Weekly Report Ending March 28th: Leon COVID Cases Up, Nominal Change in Positivity Rate and Hospitalizations
TR’s weekly report (March 22 – March 28) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…
Year: 2021
Fried’s Fiancee & Father Served with Complaint Related to Cannabis Company
On March 20th, 2021, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried received a summons detailing a complaint against her fiancee, Robert Bergmann, related to…
House GOP Passes Controversial Protest Bill
TALLAHASSEE — With Black lawmakers condemning the proposal as a return to the Jim Crow era, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Friday…
Many Businesses Support a Minimum-Wage Increase—Just Not Biden’s $15-an-Hour Plan
Via Eric Morath and Heather Haddon of the WSJ, the debate surrounding the federal minimum pay has been waged in Congress for…
Leon County School Board Reviews Construction Projects
The Leon County School Board reviewed an updated report on school related construction projects during the School Board meeting on March 23rd.…
Leon County Taxable Sales Recovering from COVID Pandemic
During April, May, and June of 2020, Leon County experienced double digit decreases in taxable sales growth. However, Florida Department of Revenue…
Online Sales Tax Plan Backed in Florida Senate
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would require out-of-state online retailers…
Vaccination Age to Drop to 40 Next Week
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that all Floridians ages 40 and older will be able…
City Gets Update on Mobile App that Allows Citizens to Record Police Interactions
The Tallahassee Police Department will be the first agency in the nation to implement a hands-free, stream recording app that includes multiple…
The PBA Takes Frustration with Contract Negotiations to the Streets
The Big Bend Police Benevolent Association, frustrated with contract negotiations with the City of Tallahassee, took a bold step and placed a…
Lawmakers Looking Again at Vaping Regulations
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after the U.S. surgeon general declared youth vaping…
Leon County Single-Family Re-Sales Up 7.3% in February
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 7.3% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year…