The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

Superintendent Hanna addresses immigration issue and teachers get new benefits in compensation plan.

The Leon County School Board plans to put more emphasis on artificial intelligence. The group agreed the issue should go “to the top of their to-do list” after hearing from a panel of experts on the issue Monday.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

Last week four district final soccer matches took place resulting in Maclay (girls and boys), Chiles (girls), and Florida High (boys) all claiming titles in their respected classification. Get the details.

FLORIDA NEWS

After spending a week castigating a legislative plan addressing illegal immigration, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday adopted a more conciliatory tone as he laid out his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Governor Ron DeSantis released his proposed education budget this week, and despite asking for a historic $29.7 billion for K-12 education, advocates say it’s not enough.

NATIONAL NEWS

Senate panels advance Tulsi Gabbard’s bid for national intelligence director and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid for health secretary (More).

China announces retaliatory tariffs on select US imports, including gas and coal, as well as an antitrust investigation into Google after Trump administration’s 10% tariff on Chinese imports takes effect (More).

US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.4%) as investors review latest batch of earnings and as US job openings fell to 7.6 million in December, the lowest level since September (More). 

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