LOCAL NEWS
During last night’s Leon County School Board meeting, school officials discussed school grades, the FY2025 budget and a new policy related to discipline.
The Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Big Bend Chapter recently 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.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
The 13U and 16U Tallahassee Babe Ruth baseball teams, who qualified for Southeastern Regional play, recently finished their post-season runs.
FLORIDA NEWS
Pointing to issues such as traffic safety, the Florida Sheriffs Association and the Florida Police Chiefs Association on Tuesday announced opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow use of recreational marijuana.
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a contract for Dr. Timothy Beard to serve as the interim president. The contract, effective August 5, 2024, includes an annual salary of $400,000.
Meteorologists are monitoring a developing tropical rainstorm in the Atlantic that could potentially impact Florida later this week or weekend. Currently located east of the Lesser Antilles, the storm is contending with dry air and wind shear, but it may strengthen once it moves into more favorable conditions, according to Meteorology group AccuWeather. If the system develops into a tropical storm, it will be named Debby.
NATIONAL NEWS
President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office. The Democratic administration is making the new policy push as former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, painting her as Biden’s feckless lieutenant in the battle to slow the illegal drugs and undocumented immigrants coming into the United States from Mexico.
Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to a $1.4B settlement with the state of Texas over its use of facial recognition technology, marking the largest privacy-related payment to a single state. The lawsuit, filed in 2022, accused Meta of violating Texas privacy laws by collecting and storing biometric data without proper user consent.
US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq -1.3%) as tech stocks fall amid earnings reports (More).
Team USA yesterday clinched its first Olympic gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team all-around competition since the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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FAMU is a failing school, 400k a year to preside over a failing institution is absurd and a thumb in the eye of the taxpayer.
This guy won’t do anything different than the last five guys and he’ll get paid as much or a lot more than all of them. The school is overrun by overpaid faculty that continues to underperform at every level.
$400,000.00 salary plus a possible 15% bonus. If FAMU can afford to pay an employee that much than they don’t need any tax dollars. It is ridiculous. And parents and students wonder why college tuition is so expensive. Isn’t time colleges and technical schools stand on their own? Provide a quality product and make it on tuition fees and private donations. BTW, it’s the same salary the President of the United States earns.
Liberals are the only ones pushing the marijuana agenda in order to pad their pockets, regardless of the devastating effects it has on citizens. Each state that has legalized marijuana has rampant crime, increased public health problems, and traffic accidents. This is a no brainer to Vote NO!
“President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office.”
If the border had been closed the last 3 1/2 years, we wouldn’t be having a fentanyl crisis right now. Wake Up People!!