LOCAL NEWS
On Wednesday, the city commission will consider staff’s recommendation to award the Griffin Heights Grocery Store Construction contract to Tip Top Construction.
On Tuesday, May 13, the Leon County Commission voted to award the contract for the Amtrak Station Visitor Center Building Repair project to H.A. Contracting Corp. in the amount of $2,160,000.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
Check out the results from the FHSAA track & field state championships for Leon County athletes that placed 5th or better.
FLORIDA NEWS
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Florida has dropped below $3, at least in part because of fears about the effects of a trade war.
A federal appellate court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a 2023 Florida law designed to protect children from drag shows.
NATIONAL NEWS
Details of House Republicans’ tax and immigration bill began to emerge yesterday, lifting the hood on a sweeping package meant to enshrine several priorities of the Trump administration. The mega-bill—involving 11 separate committees—would provide an estimated $5T in tax cuts while targeting around $1.5T in savings.
US consumer price index rose 0.2% in April, bringing annual inflation rate to 2.3%, the slowest pace of inflation since February 2021 (More).
US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +1.6%) with Nvidia closing above $3T amid Saudi-US investment summit (More)
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The Law is to Florida law designed to protect children from drag shows. It doesn't stop them from Performing, it stops MINORS from seeing. I'm OK with that.