The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

Review city commission votes on policy issues and public hearings from the June meeting. Notable issues include the Circle K lawsuit and a proposed moratorium on gas station permits.

The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) recently approved a $163,125 grant to the Family Promise of the Big Bend’s HOPE Emergency Shelter to expand services for families with young children experiencing homelessness.

LOCAL SPORTS

Get the details on the three Leon County athletes that recently participated in national championship competition.

FLORIDA NEWS

Saying parents should make decisions about their children’s social-media use, industry groups Friday argued a federal appeals court should continue to block Florida from enforcing a law that targets social-media platforms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Monday a pair of bills designed to help assist Florida condominium owners with crippling assessments stemming from laws passed in 2022 in the wake of the 2021 Surfside building collapse.

NATIONAL NEWS

President Donald Trump yesterday announced a phased ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel, reportedly brokered with the help of Qatar. Iran is expected to pause fighting first, followed by Israel 12 hours later, with the conflict ending as soon as tomorrow. The ceasefire was expected to go into effect around midnight ET. An Iranian official confirmed Tehran’s agreement to the ceasefire as long as Israel stops its airstrikes, while Israel has not publicly acknowledged it as of this writing. See live updates here. 

Supreme Court ruling allows Homeland Security to deport migrants with criminal convictions to countries where they have no previous connection, putting a hold on lower court ruling after eight migrants were deported to South Sudan in May (More).

US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +1.0%) as oil prices drop over 7% amid US entry into Israel-Iran conflict (More) .

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