TALLAHASSEE REPORTS
Friday, March 6, 2026
Weather: Today, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, with a high near 81. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Saturday night, a low around 62. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Sunday night, cloudy, with a low around 63. NWS
US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -1.6%, Nasdaq -0.3%) as crude oil tops $80 per barrel amid Iran conflict and as traders await jobs data today (More).
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Local & State News
Steve Stewart discusses a local progressive meeting on immigration policy.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners is set to consider acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2025 annual Entrepreneurial Community Impact Report from Domi Education, Inc., highlighting another year of economic activity generated through the county-supported business incubator. Details.
It’s time again for the Shamrock Scurry through Killearn Estates. The annual event is hosted by Tallahassee’s Killearn Methodist Church. It includes a 1 Mile and 5K race. Photo: Herb Wills/Shamrock Scurry Facebook
Republican lawmakers are condemning members of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party involved in a racist chat group and calling for those responsible to be removed from the party.
An estimated 4,845 first-time unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week, the fewest for a week since the end of 2025.
A bill that would prevent local governments in Florida from using net-zero policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions passed Thursday in the Florida House.
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National News
President Donald Trump yesterday fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, marking the first Cabinet secretary to depart during his second term. He nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace her.
President Donald Trump reportedly calls on Kurdish fighters to enter the war with Iran; Tehran strikes Kurdish headquarters in Iraq (More).
@Mr. Worrel
Yes, you are correct. Congratulations!!! You are quite observant.
A very high percentage of what we read on Social Media, news reports and a multitude of other sources is either totally false or has been spun in a manner that makes it appear to be true.
Try comparing the same report from at least 2 or 3 different sources and see what you find out. You may be surprised at what you observe. Example: Remember the recent local story that indicated Mickey Andrews had passed away? Surprise when Mickey reported that he was still alive!
Full Disclosure: I very briefly monitor news from multiple sources like MSNow, Fox News, News Nation, CNN, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee Reports, PBS, OAN, NewsMax, CBS, NBC, ABC and a few others. Yes, I review news for both liberal and conservative sources and only tend to believe a story or report that is consistent from multiple sources. You should try doing that some day.
So, Commonsense, the quality of your rebuttal is "nuh-uh, fake news?"
@ Mr. Nick
You appear to be the kind of person who believes everything they read on Facebook.
You may want to check another source or two before you accuse anyone of the usual unreliable Facebook rants.
Not to mention:
- Cheated on his wife and got Erika pregnant.
- Was arrested for bribery and bank fraud.
- He and Erika scammed taxpayers thru Optima.
- Fled the state when a hurricane hit his district.
- Protested on behalf of T. Martin and G. Floyd
- Attempted to raise the shoplifting threshold.
- Hired a bodyguard with a criminal record.
- Said Alligator Alcatraz was a pipe dream then took credit.
This is why I am against Byron Donalds becoming Florida’s next Governor:
-Former NY Democrat (sound familiar)?
-Criminal record.
-Missed votes in Congress.
-Sided with Harris on school curriculum.
-Psychic stock investor becoming rich.
@DeepStateProvocateur Are you prepping for your AP exams in May? Are you graduating this year?
@Nick -
Wow. That is some serious delusion. Did you see how Kristi Noem (aka the puppy killer) granted a 200M 'advertising' contract to an organization that had been incorporated eight days previous? And that organization just passed it through to an organization with heavy ties to political elites in South Dakota? It's true! It's a grift all the way down.
The person they want to put in her place is, amazingly, an even dumber person. Wild.
Kristi Noem was not fired. She was actually Promoted. Get your facts straight TR.