LOCAL NEWS
Leon County Schools will hold a public hearing on July 29 related to a proposed tax increase. The notice is provided below:
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting in the capital city Friday for a second interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking at Tallahassee’s Federal Correctional Institution.
FLORIDA NEWS
Gov. Ron DeSantis could ask lawmakers to redraw congressional boundary lines after the Florida Supreme Court last week upheld a 2022 map that gave Republicans control of a North Florida district previously held by a Democrat.
Florida State University on Thursday joined the University of Florida in approving plans to increase costs for out-of-state students during the upcoming academic year.
NATIONAL NEWS
Justice Department launches strike force to investigate claims by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of wrongdoing by Obama-era intelligence officials following 2016 election (More).
Pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan died of cardiac arrest yesterday at age 71. The two-time World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer and six-time WWE champion was a cultural icon, elevating pro wrestling to a multibillion-dollar industry in the 1980s.
US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -0.7%, Nasdaq +0.2%); S&P 500, Nasdaq close at fresh records (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
Rocky’s salary is set by state law.
Instead of asking for more and more and more money...make some executive (and most likely unpopular) decisions. Work within current boundaries.
Consolidate some schools.
How about cutting expenses (like Rocky's salary) instead of raising taxes? Rocky never met a tax he didn't love...