LOCAL NEWS
During the final Tallahassee FY2025 budget hearing, elected officials voted (5-0) to increase spending for Homeless Services by 41% or $227,600. Last fiscal year the city spent $554,947.
The latest TR print edition is out – subscribe here to be one of the first to read about the City’s homeless relocation program in Friday’s E-edition.
Mark S. Earley, Supervisor of Elections for Leon County, is reminding voters that Monday, October 7 is the last day to register to vote in time for the November 5 General Election.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
On Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN the Seminoles will host the 15th ranked Clemson Tigers. Get a preview.
FLORIDA NEWS
With 84,400 claims filed, estimated insured losses in Florida from Hurricane Helene have topped $835 million.
The Florida Democratic Party on Thursday unveiled a list of 19 candidates running for local offices in its expanded “Take Back Local” initiative, part of a broader effort to increase Democratic representation in key local elections ahead of November 2024.
NATIONAL NEWS
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has surpassed 200 people across six states as crews continue searching for survivors in remote areas one week after Helene struck the US. Roughly 900,000 people remain without power, and tens of thousands without running water, as of this writing.
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow for negotiations (More).
US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.0%); investors await latest jobs report data today (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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The negotiated changes to the dock workers will bring their pay up from $90K/year to about $140K in exchange for their not crippling the supply chain. Sure sounds like domestic terrorism to me!
~ Dockworkers’ union suspends strike… ~
Nothing more than an in-kind campaign donation to Cartel Kamala. The Union’s Chief Criminal Thug (aka: president) came to realize that this situation – and his comments in particular – were tantamount to domestic terrorism and backfiring on not only the Union, but Dementia Joe and Cartel Kamala.
It’s time for automation. Let these $90+k a-year clowns flip burgers for $15 an-hour. We’ll even spring for a $750 severance check. Sorry, but that’s all we have… Ukraine and Illegal Aliens got the rest.