The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The 12-member group met Monday to consider whether Tallahassee State College and Lively Technical College should remain independent and complimentary…or merge and align. The group is divided.

The Leon County Commission is holding two workshops today. The 2:00 p.m. workshop is a joint workshop with the City of Tallahassee on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use and Mobility Elements Update. The 3:00 p.m. workshop is on the Southside Action Plan.

FLORIDA NEWS

Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session:

All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announced on Monday as the state rushes to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

NATIONAL NEWS

Apple announced yesterday plans to invest more than $500B in the US over the next four years, marking its largest-ever spending commitment. The initiative includes hiring approximately 20,000 new employees across multiple states, primarily focused on research and development, silicon engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Federal judge temporarily bars Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data from the Education Department and Office of Personnel Management related to plaintiffs who sued DOGE (More).

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq -1.2%) as President Donald Trump’s latest trade comments continue to weigh on investor sentiment and tech stocks fall on Microsoft cutting data center spending (More).

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