The jury in the J.T Burnette federal public corruption trial found Burnette guilty on five of the nine charges. A guilty verdict was reached on charges related to extortion, honest services mail fraud, Travel Act, and lying to the FBI. The guilty verdict on extortion – count 2 – was related to obstructing and delaying […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pulled in $4 million during July, expanding on his already large war chest. The July financial report shows over 18,000 contributions during July, which is over 63 percent of total contributions Friends of Ron DeSantis has collected since January 2018. DeSantis’ opponents are vastly trailing in dollar amounts. During July, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried raked in […]
Chief Lawrence Revell announced on Monday, August 9, 2021, the swearing in of 17 new officers with the Tallahassee Police Department. Chief Revell mentioned in a recent interview the need to hire on new officers and noted he would like to recruit 50 more people. Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) offers incentives such as, academy reimbursement, […]
Provided below are three charts related to Florida COVID statistics. Each chart shows daily updates and a seven day average trend line for cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Daily Cases and Seven Day Average Trends COVID-19 Daily Hospitalizations and Seven Day Average Trends Daily Deaths and Seven Day Average Trends
With the announcement that Amazon will be coming to Tallahassee, several elected officials and local leaders commented on the news. Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor, Vice Chair, District 1 “Being one of only a few communities in the nation to welcome an Amazon Fulfillment Center means we are doing it right, from early coordination to the […]
Today, Amazon.com, Inc. announced plans to locate a new robotics fulfillment center in Leon County, Florida, creating more than 1,000 full-time jobs, paying a starting wage of at least $15 an hour with industry-leading benefits starting on day one including healthcare, 401(k) retirement savings and career skills training programs. “Amazon’s project is a once-in-a-generation economic […]
One day before school was set to start, Superintendent Rocky Hanna, citing a misreading of a new state rule, changed his decision on mask mandates for school children and now will allow a parental opt-out. The issue over masks was yet again front and center at the Leon County School Board meeting on Tuesday night. […]
Commissioner of Education, Richard Cororan, sent a letter on Tuesday to Superintendent Hanna and LCS Chair Joy Bowen related to Hanna’s decision to institute a mask mandate for students in Pre-K–8. Corcoran refers to the decision as “significant neglect in response to the recently adopted Emergency Rule” which ordered that all schools allow for an […]
Leon County, Florida School Board Member Roseanne Wood recently claimed in a Facebook post that Governor Ron DeSantis’ children were enrolled in a school which reinstated a mask mandate for students. “I just got word through the listserv at Maclay – where Ron DeSantis is sending his children – has rescinded their opt-out policy and […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Local school officials continue to grapple with implementing student mask policies as the school year begins this week in many counties. And as school districts navigate a requirement that parents be able to opt out of mask mandates for their children, the state is looking […]