The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The City of Tallahassee is reporting that as of February 2025, total crime incidents declined 40% when compared to the same period in 2024. This decline follows a 20.1% decline in violent crime incidents in 2024 relative to 2023.

The upcoming Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting agenda which includes a 14- acre development -Uptown Cottages – featuring 65 zero lot line single family homes.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

The FHSAA recently concluded the 2A District 1 boys lacrosse tournament with three Leon County teams participating including Leon, Chiles and Lincoln.

FLORIDA NEWS

Enrollment in Florida’s traditional public schools is expected to decrease in the coming years while voucher programs expand, according to a new report from state economists.

The Florida Senate on Monday released a wide-ranging tax package that includes a directive to study the state’s property tax system and evaluate the feasibility of reducing or eliminating ad valorem taxes on homestead property.

NATIONAL NEWS

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said yesterday he would not return to the US a Maryland man with protected legal status who was mistakenly deported—raising concerns about due process.

Trump administration freezes over $2.2B in funding to Harvard after the university rejected the administration’s requests to overhaul its policies and processes, becoming first university to refuse to comply with such requests (More).

US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +0.6%) as tech shares rise after the US exempts electronics from import tariffs (More).

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