TALLAHASSEE REPORTS
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Weather: Today, patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Friday, a 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm with a high near 82. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 63. NWS
US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +1.3%) (More).
Local Sports: On Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, two separate regional wrestling tournaments took place involving multiple Leon County schools. Details.
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Local & State News
Part 1 – Steve Stewart discusses a local progressive meeting on immigration policy.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners is weighing whether to ask voters next year if they support exploring the consolidation of Leon County and the City of Tallahassee governments. Details.
A new Florida poll shows Republicans Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody holding single-digit leads in the governor’s and U.S. Senate races ahead of the fall election.
State general revenue collections for January fell just short of expectations, according to a report from state economists released Tuesday.
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National News
The US Senate failed to advance a war powers resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to wage war with Iran, with 53 voting in favor, short of the 60 votes needed.
House Ethics Committee launches ethics probe into Tony Gonzales (R, TX-23) after congressional investigators find substantial evidence Gonzales had an affair with a female staffer; news comes as Gonzales faces a runoff in May (More).
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“Two sitting City Commissioners” attending a non-City Commission sanctioned Public Hearing/discussion – sitting side by side nonetheless – and having discussions on an issue that already has and may again come before the body, is arguably a violation of Government in the Sunshine.
Someone should look into that to confirm a possible violation.
Do Not vote for Byron Donalds! Unfortunately Trump is wrong on this pick. He has done nothing for Florida. He is corrupt. DeSantis is backing Jay Collins and I think Collins is the right choice for Florida.