LOCAL NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: Today the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Big Bend Chapter issued a press release condemning Tallahassee city commission candidates Jack Porter and Dot Inman-Johnson for attending a forum sponsored by the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC), a self-avowed socialist and anti-police group.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters in Florida affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on May 10 to apply for physical damage disaster loans by the Aug. 16 deadline.
On Thursday August 1 at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. See projects on the agenda.
Property Tax Fact Check: In the final weeks leading up to the August 20 election, City Commissioner Jack Porter and her supporters are trying hard to convince voters she is against tax increases, despite her public comments supporting a tax increase. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a 7-percentage-point lead in Florida over likely Democratic opponent Kamala Harris. And in a heated Senate race, Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Rick Scott boasts a 4-point lead over likely Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister.
A new poll says 69% of voters favor the upcoming abortion rights initiative, although one political science warned that support could fall closer to the election. About 23% are against Amendment 4 while 8% are unsure or didn’t give an answer, according to the survey of 774 likely voters done by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL).
NATIONAL NEWS
President Joe Biden yesterday proposed a set of changes to the US Supreme Court, including creating an enforceable code of conduct and setting term limits for justices—a departure from the current lifetime tenure. Capping each justice’s term to 18 years could reduce the chances of a single president shaping the country’s highest court, according to Biden.
The Park Fire continues to burn across Northern California, becoming the sixth-largest wildfire in the state’s history and the largest active blaze in the US. The fire has burned 373,357 acres and is 14% contained as of this writing. Authorities have confirmed over 100 buildings have been destroyed, with no reported fatalities. See satellite images of the fire here.
US stock markets close mixed (Dow -0.1%, S&P 500 +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.1%) as analysts await key Federal Reserve meeting this week (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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I’m think in of moving to Alabama. Same climate but less taxes and a better cost of living
It took too damn long. Justice ought to be SWIFT.
Does that mean 77% are for it ?