By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug. 20, with Democrats competing in 14 districts and Republicans squaring off in 21. The Florida Democratic Party this year has a strategy of fielding candidates in all House districts. But because of how […]
TSpark Enterprises Roofing and Construction recently announced Benjamin White is the company’s newest partner and Vice President of Operations. White has nearly three decades of experience in the construction industry with 13 years working in Florida. White graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. degree in economics. Benjamin is also an active member of […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was down 13.7% in July 2024 when compared to July 2023. There were 44 permits issued in July 2024, down up from the 51 issued one year ago. There were 32 permits issued last month. The value of […]
LOCAL NEWS Over 70% of the donations to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s PAC, in support of Jack Porter and Dot Inman-Johnson, comes from a progressive California group. Two campaign mailers sent to voters in Northeast Tallahassee, supporting Dot Inman-Johnson for city commission, are being funded by a California progressive group called the Green Advocacy Group. […]
Jeremy Matlow’s quest for a progressive city commission majority is being aided by a $50,000 donation from a California progressive group, the Green Advocacy Group is based in Palo Alto, California, 30 miles south of San Francisco. TR was the first, and to date the only media outlet, to report about the initial $25,000 contribution […]
Two campaign mailers sent to voters in Northeast Tallahassee, supporting Dot Inman-Johnson for city commission, are being funded by a California progressive group called the Green Advocacy Group. The organization is based Palo Alto, California, 30 miles south of San Francisco. The mailers sent on behalf of Inman-Johnson, were paid for by One Tallahassee, a […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) – which recently held a political forum attended by City Commissioner Jack Porter and city commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson – called 13 newly sworn TPD officers “paid stooges” in a social media post following the city hall ceremony on August 6. The capital city’s USPS branch now has a […]
The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) – which recently held a political forum attended by City Commissioner Jack Porter and city commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson – called 13 newly sworn TPD officers “paid stooges” in a social media post following the city hall ceremony on August 6. TCAC is a self-avowed socialist and anti-police group. […]
LOCAL NEWS Breaking News: A review of campaign finance records reveals that the political action committee (PAC) started by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow to support the re-election of City Commissioner Jack Porter and city commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson received $25,000 on July 25, 2024, from the Green Advocacy Project, a left-wing progressive group located in […]
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Chief Lawrence E. Revell and the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) celebrated its second class of recruits in 2024, welcoming 13 new officers. “We are excited to have these 13 new officers join our team and look forward to them having a distinguished career with the Tallahassee Police Department,” said Chief Revell. […]