LCS Meetings Appear to Violate Sunshine Rules

LCS Meetings Appear to Violate Sunshine Rules

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Leon County School Board Agenda Review/Workshop meetings – regularly conducted on the Monday ahead of the LCSB business meetings – appear to be in violation of Florida’s open government Sunshine Law by failing to record minutes of the meetings. At these meetings Leon County School Board members review and […]

Critical Report on Bus Changes Not Discussed in School Board Meeting

Critical Report on Bus Changes Not Discussed in School Board Meeting

Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting materials show that a “Transportation Department Updates” item, which included a thirty-one page report on proposed changes to the LCS bus system, was scheduled to be addressed at the May 14th, 2019 meeting of the LCS School Board. However, the “Transportation Department Updates” item was never discussed. A May […]

DOH Official Put On Administrative Leave

DOH Official Put On Administrative Leave

By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida DOH Deputy Secretary for Operations Michele Tallent is on administrative leave. She’s the subject of an internal investigation, state officials confirmed to The News Service of Florida Thursday night. Tallent has filled a variety of roles at the department, including helping to hold down the fort in […]

Tourism Numbers Up in First Half of Year

Tourism Numbers Up in First Half of Year

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Bolstered by U.S. and Canadian tourists, Florida’s visitor count continued at a record pace through the second quarter of 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said Thursday. But Visit Florida, the state’s tourism-marketing agency, now faces a test. The estimated 68.9 million travelers to Florida during the first […]

BREAKING NEWS: Hanna Removes Joanos, EDULOG

BREAKING NEWS: Hanna Removes Joanos, EDULOG

At a press conference today Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed the LCS transportation crisis by saying “today I am angry.” He announced that effectively immediately EDULOG would no longer be contracted to work with LCS on the bus system and that Manny Joanos will be removed from his position as head of LCS Transportation Services. Hanna […]

Rocky Hanna: “A Colossal Failure.” Special Needs Students Left at School Without Transportation

Rocky Hanna: “A Colossal Failure.” Special Needs Students Left at School Without Transportation

Superintendent Rocky Hanna, in a live Facebook announcement just minutes ago, stated that the move to a new transportation system was a “colossal failure.” Hanna indicated that a number of the benefits promised by the new system, like GPS tracking of students, was not working. Hanna, who got emotional at times, took the blame for […]

FSU Fall Football Defensive Position Preview

FSU Fall Football Defensive Position Preview

The Seminoles ability to get a pass rush revolved around first-round pick Brian Burns last year. Burns racked up 10 sacks in ’18. The rest of the team had a tough time getting pressure without the aid of the blitz. With Burns off to the NFL, former five-star recruit Joshua Kaindoh will need to live […]