The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The FY26 proposed budget for the city of Tallahassee includes 3,044.75 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. This is an increase of 47 FTEs. Get the details.

On Friday August 29th, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office reported an arrest related to recent property and drug crimes.

LOCAL SPORTS

The Tallahassee QB Club announced their high school football Players of the Week:

Defense Player of the Week: Caden Harrell, Junior – DE, Maclay High
Offensive Player of the Week: Gavin Ford, Senior – QB, Chiles High
Offensive Lineman of the Week: D’Maure Green, Senior – G, NFC
Impact POTW: Thomas Arnold, Senior – K, Lincoln High

Tallahassee State College is recently announced that 41 of its student-athletes and competitors have been recognized by the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) as members of the 2024-2025 All-Academic Team.

FLORIDA NEWS

When Florida lawmakers in December 2022 overhauled property-insurance laws, they shielded insurers from having to pay policyholders’ attorney fees after claims disputes — a top priority of the industry. But a state appeals court Thursday said the change only went so far.

Federal officials are complying with a judge’s order and have stopped sending immigrants to a detention center in the Everglades, less than two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration launched the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in support of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

NATIONAL NEWS

President Donald Trump said he plans to appeal a federal appeals court decision that voided most of his so-called reciprocal tariffs against countries late Friday. Levies imposed on over 60 countries will remain in effect until Oct. 14, per the court’s ruling, barring a superseding decision from the Supreme Court. 

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from returning unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala without deportation orders; Guatemala says it can accept 150 migrant children per week from the US (More). 

US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -1.2%) (More). 

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