LOCAL NEWS
The Steve Stewart Show: Pay Raises, Charter Review, Porter Travel
The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will host its regularly scheduled Governing Council Meeting on Thursday, July 17 at 4:00 p.m. at the CSC Leon Administrative Office. 2002 Old St. Augustine Rd, Building A, Suite 50, Tallahassee, FL 32301. The full meeting packet is accessible here.
The Capital Conservatives Club Guest Speaker for July 15th is Heisman Trophy Winner is Charlie Ward. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge – 276 North Magnolia.
FLORIDA NEWS
According to a survey conducted by St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds leads First Lady Casey DeSantis among Florida Republican voters, as other rumored candidates remain largely unknown.
Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida’s citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the lowest production in more than a century, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
NATIONAL NEWS
President Donald Trump announced 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico Saturday. Barring any agreement, the tariffs are scheduled to go into effect Aug. 1.
The Air India flight that crashed last month saw fuel control switches for both engines shut off seconds after takeoff. The revelation comes from a preliminary report released by India’s aircraft investigation bureau Saturday; a broader investigation is ongoing.
US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.2%) following President Donald Trump’s announcement of 35% tariffs on Canada and baseline tariffs of 15% to 20% on other countries (More).
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Casey DeSantis isn’t even Registered to run for Governor so WHY is she even in the Polls? I left off the “n’t” in my first Post.
Casey DeSantis is even Registered to run for Governor so WHY is she even in the Polls?