Tallahassee Reports
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Weather: Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am with a low around 65. Friday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 80. Friday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, with a low around 62. NWS
US stock markets close near flatline (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.0%) (More).
Local Sports: Florida High Flag Football advances to regional semi-final match. Details.
Local & State News
The Leon County School Board is looking to voters to approve a property tax increase this fall to help address the well document budget shortfalls. This proposal comes after the school board unanimously voted to seek the renewal of the half-penny sales tax. Details.
Tallahassee City Commission candidate Norm Roche will appear on The Steve Stewart Show today at noon today.
Pushing the Florida Legislature to approve his redrawn congressional maps, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office is using the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to trash a Louisiana congressional map as evidence that Florida’s anti-gerrymandering amendment is invalid. Details
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Trilby Republican who drew speculation over running for governor, opened a campaign account to seek re-election to the Cabinet office on Monday. Details
National News
The Supreme Court yesterday limited the Voting Rights Act, a Civil Rights-era law intended to protect minority voting power. Several states are expected to use the ruling to redraw their maps; within an hour of the decision, Florida lawmakers passed a map possibly eliminating up to four Democrat-held districts, including one that is heavily Puerto Rican.
Former FBI Director James Comey appears in court after being indicted on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump last year (More).
Be the first to leave a comment on this article.