LOCAL NEWS
TR EXCLUSIVE: Progressive Pawns: The Man Behind Matlow’s Dark Money. How did it come to be that one of the most influential forces in our local election was a group headquartered 2,000 miles from Tallahassee? Meet Michael Kieschnick.
Railroad Square’s continued existence as a Tallahassee art park and commerce hub remains uncertain. Staff at the Southside Community Redevelopment Agency are recommending not purchasing the parcels. However, backers of the art park are quickly trying to formulate an alternative plan.
The TPD Incident Report published on Jan. 8 shows 22 incidents. Get the details.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
Who are the leading scoring, rebounding, & assist leaders in Leon County boys high school basketball. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled confirmation hearings over two days with Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General.
Two years after Republican lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a controversial measure restricting the use of personal pronouns in schools, legislative debate about the gender-related issue could shift to cities and counties.
NATIONAL NEWS
At least five people are dead, and more than 1,000 buildings were destroyed as several wildfires burned in Los Angeles County yesterday amid record-strong winds. The coastal Pacific Palisades saw restaurants, a library, schools, and more go up in flames as tens of thousands evacuated, many of whom were forced to leave their cars on the highway. Over 300,000 customers were without power.
Southern US braces for first major snowstorm in years, beginning today through the weekend; weather warnings and advisories stretch across 10 states from Texas to Tennessee (More).
US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq -0.1%) after Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes from December show officials support gradual pace of interest rate cuts (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
Methinks thou protesteth too much.
NO TAX DOLLARS should be used to buy any part of Railroad Square, let them do a “Go Fund Me” for the Money..
The California Fires and the Sana Anna Winds are not NEW, they have happened many time before and will many times again. It’s NOT a Climate Change issue.
All this really Cold Weather and all this Snow happening now and going to happen is NOT NEW and has happened many times before and will many times again. It’s NOT a Climate Change issue.