LOCAL NEWS
On Thursday afternoon, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County voted to approve the $10.5 million FY2025-26 budget, adopt the current millage rate of .03477, and to fund an after-school program impacted by federal budget cuts.
Steve Stewart discusses the LCS budget shortfall and possible solutions.
On Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) luncheon will feature MagLab Director Dr. Kathleen Amm. Dr. Amm will share the exciting work at the Lab, the global impact of the research being done in our backyard and the local economic impact created by the industries it attracts. The meeting is at the Capital City Country Club. The lunch buffet opens at 11:30 a.m. and the program starts at 12:00 p.m.
FLORIDA NEWS
Three years after Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a congressional redistricting plan through the Legislature, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by voting-rights groups that argued part of the plan violated the state Constitution.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday said a potential class-action lawsuit can move forward about whether the University of Florida should be required to refund money to students for services that were not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown in 2020.
NATIONAL NEWS
President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with benign condition known as chronic venous insufficiency, White House press secretary reveals; the condition occurs when blood pools in the vein, restricting flow to the heart (More).
House of Representatives slated to vote today on Senate bill to reduce $9B in federal spending on foreign aid and public broadcasting (More).
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.7%); S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise to records (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
Do I already miss the days when TR turned off the comments and for a brief wonderful time I didn’t have to read the matlow troll brigade every day?
Too old, that's par for the course. We never even got a follow up on the house that blew up several months ago.
A house blew up and we got a headline and a couple of statements and then...nada.
Publius: Thanks for questioning. Our local paper "of record" will run a headline, implicating a
government employee ( whatever ) of fraud. Then we hear nothing again - no follow up . I suspect the theft (whatever) is handled internally with their insurance....therefore no bad publicity .. no harm-no foul.
A money maker would be to print as a follow up, "whatever happened to ? IMHO
Just saw the article in Democrat about the city employee embezzling $28K and getting one day in jail! Article implied he was a key employee over various employee programs. How did city auditor not catch that and require backup employees? What else is the city not telling us?
One day??!!
Jack -- Driving 100 on the Interstate will now get you the same sentence! Well, and the loss of your driver's license. ;)
Did I hear this morning, that a city employee pocketed $ 28,000. Found guilty and received one day in jail and one a day probation. Want to know more ... most of all, who's his lawyer ?
Thanks Staff