Tallahassee Reports
Monday, August 31, 2026
Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of showers with a low around 74. Tuesday, a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm, with a high near 93. Tuesday night, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, with a low around 74. NWS
US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq -0.5%) after new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh suggests interest rates could be raised in September to combat inflation (More).
Local Sports: Week 2 of the high school football season produced a mixed bag for Leon County teams, with Leon and Maclay remaining unbeaten, Rickards and North Florida Christian picking up their first victories, and Godby coming within a point of starting the season 2-0. Details
Local & State News
The partisan attack by PJ Perez raises a policy question because Perez is a social studies teacher at Tallahassee Collegiate Academy (TCA), a public charter high school whose creation resulted directly from a DeSantis administration initiative. Details.
Leon County Commission Chairman Christian Caban has called a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Monday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. to address the recent failure of the county’s Justice Information System and consider steps aimed at preventing similar problems in the future. Details.
One of the top political prediction websites in the country says Byron Donalds remains the favorite for Florida governor but sees some shift toward Democrat David Jolly. Details
National News
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States had reached a deal to secure access to more than one-fifth of Venezuela’s untapped oil reserves. Hurdles remain, including tens of billions of dollars of investment required to make the fields operational.
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