The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 29, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

Tallahassee Police Department crime incident data over the last four weeks shows a 28.1% drop in violent crime incidents when compared to the same period in 2023. The data also shows a 5.2 % increase in property crime incidents.

Tune-in to The Steve Stewart Show today at noon on RealTalk 93.3 to hear the latest on crime incident trends in Tallahassee and also get an update on the latest Leon County School Board meeting. The Steve Stewart Show is also streamed live on Facebook.

During the June 21st Tallahassee City Commission meeting, Commissioner Curtis Richardson was unofficially appointed as the point person to negotiate a settlement between the developer, Circle K and residents related to a controversy over the location of a gas station on commercial property at the corner of Dempsey Mayo and Welaunee Blvd.

FLORIDA NEWS

Trying to quell a bipartisan uproar, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “half-baked” plans to bring golf courses, resort-style lodges and pickleball courts to state parks will be revamped. DeSantis said the Department of Environmental Protection will gather more public input before it could move forward with what is dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis is offering emphatic defenses of two appointed State Attorneys seeking election to office this year as they run against the Democrats DeSantis yanked from office.

NATIONAL NEWS

FBI report finds shooter at Trump rally had researched campaign schedules of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, saw Pennsylvania rally as target of opportunity (More).

Supreme Court maintains temporary injunction on President Biden’s $400B student loan forgiveness plan; 8 million people currently enrolled in the plan, known as SAVE, announced last fall (More).

A jury found former Nevada county official Robert Telles guilty yesterday of the 2022 murder of journalist Jeff German. The case garnered attention as the only known US journalist among almost 70 killed worldwide that year and raised concerns of press freedom.

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -1.1%) (More).

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