Nikki Fried Jabs at Charlie Crist Over Past Policies

Nikki Fried Jabs at Charlie Crist Over Past Policies

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) took jabs at Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) over his previous political affiliations and supporting pro-life policies when he was a Republican. Fried and Crist are both running to unseat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2022 gubernatorial election. On Twitter, Fried posted a YouTube clip with the added caption […]

Leon County School Board Member Advocates for Vaccine Incentives

Leon County School Board Member Advocates for Vaccine Incentives

During a special Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting on Thursday, Board member Rosanne Wood initiated a discussion about vaccine incentives focused on Leon County School (LCS) employees and students. The proposed initiative would provide a monetary incentive for employees and students to get vaccinated. Board member Wood opened the discussion by stating, “since we […]

Select Events in Tallahassee Beginning September 8

Select Events in Tallahassee Beginning September 8

Wine(d) Down Wednesday Bring Your Own Beer and WineDate: Wednesday, September 08, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Where: AR Workshop Tallahassee, 1950 Thomasville Rd. Ste.JCost: starts @ $29.50 per person.What you’ll get: Bring your friends and your favorite beer or wine and snacks to the AR Workshop Tallahassee for a CANVAS & PLANK WOOD […]

FSU Preview: Florida State versus Notre Dame

FSU Preview: Florida State versus Notre Dame

Florida State football is back as the Seminoles take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:30 on Sunday on ABC. Notre Dame is ranked 9th in the preseason poll after a 10-2 2020 campaign. The ‘Noles are 6-4 all-time against the Irish with the last win coming in 2014. Florida State offense vs Notre […]

TPD Makes Arrest in Shooting Death

TPD Makes Arrest in Shooting Death

On September 1, 2021 the Tallahassee Police Department arrested Terence Grice, age 29, for homicide, attempted homicide, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The altercation occurred at the 2600 block of West Tennessee Street, sometime around 2 a.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.  According to TPD, police officers were monitoring a crowd […]

Judge Issues Mask Ruling, Sets Up Appeal

Judge Issues Mask Ruling, Sets Up Appeal

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper on Thursday released a written ruling that said Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his constitutional authority in a July 30 executive order that sought to prevent school districts from requiring students to wear masks. The final judgment expounded on a […]

Leon County School Board Approves $50K to Challenge Parental Opt-Out Requirement

Leon County School Board Approves $50K to Challenge Parental Opt-Out Requirement

At a special meeting today, the Leon County School Board voted 5-0 to approve Superintendent Rocky Hanna’s request for $50,000 to hire outside counsel to challenge the State’s requirements that parents be given the ability to opt-out their children from mask mandates. On July 30, 2021, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-175, which directed the […]

Scarborough: Southern Border Bigger Electoral Issue than Afghanistan

Scarborough: Southern Border Bigger Electoral Issue than Afghanistan

Based on an exclusive report by Axios that found the “U.S. government has lost contact with thousands of migrant children released from its custody”, Joe Scarborough, the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, stated that the situation at the Southern Border will become a bigger issue in next year’s midterm elections than Afghanistan. “The Southern […]

Leon County Unemployment Rate Down, Jobs Just Short of 2019 Levels

Leon County Unemployment Rate Down, Jobs Just Short of 2019 Levels

The latest jobs report shows that there were 148,919 people working in Leon County in July, which is 707 more than last month’s revised employment number. The July unemployment rate came in at 5.0%, down from the 5.4% reported last month. One year ago the July, 2020 unemployment rate was 10.0%. In July, 2019 the […]

State Withholds Pay from Two Florida School Districts

State Withholds Pay from Two Florida School Districts

On August 30, 2021, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran announced that the Florida Department of Education has withheld the monthly school board member salaries in Alachua and Broward County, as directed by the State Board of Education. This comes after the State Board of Education issued an order to Alachua and Broward County school districts […]

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