Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board (LCSB) business meeting held on February 13, 2023. The Board unanimously approved the tentative agreement between the Leon Classroom Teachers Association (LCTA) and the Leon County School District for the 2023-2024 Compensation Proposal, Memorandum of Understandings and language revisions to the 2022-2025 Collective Bargaining […]
Recent votes and statements by Tallahassee elected officials indicate there is a growing split between progressive politicians and traditional Democrats on how to handle the issues related to homelessness. Leon County Commissioner David O’Keefe, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter and Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow have teamed up to provide a united front against policies […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS DEVELOPING: Records indicate that City Commissioner Jack Porter took a trip to Washington D.C. in March 2023 related to her affiliation with a left-wing progressive group. Who paid for the trip? TR is investigating. TR previously reported […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday revamped a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social media, as a debate continued about the proposal’s constitutionality and whether it would infringe on parental rights. House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, has made the bill (HB […]
Six weeks into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down by double digits when compared to 2023. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number of incidents during the first six weeks of 2024 is down 11.7% when compared to the same period in […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS At the February 21, 2024 Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will receive an update on a police investigation related to Leon County Commissioner David O’Keefe’s actions at the construction site for the new Tallahassee police station. […]
At the February 21, 2024 Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will receive an update on a police investigation related to Leon County Commissioner David O’Keefe’s actions at the construction site for the new Tallahassee police station. At the February 7, 2024 meeting, the City Commission requested information regarding the incident which occurred on January […]
By Bill Cotterell, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate wants to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Florida Commission on Ethics by shortening the leash on that somewhat toothless watchdog and — if anybody still has any idealistic expectations — further weakening public confidence in the integrity of our state’s elected officials. With […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was up 91.2% in January 2024 when compared to January, 2023. Get the details. During the next Leon County […]
Dustin Rivest, a Tallahassee native who attended Lincoln High School, a former scholarship athlete at Florida International University, and a local entrepreneur, recently appeared on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Rivest attended Chairs, Swift Creek and Lincoln High School before heading south to FIU after earning a kicking scholarship. In 2010 – […]