The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

Tallahassee Primary Care Associates is closing after nearly 30 years. The practice has sent a letter to its patients announcing that the closure will be effective on April 25th.

As of March 31, speed zone cameras near Ruediger Elementary/Raa Middle School and Desoto Trail Elementary School are active and ticketing drivers. Learn more about it at https://bit.ly/4i0wKEr

FLORIDA NEWS

A proposal to mandate the use of the federal E-Verify system for all private employers in Florida advanced Tuesday in the House, receiving approval from the Industries and Professional Activities Subcommittee on a party-line vote.

After fending off Democratic opponents, Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis are heading to Congress.

Fine, Patronis Win Congressional Seats
Republican Randy Fine elected to Congress.

NATIONAL NEWS

President Donald Trump will announce a long-awaited plan for broad tariffs on several countries at 4 pm ET today. The White House has described the global trade overhaul as necessary to level the playing field while luring manufacturing back to the US. 

The US Department of Health and Human Services parted ways with roughly a quarter of its 82,000 workers yesterday as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing reduction in force of the government’s 2.4 million workers. The layoffs bring the total estimated federal firings this year to more than 55,000 workers, not including those who accepted buyouts (roughly 75,000). Hundreds of thousands more reductions are expected in the coming months (see chart). 

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq +0.9%) (More).

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