The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

A TMH request related to governance structure has prompted a discussion about the possible sale of the hospital with FSU as one of the potential buyers.

The state university system’s Board of Governors this week will consider a plan by Florida State University to expand a project revamping Doak Campbell Stadium.

More than 200 Tallahassee residents are asking local elected officials to live up to their promise to stop a proposed Circle K in the Canopy neighborhood.

FLORIDA NEWS

The Florida House and Senate on Tuesday continued moving forward with a proposal that would provide an exemption to the state’s voter-approved minimum wage for certain workers in on-the-job training.

A Florida Senate panel on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have allowed concealed weapons on college and university campuses, halting the legislation in its initial committee review.

NATIONAL NEWS

Top US intelligence officials faced criticism during an annual hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday over a national security breach unveiled this week. The breach occurred when National Security Adviser Mike Waltz inadvertently added The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat earlier this month, during which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared upcoming military strategies against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

PBS, NPR heads testify today on federal support for public broadcasting in House subcommittee hearing (More).

US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq +0.5%) (More). 

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