The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, March 14, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, March 14, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will host its Finance & Budget Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 20. See the financial reports here.

FLORIDA NEWS

More than two years after the Legislature clamped down on lawsuits against property insurance companies, a House panel Thursday reopened a major debate about attorney fees when homeowners and insurers battle over claims.

The Tampa Bay Rays announced Thursday the team is abandoning a $6.5 billion stadium and downtown redevelopment deal in St. Petersburg that has been two years in the making.

NATIONAL NEWS

A federal judge yesterday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate tens of thousands of workers laid off as part of a sweeping reduction in force across the federal government. The decision applies to six agencies—the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Defense, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and Treasury—and pertains to probationary workers. 

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to narrow nationwide injunctions that have blocked a plan to end birthright citizenship (More). 

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -1.4%, Dow -1.3%, Nasdaq -2.0%); S&P 500 enters correction territory, falling more than 10% from all-time high in February as President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on European wine and spirits (More).

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