The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

Today, the city commission will address the agreement between ICE and TPD related enforcement of federal immigration laws at city hall. Get the details.

The Florida State University Board of Trustees unanimously re-elected Trustee Peter Collins as its chair during its meeting on Aug. 29.  

Despite the YTD drops in crime, concerning trends are emerging related to robberies and auto burglaries. Over the last two months – July & August – the frequency of robberies and auto burglaries haves reached 2024 levels after declines during the first six months of 2025.

FLORIDA NEWS

Florida motorists came out of the heavily traveled Labor Day weekend paying an average of $3.04 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Tuesday, according to the AAA auto club. 

As Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes to slash property taxes, a House select committee is expected to meet Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 to resume looking at the issue.

NATIONAL NEWS

A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Trump administration illegally deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles during June protests against immigration raids. 

President Donald Trump announces move of Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, following 2021 Air Force recommendation; decision is expected to bring $1B annually to Huntsville, Alabama’s local economy (More).

US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.8%) as President Donald Trump seeks expedited Supreme Court hearing on last week’s lower court ruling that found most of his administration’s tariffs illegal (More). 

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