LOCAL NEWS
According to annual data published by Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, single-family residential construction permits issued in Leon County were down 25.5% in 2024 when compared to 2023.
Analysis: If DeSantis is truly concerned about the use of H1-B visas, he could start by examining their impact in the capital of his own state.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
On Jan. 29, Chiles hosted Florida High in a boys dual wrestling match. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw joined Gov. Ron DeSantis’ effort Thursday morning to publicly bash the Republican-led Legislature over its passage of an immigration bill the governor has labeled weak.
‘Do you know that there has never been a woman Chief of Staff, but there is now?’ The President of the United States is again extolling the “most powerful woman in the world,” offering a narrative as only he does.
NATIONAL NEWS
All 64 people aboard an American Airlines regional commuter jet and three people aboard an Army helicopter are presumed dead, according to officials yesterday, after the two aircraft collided midair near Washington, DC’s Reagan National Airport late Wednesday. The incident is the first major US commercial air disaster since 2009, when a Colgan Air propeller plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York.
Senate confirmation hearings for Trump Cabinet continue, withFBI director pick Kash Patel and national intelligence director pick Tulsi Gabbard; health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. begins second hearing (More) | See tracker (More).
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.2%) as slew of companies report earnings (More). | US economy grew at 2.8% annualized pace in 2024, lower than 2.9% in 2023, per new data (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
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