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The Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the February 7, 2024 meeting are now available. Get the details.
Misdemeanor charges have now been filed against a hunter accused of killing a rare Tundra Swan on Lake Jackson late last month. According to Leon County court records, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission issued two citations, one for killing the protected swan in violation of both state and federal laws, and the other for hunting without a current duck stamp, which happens to feature the Tundra Swan this year.
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter is one of over 300 members of the progressive group, Local Progress, that recently signed a resolution related to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
FLORIDA NEWS
Local law-enforcement review boards could be filled with appointees of sheriffs or police chiefs under a bill that was revised Tuesday by the Senate Community Affairs Committee.
Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried declined to give a “yes” or “no” answer to whether transgender women, or biological males, can obtain an abortion or give birth. Her official response was “I’m not a doctor.”
The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday regarding a ballot initiative enshrining a right to abortion in the state to appear before voters on Election Day. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is arguing against the initiative, saying the language of the initiative is misleading, vying for it to be legally disqualified from appearance on the ballot.
NATIONAL NEWS
The Senate failed to advance legislation combining border security provisions and supplemental foreign aid yesterday in a 49-50 vote, ending a monthslong effort by a small bipartisan group of senators to forge a compromise package. Sixty votes were needed to move the package forward.
US Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible for Colorado’s GOP primary ballot; plaintiffs argue Trump’s role in events of Jan. 6, 2021, bar him from running under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause (More)
Five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego are confirmed dead, the military said Thursday.
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +1.0%); S&P 500 notches another record close (More)
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If Jackie Porter actually went to Gaza her pronouns would be, was/were. Some good Sam should buy her a ticket…
If Hollyweird ever remakes “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Nikki Weed should apply for an acting role.
Folks, you have to realize who you are dealing with, and don’t get so bent out of shape with what they say.
Bill Clinton, in 1994 proclaimed, “say whatever we want, it drives them crazy”.
I actually voted for Slick Willey his first term.
I am wiser now, and I now know my enemy: Liberal. Progressive. Democrats.
Their message and tactics never change.
Hey Nikki, If you don’t know whether transgender women, or biological males, can obtain an abortion or give birth, then you’re not Smart EITHER, so, let me help you, the answer is NO, they CAN’T, They Never Could and NEVER WILL.
I’m Pro-Life, always have been BUT, if I were Governor, Id say NO Abortions after 12 Weeks unless Her Primary Doctor states it is needed to save the Mothers Life BUT, if it is later found out that the Mothers Life was not in danger, that Doctor loses His/Her License. PLUS: Stop all Governments Funding to Planned Parenthood and ALL other Clinics that perform Abortions.
If you read the Border Security Bill, it did NOTHING to Secure the Border, NOTHING.
If Nikki Fried doesn’t know that a male cannot give birth or have an abortion, the Democratic party has more problems than they think. You don’t have to be a doctor to know that is a Fact. Maybe she needs to go back to middle school and take Biological Science again. SMH