The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, February 17, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

On February 11, 2025, the Leon County Commissioners received an update on the ongoing revitalization projects along West Pensacola St. and North Monroe St., the report passed in a unanimous vote. However, Commissioner Caban voiced frustration with progress of the projects.

News briefs from the February 11, 2025, Leon County School Board business meeting include remote work policies, approval of charter school, and approval of travel requests.

Last week, Commissioner Matlow proposed naming a city building after current City Commissioner Richardson. Commissioner Williams-Cox responded to the proposal by recommending Matlow apologize for attacking Richardson during last year’s election cycle.

City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox responds to Commissioner Matlow’s proposal to name a building after Commissioner Richardson. pic.twitter.com/cjrAEdFton

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LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

The Maclay boys soccer team is the only team left in state competition among the 9 Leon County that qualified for the tournament.

FLORIDA NEWS

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday backed Rep. Debbie Mayfield in her bid to run in a special election for a Senate seat, ruling that state elections officials wrongly blocked her from appearing on the ballot.

NATIONAL NEWS

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top US officials will meet their Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia today to begin discussing a path toward ending the war in Ukraine, according to reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country had not yet been invited to participate. 

A search is underway for members of the cultlike Zizian group following a series of violent incidents across multiple states. The FBI conducted a search earlier this month in a wooded area near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where the group had previously rented properties, and the effort follows a deadly shootout with Border Patrol officers in Vermont that left one agent dead.

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 0.0%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq 0.4%); all three indexes gain on the week, S&P 500 ends near record high (More). 

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