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LOCAL NEWS
On June 10, 2024, the Children’s Service Council of Leon County (CSC) held a finance and budget meeting to review the millage rate for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year.
Six people are under arrest and charged with involvement in a drug trafficking operation in Florida’s Big Bend. Law enforcement agencies say they seized large amounts of fentanyl, marijuana, other illegal narcotics, a stolen firearm, and amounts of cash consistent with illicit drug trafficking.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s new $116.5 billion budget and vetoed $949 million in projects. Approximately $9.9 million of those slashed items would have funded projects across the Big Bend, according to the budget documents – see the list.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
Another high school baseball season has come to an end with a number of local teams finishing successful seasons. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a $116.5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, after vetoing close to $950 million in spending approved by lawmakers in March.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce has announced its first round of endorsements for the 2024 election cycle. “The Florida Chamber has a long and proven track record of endorsing candidates who continue to drive sound policy, helping Florida maintain a pro-jobs climate and safeguarding the strength of our economy,” said Mark Wilson, Florida Chamber of Commerce President and CEO.
NATIONAL NEWS
Two-way shipping traffic resumed in Baltimore Harbor’s deep federal channel yesterday, the culmination of an 11-week, $100M cleanup of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and removal of the 900-foot Dali container ship. Port officials expect trade to return to normal levels by next year. The disaster has cost the region an estimated $1.2B in disrupted trade.
House votes 216-207, mostly along party lines, to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in classified documents case; Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio (More).
Federal Reserve officials yesterday kept interest rates steady at a 23-year high and signaled they expect to reduce rates only once this year—fewer than the previous forecast of three cuts.
US stock markets end mixed (S&P 500 +0.9%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq +1.5%), with the S&P 500 closing above 5,400 for the first time (More)
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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All this pearl clutching about local politicians opposing each other.. John Paul Bailey and Steve Meisberg hated each other and would face off all the time in elections. Allan Katz, Debbie Lightsey, Gil Ziffer, John Dailey and Dianne Williams-Cox have all supported an opponent to their colleague sitting next to them. Bringing it out into the open in stead of dark money 501c4s and is a good thing by Matlow. Let’s really see what’s what and we will settle the conflict democratically.
FL Chamber should endorse Donna Nyak. They love ghosts