By J. Brent Pichard For an engaged citizenry, healthy skepticism about government in general is prudent. Why? Because left to its own devices and unchallenged by vigorous public scrutiny, government at all levels will grow and eventually confiscate – one by one – the wealth and liberties of a complacent people. However, when an agency […]
The global population is set to peak at 10.3 billion and begin declining by 2084, roughly two decades earlier than estimates from two years ago, according to the United Nations biennial population report. Analysts attribute the earlier peak to a broad decline in fertility rates, the number of children a woman will birth on average. Worldwide, that […]
LOCAL NEWS Jon Ausman: It may be time that Republican County Chair Evan Power publicly declare Leon County Democratic Chair Ryan Ray as their Most Valuable Republican Secret Agent. The Leon County Commission is changing its plan for extending Dempsey Mayo Road across Miccosukee Road into the Welaunee development. The move comes amid concerns from […]
It may be time that Republican County Chair Evan Power publicly declare Leon County Democratic Chair Ryan Ray as their Most Valuable Republican Secret Agent. What facts suggest such a possibility? For the first time going back to the 1980 Presidential elections (this is as far back as I have voter registration records), Democrats have […]
LOCAL NEWS On July 8th, the Leon County School Board held an agenda review/workshop meeting and discussed the Board’s cell phone policy and the Discipline Matrix Guide. Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and the Leon County Democratic Party downplayed a vulgar, partisan social media post released by a county spokesman on July 4. There is […]
On July 8th, the Leon County School Board held an agenda review/workshop meeting and discussed the Board’s cell phone policy and the Discipline Matrix Guide. The Board reviewed their Wireless Communication Devices Policy and discussed whether they would want to amend the policy and further restrict high school students from having their phone out during […]
By The News Service of Florida State general-revenue tax collections in May were 4.2 percent higher than expected, according to a report released Tuesday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research. The report said net general revenue during the month totaled about $4.48 billion, $182.4 million more than expected when a forecast was […]
LOCAL NEWS Has Matlow aide Ryan Ray let his political & personal relationship with City Commissioner Jack Porter effect his actions as the chair of the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee? Some Democrats thinks so? Get the details. The local progressive element of the Democrat party has targeted Laurie Cox on social media labeling her […]
By The News Service of Florida The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to add policies last week and topped a total of 1.215 million. Citizens had 1,215,064 policies on Friday, up from 1,211,914 policies a week earlier and 1,207,292 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted on its website. Citizens, which was created […]
On June 26th, WFSU held a forum hosting Leon County School Board District 4 Candidates Jeremy Rogers and incumbent Laurie Cox. Progressive Talking Points The local progressive element of the Democrat party has targeted Laurie Cox on social media labeling her extreme and associating her with the Moms for Liberty group. Rogers repeated the same […]