DeSantis, Legislative Leaders Take Aim at Tech Firms
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to set penalties and allow the state and…
Year: 2021
Lawmakers, School Officials Eye Drop in Student Enrollment
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators and local education officials are trying to pinpoint what happened…
Weekly Report Ending Jan. 31st: Leon COVID Cases and Positivity Rate Down, Hospitalizations Unchanged
TR’s weekly report (January 24– January 31) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January…
Leon County Residential Resales Up 9.9% in December
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 9.9% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year…
Florida PBA Executive Director Discusses New LCSO Union
Earlier this month, deputies from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) voted to form a union for collective bargaining. Florida sheriff’s deputies…
City Commission Approves Contractor for New Senior Center
During their Jan. 27 meeting, the Tallahassee City Commissioners unanimously approved authorizing staff to negotiate a contract with Culpepper/One Day Came, a…
County Commission Picks CSC Board Candidates
After a discussion about process and the qualifications of one candidate, the Leon County Commission settled on 15 names to send to…
Mayor John Dailey: Tallahassee Homelessness is a “Crisis Situation”
At the end of Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor John Dailey commented on the issue of homelessness in Tallahassee, which has been…
County Commissioners Approve Plan to Build Community Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccine
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, Leon County has been working alongside the Florida Department of Health in Leon County…
City Commission Appoints Citizens Police Review Board Members
The City Commissioners appointed nine members to the new Citizens Police Review Board at their meeting on Jan. 27. The City Commissioners voted…
Union Deductions Bill Sparks Fight
By Jim Saunders, Tom Urban The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ray Rodrigues says the bill is about making sure…
Campus “Intellectual Freedom” Bill Backed in Senate
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial Senate proposal that would require Florida state colleges and universities…