By The News Service of Florida More than 762,000 people had voted as of Wednesday morning in the Aug. 20 primary elections, with most casting ballots by mail. Data posted on the state Division of Elections website showed 743,793 vote-by-mail ballots had been cast, with 315,464 by Republicans, 306,581 by Democrats, 111,169 by unaffiliated voters […]
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 California. On June 7, […]
LOCAL NEWS In a story published by WCTV, City Commissioner Jack Porter revealed she voted against an increase in the 2024 city’s property tax millage rate because it funded hiring more police officers. A would-be historic donation to Florida A&M this spring was too good to be true, according to a report published Monday following […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The state has warned Port Canaveral leaders that they are putting at risk current and future infrastructure money if they don’t reverse dock plans that appear to favor cruise ships over the space industry. In a letter Friday, Department of Commerce Secretary J. Alex Kelly and Department […]
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election yesterday. The choice is seen as a strategic move to boost Harris’ connection with rural voters in the Midwest, an important region for the upcoming election. Walz, 60, a former high school teacher and National Guard veteran, served as a representative […]
In a story published by WCTV, City Commissioner Jack Porter revealed she voted against an increase in the 2024 city’s property tax millage rate because it funded hiring more police officers. Porter does not believe more police officers will have an impact on crime. In response to comments by City Commissioner Curtis Richardson about the […]
LOCAL NEWS Travel records reviewed by Tallahassee Reports shows that Leon County’s progressive politicians have elected to attend conferences with left-wing agendas while ignoring the Chamber’s Annual Community Conference which focuses on a broad range of Tallahassee centric issues. J. Brent Pichard opines on what he calls the “Property Tax Shell Game.” Seven months through […]
Travel records reviewed by Tallahassee Reports shows that Leon County’s progressive politicians have elected to attend conferences with left-wing agendas while ignoring the Chamber’s Annual Community Conference which focuses on a broad range of Tallahassee centric issues. The records show that City Commissioner Jack Porter, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, and Leon County Commissioner David O’Keefe […]
By J. Brent Pichard “The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” ? Jean-Baptiste Colbert The amount of property taxes paid directly by property owners and indirectly by renters and consumers is a function of two components: 1) the market value of each taxable property […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida When they go to the polls Aug. 20, Democratic primary voters in the Orlando area will decide the winner of one Florida Senate seat, while voters in other parts of the state will set the final slate of Senate candidates for the November elections. The primary elections […]