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During Wednesday’s Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected voted on charter amendments, a northside development, and a speed detection system for school zones. Get the details.
At the May 8th Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials decided to get feedback from neighborhoods before voting on a motion to eliminate minimum parking regulations related to new developments.
Just one day after a Florida A&M University leader called for an “emergency meeting” and transparency surrounding a major donor gift, the Board of Trustees is planning a meeting.In an email provided to WCTV on Wednesday, Board of Trustees Chair Kristin Harper wrote, “I am calling a special meeting to collectively understand the facts around the donor gift and take the necessary action to move forward.”
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office Livestock Team and Animal Control removed 33 pigs from Judy Du Bois’s property on Robin Road over the weekend. The news comes less than a week after the rescue owner was arrested and accused of criminal animal cruelty. A judge granted Du Bois bail last week, but the court also ordered her to refrain from having any animals under her possession or control.
A mistrial has been declared in the grand theft and fraud trial of former Jefferson County Clerk Kirk Reams. The judge granted the motion after the defense objected to witnesses referencing Reams’ previous charges. During his testimony, Charles Culp was asked about giving Reams some money and started discussing the need for Reams to pay attorney fees on a separate charge. The defense argued that it wasn’t fair to mention other charges and cases that aren’t relevant to this case. Judge Stephen Everett ultimately agreed.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
The Florida State softball team was well represented on the ACC postseason awards on Wednesday afternoon. Jaysoni Beachum became FSU’s ninth player to win the ACC Freshman of the Year award while eight Seminoles were named to the three All-ACC teams. Four Seminoles were also named to the All-Freshman Team.
FLORIDA NEWS
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that he will approve a $75 million allocation in the state budget for a new graduate facility for the University of Florida in Jacksonville.
Florida announced on Tuesday a lawsuit against the federal government for attempting to require the state to cover costs for child gender sex transition treatments, which ultimately violates state law. President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are attempting to require Florida to specifically fund drugs and surgeries for the gender transition of children, the state said.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called on the U.S. to “permanently defund” a United Nations agency over purported ties to terrorists. The attorney general’s office said this week that the organization – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency – “is linked to Hamas and incites hatred” against Jewish people.
NATIONAL NEWS
President Joe Biden yesterday said if Israel launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza, the US would stop supplying bombs and other weapons. The announcement came after the Pentagon yesterday revealed it had stalled a shipment of bombs to Israel last week, the first such delay since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The shipment holds 3,500 munitions, divided roughly evenly between 2,000- and 500-pound bombs. The White House had called Israel’s actions in Rafah this week a limited operation, falling short of the full-scale invasion it has warned against.
House Democrats join Republicans in 359-43 vote to dismiss motion from Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R, GA-14) to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R, LA-4) (More).
US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 0.0%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq -0.2%); Dow extends winning streak to sixth day (More).
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In Appendix A of the FAMU Gift Agreement, the second line (CeDAR Endowment Fund) has the wrong total listed. Ten years of proposed $3,760,000 gifts would be $37,600,000.
But the total listed is a whopping $327,600,000!
Whoops.
So much for “due diligence.”
Will Larry Robinson lose his presidency over this?
From Politico:
Florida HBCU backs away from dubious $237M donation
The gift would have been one of the largest ever to an HBCU, but it immediately raised questions.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida A&M University is putting an announced $237 million donation from a Texas hemp farming executive “on hold,” as the media and school leaders raise questions about the value and source of the gift.
President Larry Robinson announced the decision at an emergency meeting Thursday of FAMU’s fundraising foundation. Board members expressed grave reservations about the donation, which drew national attention as one of the largest ever for one of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities. The
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FAMU is an embarrassment.
And I STILL want my tax grab back for Bragg Stadium.
The $237.7 million FAMU donation is most likely a scam. There is reporting that the same guy tried to donate $95 million to Coastal Carolina University but that deal fell apart. From what I’ve read this Gregory Gerami guy donated shares of a private hemp farm company to FAMU. The stock valuation is probably wildly inflated.
$237,750,000 is a strange Amount for a Donation, unless it was a collected effort from smaller Donations given by a lot of People. Wanting to understand the facts about the Donation is a good idea. Why was it given? Any Strings Attached? Any Favors expected? If it is just a simple “Donation to improve the School” then that is super Awesome and a huge Congratulations in in order.
If People are Parking (not stopping) in some ones Driveway or on their Property without Permission or Parking (not stopping) in the Road and Blocking a Driveway, the Property owner should have the Right to call a Tow Company to remove said Vehicle.
Parking is when the Driver stops and gets out of the Vehicle. Stopping is when the Driver stops and stays in the Vehicle.
So Traitor Johnson survived. Damn shame that is.