The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, October 11, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

The Associate General Counsel for FAMU, David C. Self II, has sent a “Cease and Desist” letter to city commission candidate Dot Inman Johnson related to the use of FAMU trademarks in a political advertisement created and promoted by the campaign to elect Dot Inman-Johnson to the Tallahassee City Commission.

Check out the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on October 8, 2024.

Review the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

On Wednesday, October 9th, Maclay, FSUHS, and Leon high schools took part in a regular season boys varsity golf tournament at Golden Eagle Country Club. Get the results.

FLORIDA NEWS

At least 12 people dead, over 3 million without power after Hurricane Milton lands as Category 3 storm in Siesta Key, Florida, about 70 miles south of Tampa; storm dumped up to 18 inches of rain in some areas and spawned at least 150 tornadoes but fell short of worst-case scenario predictions (More). See photos (More). 

A federal appeals court recently backed a chapter of the group Moms for Liberty in a constitutional challenge to Brevard County School Board policies that placed restrictions on speakers at board meetings.

NATIONAL NEWS

The consumer price index dropped to an annual inflation rate of 2.4% in September, the lowest annual level since February 2021. Separately, weekly jobless claims surged to 258,000 last week, the highest number in 14 months—possibly the consequence of a chain of hurricanes and recent labor strikes.

Politico: Why Harris Isn’t Talking About Biden’s Accomplishments.
The Democratic nominee isn’t campaigning much on the Biden administration’s bigger, slower-moving policies.

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.0%) following latest US inflation and jobless claims data (More). 

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