The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, June 30, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, June 30, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

TR POLL: Do you support camera enforcement of speed limits during the entire school day?

Tallahassee has earned national recognition as a 2025 All-America City: Presented by the National Civic League, the award is presented annually to just 10 communities from across the country. The honor was announced on June 29, at the 2025 All-America City Conference in Denver.

FLORIDA NEWS

In a ruling that has implications for a battle over a similar Florida law, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring age verification for access to websites with pornographic content.

Florida Weekly Roundup: Alligators and ICE

NATIONAL NEWS

Senate Republicans voted 51-49 to open debate on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill late Saturday night. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for the 940-page bill to be read aloud in its entirety—a process that took roughly 16 hours before debate could begin. A vote on the bill is expected as early as today following a vote-a-rama with potentially dozens of amendments up for consideration. Trump hopes to sign the bill by July 4.

US-Canada trade talks resume after Canada rescinds digital services tax the day before first payment was due; tax was set to impact high-earning tech companies including Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon (More).

US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.5%), with S&P 500, Nasdaq closing at record highs (More).

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER

6 Responses to "The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, June 30, 2025"

  1. Those speed cameras are nothing more than a money grab by the government. If they’re going to be used at all, they should only be on when the yellow lights are flashing.

  2. “Tallahassee has earned national recognition as a 2025 All-America City:” ……………. We are only into 2025 6 Months. Shouldn’t this Award be given in early 2026?

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