TALLAHASSEE REPORTS
Monday, March 16, 2026
Weather: Today, showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Tuesday night, a low around 33. NWS
US stock markets continue downward trend Friday (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.9%) amid ongoing disruption from Iran war; S&P down 5% from record high in late January (More).
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Local & State News
Steve Stewart discusses the latest Leon County Commission meeting.
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Florida is finally eligible for a $608 million federal grant to help pay for the state’s migrant lockups after the Trump administration lifted an environmental funding hold that had stalled the dollars for months.
Despite the GOP’s supermajority and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for aggressive conservative bills, House and Senate leaders clashed over several issues and haven’t entered formal budget negotiations.
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National News
Israel launched a wave of new airstrikes against Iran and Lebanon yesterday, claiming more than 7,000 strikes since the war began late last month. The country says it plans to strike thousands of additional targets, anticipating at least three more weeks of hostilities.
Cuban protesters vandalize Communist Party offices in the city of Moron, east of Havana, amid ongoing blackouts worsened by US fuel blockade (More).
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