The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, April 24, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, April 24, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

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Steve Stewart discusses TMH CEO appearance at NEBA on The Preston Scott Show.

It appears that information gathered during a private meeting – related to the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) issue – was intentionally shared with City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow who then used the information to publicly scold city manager Reese Goad during a recent city commission meeting.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) recently announced the Prime Meridian Healthcare Hero Award, a new colleague recognition made possible by a generous endowment gift from Prime Meridian Bank. The award honors TMH colleagues who consistently embody TMH’s ICARE values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence in their daily work.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

On Apr. 22, the FHSAA 1A District 2 and 2A District 2 district tournaments took place in Tallahassee with nine teams competing. Florida High and Chiles won in their respected classification with both teams ending the tournament with a 5-0 sweep in the district final.

FLORIDA NEWS

A Republican convert ran in 2022 for Florida Governor and lost by historic margins. Now Democrats have a new convert potentially hoping to flip that script in 2026.

The Florida Senate has joined the House in passing a bill (HB 1143) banning oil exploration and drilling near the Apalachicola River in Northwest Florida.

NATIONAL NEWS

President Donald Trump expressed that he was willing to substantially reduce tariffs on Chinese goods earlier this week, signaling a shift following recent tension and reciprocal tariff increases between the world’s two biggest economies.

YouTube yesterday celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first-ever video: a grainy 19-second clip of cofounder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo.

US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.7%, Dow +1.1%, Nasdaq +2.5%) on hopes of easing trade tensions between the US and China as well as between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (More).

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER

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