House Speaker José Oliva said he is “open” to supporting an E-Verify bill that would meet the goals of Gov. Ron DeSantis, but expressed doubts about the Senate’s version of the legislation. The Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this week carved out the agriculture industry from a bill (SB 664) that would require employers to use […]
At the last Tallahassee City Commission meeting Commissioner Jeremy Matlow made a motion to have city staff bring back the steps required to bring Commissioner pay to the same level as Leon County Commissioner pay. Currently Tallahassee City Commissioners are paid approximately $39,000 and Leon County Commissioners are paid approximately $80,000. The Mayor of Tallahassee […]
According to polling data, a majority of Floridians support legislation requiring minors to seek approval from their parents before obtaining an abortion. The survey was conducted by St. Pete Polls this past Monday and Tuesday. The poll, commissioned by Florida Politics, queried 2,293 registered Florida voters. The results have a 2.0% Margin of Error at […]
At the February 11th meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners voted to accept the approval of the Cultural Facilities Matching Grant Program. The program will fund awards in the amount of $461,495 in order to continue the County’s support of the cultural arts program and the continued growth in the tourism economy. This […]
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida House on Thursday intensified an inquiry into Florida’s domestic violence agency, calling for additional investigations and issuing subpoenas over the former head of the taxpayer-backed organization’s compensation. The governor asked state Inspector General Melinda Miguel to investigate the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s “exorbitant compensation payouts” and […]
Fewer and fewer students are traveling the traditional path to a high school diploma in Leon County. The traditional path to graduation, per the Florida Department of Education, is for students to pass 24 class credits and pass in class tests, which include the FSA English and Algebra I End of Course exam. TR has […]
At their February 12 meeting, the City Commissioners unanimously voted to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding for the promotion of Tallahassee Police Department lieutenants. Currently, TPD’s process of promoting from Sergeant to Lieutenant is governed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Big Bend Police Benevolent Association and the City of Tallahassee, staff reports. “The […]
The City Commissioners discussed implementing a city charter amendment process at their February 12 meeting. Currently, the City of Tallahassee Charter does not have a set process for charter amendment or periodic review. Also during the discussion, the issue of city commissioner salaries was addressed. A majority of city commissioners voted to look at increasing […]
In a tense discussion after hearing from speakers on the waste collection contract, the Leon County Commission voted to continue the County’s relationship with WastePro. The vote was 4-3. Leon County Commission Chairman Bryan Desloge, with Commissioners Minor, Maddox, and Jackson supported keeping WastePro, despite past customer service issues. Desloge said he did not want […]
Earlier this month a pedestrian was hit by a car while walking in a cross walk near FSU’s campus. This is the second person in the last two weeks to be hit by a car resulting in the pedestrian’s injury or death. On January 30, 2020 a 19 year old FSU student, Natalie Nickchen, was […]