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LOCAL NEWS
During the last city of Tallahassee budget workshop, the city staff provided an update to the projected FY2025 revenues and expenses. For the general fund – which is mostly funded by property taxes, charges, and fees – the revenue is projected to increase from $201 million in FY2024 to $210 million in FY 2025, a 4.2% increase. See spending details.
The latest documents obtained by Tallahassee Reports indicates City Commissioner Jack Porter ignored advice from the Tallahassee city attorney and concealed financial gifts received from the left-wing progressive group, Local Progress.
The Tallahassee Police Department arrested three men in connection to a shooting at the Griffin Heights Apartments, which resulted in the death of one woman and the serious injury of another. According to the Saturday press release from the City of Tallahassee, three men are facing charges of first-degree felony murder, kidnapping, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Opinion: Will Conservatives Help Progressives Gain City Commission Majority?
FLORIDA NEWS
With state officials pointing to issues such as job growth in the construction industry, Florida’s unemployment rate remained at 3.3 percent in May, according to a report released Friday. The rate also was 3.3 percent in April, after inching up from 3.2 percent in March and 3.1 percent in the three previous months. Florida had a 2.8 percent unemployment rate in May 2023.
Government watchdogs are criticizing a revision in Florida ethics laws signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. “This law undermines the will of the people and will allow corruption to go unchallenged,” said Amy Keith, Executive Director of Common Cause Florida. The controversial measure (SB 7014) passed in the Senate on a 26-4 vote and in the House on a 79-34 party-line vote.
NATIONAL NEWS
A number of towns across Iowa’s northwest and north-central regions were evacuated over the weekend as torrential rains swelled rivers and caused widespread flooding. Sioux County’s Rock Valley, home to around 4,000 people, suffered severe flooding after a levee breach—official measurements showed the river cresting more than a foot above record levels (see data).
Existing US home prices hit record high in May with a median price of $419K, up nearly 6% year-over-year; rise comes despite new inventory of homes for sale jumping more than 18% over same time frame (More)
Body-camera video captured the May 30th shooting that killed a Minneapolis police officer, along with a police shootout with the gunman. Officials say Officer Jamal Mitchell was ambushed when he tried to help a man be believed was injured.
Markets end Friday mixed (Dow +0.0%, S&P 500 -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.2%), as chipmaker Nvidia (-3.2%) sees second straight day of drops (More)
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I was at the Debate Last Night, Donna Nyack did not show up but the other Three candidates for Seat 2 did as well as the Three for Seat 1. Very interesting.
Whatever a Tr commenter said about the once in a generation chance for a new, outside the Maddox Vancore Pittman Bethel era swamp city manager is right on!
Do we realize as a community the executive Manager has probably 10 times the power of Porter and Matlowe combined if not more? The bureaucrats actually run the show, flipping the elected body would create a healthy accountability mechanism.
TR: Why was Posting ended for the “Opinion: Will Conservatives Help Progressives Gain City Commission Majority?” article?
If anyone is interested, there will be a Debate/Forum for the City Commissioners at 6:00pm until 8:30pm today at the “Watson Temple Church at 665 West Brevard Street. It is at the corner of Brevard & Dewey. I will be there. The Leon County Races will be on July 9th and July 16th. and the School Board on July 23rd.
Correction: Pizza Boy and ethically-challenged Porter only voted against the increase because they knew the votes were there to pass it anyway. Also, they hope to fool ill-informed Independents, NPAs, and Conservative-leaning folks into believing they are fiscally conservative.
The Pro-Hamas Progressive Duo of Pizza-Boy and Porter are Alinsky acolytes with a Machiavellian bent. They both will lie, cheat, steal, and do and say anything to trick folks into giving them control.