The TR Daily Briefs: Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Weather: Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high near 86. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 73. Friday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, with a high near 89. Friday night, thunderstorms with a low around 74. NWS

US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.1%) as oil prices fall more than 5% amid optimism over US-Iran truce (More).

Local Sports: After developing into one of the top young golfers in the Big Bend area at Lincoln High School and Maclay School, Lee Poppell has continued that success at Troy University. Details

Local & State News

Steve Stewart discusses Superintendent Hanna’s appearance at NEBA.

City of Tallahassee officials told city commissioners this month that testing related to PFAS contamination in the Woodville area indicates the city’s Southeast Farm spray field is not a significant source of groundwater contamination identified in central Woodville. Details.

Many Florida homeowners would see their property tax bills eliminated or severely cut under a plan released Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Details

A “below-normal” year for storms could further a positive trend for Florida’s insurance market, industry experts contend. Details

National News

Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% last year to $17.7M, per AP survey; median employee pay in the S&P 500 rose 4.7% to roughly $89K (More).

At least two people are killed, with nine more still missing, as of this writing after a chemical tank rupture in Washington state (More).

Robert Stewart

Staff writer at Tallahassee Reports.

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