Approve Changes to Leon CARES Expenditure Plan

At their Sept. 29 meeting, the Leon County Commissioners approved enhancements to the Leon CARES Expenditure Plan, which includes updates to the Leon CARES Individual Assistance and Small Business Assistance programs. The assistance programs are set to provide COVID-19 testing, food insecurity programs, childcare assistance, homelessness support, emergency mental health services, small business assistance, human […]

StarMetro Welcomes State-of-the-Art Fare System

StarMetro Welcomes State-of-the-Art Fare System

This past weekend, StarMetro, the City of Tallahassee’s public transportation department, welcomed a new electronic farebox to their transportation system, Genfare. Genfare is a state-of-the-art fare collection system that has been known to streamline and enhance the payment options for public transportation constituents. This implementation is a part of the City of Tallahassee’s 2024 Strategic […]

CRA Moves Forward With Frenchtown Affordable Housing Initiative

CRA Moves Forward With Frenchtown Affordable Housing Initiative

On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) conducted a board meeting to discuss implementing an affordable housing initiative in the Greater Frenchtown Southside (GFS) District. The CRA Board green-lit the plan earlier this year and are now focused on approving contractors to carry out the designs. The plan to construct affordable housing […]

New FSU Football Guidelines Include Masks for All Fans, Negative COVID Tests for Students

New FSU Football Guidelines Include Masks for All Fans, Negative COVID Tests for Students

Last week, Florida State University announced new guidelines for students and fans attending home football games after receiving backlash from the season opener against Georgia Tech where many fans were seen not wearing masks or properly social distancing. _____________________ COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending September 26_________________ The new policies that will be enforced […]

GOP Chairman, Incoming Speaker Fight Minimum Wage Hike

GOP Chairman, Incoming Speaker Fight Minimum Wage Hike

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two state Republican leaders added their voices Monday in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would gradually boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Florida. Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters, a state senator from Sarasota, and incoming House Speaker Chris […]

Leon County Commissioners Vote to Maintain Phase 2 Following Phase 3 Executive Order

Leon County Commissioners Vote to Maintain Phase 2 Following Phase 3 Executive Order

Meeting Update At their Sept. 29 meeting, the Leon County Commissioners voted 5-2 to maintain Phase 2 of Leon County’s reopening plan and allow fall youth sports. Commissioners Mary Ann Lindley and Bill Proctor dissented. The vote comes after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order pushing the state into Phase 3 last Friday. […]

Case Against LCS Principal David Solz Dismissed by Administrative Law Judge

Case Against LCS Principal David Solz Dismissed by Administrative Law Judge

In a 30 page order dated September 21st – based on an administrative hearing held July 27th and 28th – Florida Administrative Law Judge Gary Early recommended that a complaint filed against Leon County Schools Principal David Solz be “dismissed in its entirety.” After Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna issued Mr. Solz a letter […]