By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Legislative budget leaders said they expect lawmakers to remain “fiscally responsible” after being advised Friday the state faces potential deficits in coming years as federal coronavirus pandemic money dries up. After receiving a presentation about Florida’s long-term-financial outlook, House Appropriations Chairman Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, […]
Crime incident reports produced by the Tallahassee Police Department, and released on a daily basis, show that through the first 8 months of 2024 violent crime incidents are down 13.8% when compared to the same period during 2023. Property crimes are down 4.0%. Property crimes encompass burglaries, thefts, and incidents of vandalism. Violent incidents include […]
Boeing’s faulty Starliner vehicle is scheduled to depart from the International Space Station this evening and return to Earth without its two-person crew, 73 days later than intended. Weather permitting, the small bus-sized module will parachute six hours later in New Mexico to the White Sands Space Harbor. The vehicle’s inaugural crewed mission launched June 5 with astronauts […]
LOCAL NEWS The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) met on Thursday and elected officials voted unanimously to keep the schedule of four annual meetings. Some officials wanted three others wanted as many as six. The latest TR print edition is now available. Subscribe for $50 a year and receive the paper at your home and support […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The number of abortions reported in Florida during the first eight months of this year was nearly 13 percent lower than during the same period in 2022 and 2023, as a law preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has led to fewer procedures. Newly […]
LOCAL NEWS The report shows that there were 368 July single-family sales in the Tallahassee MSA, up 8.2% when compared to last year. The median sales price was $335,000, down 2.9% from July 2023. On Thursday September 5, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will hold the second and final public hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 […]
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club recently announced their high school football “Player of the Week” awards for the week ending August 30 (Week 2). Offensive Player The Offensive Player of the Week was Maclay Quarterback George Grant (Sr.). Grant completed 14 passes in 15 attempts for 322 yards with 4 passing touchdowns and added one rushing […]
The Florida Realtors July 2024 report on single-family sales activity shows there were 23,353 transactions, up 5.2% when compared to July 2023. Year-to Date (YTD) numbers show that single – family sales transactions were down 1.7% seven months into 2024 when compared to last year. On the pricing front, the July median sales price was […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida totaled nearly $3.43 billion in net general revenue in January, $40.1 million more than had been projected in a January forecast. The Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research on Wednesday released a report that showed sales taxes, which make up the largest part of general revenue, totaled […]
LOCAL NEWS On September 10, the Leon County School Board will hold the final public hearing related to the FY2024-25 budget. The total budget is $662 million and includes the General Fund (operating budget) of $368 million. Get the details. The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 845 jobs in July when compared to […]