The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, May 31, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, May 31, 2024

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LOCAL NEWS

Leon County is beginning to dole out its $1 million grant program to help local businesses with storm recovery. County Commissioners on Wednesday recognized local Italian restaurant Bagigio’s, as one of the first recipients of the county’s microgrant award program.

Data provided in the City of Tallahassee annual financial reports show that traffic enforcement – as measured by traffic citations – has reached pre-COVID levels. Get the details.

The Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) recently held their monthly meeting and discussed the “Safe Access to School Study” and their Public Involvement Plan. See which schools will get upgrades.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

Thursday night was a big one on Tallahassee’s Southside as FAMU DRS introduced a new head coach of the Baby Rattlers football program in Patrick Wise. Wise spent the previous season as the head coach at Swift Creek Middle School and has also served as an assistant at Lincoln High School.

FLORIDA NEWS

A guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York could prove consequential in the election. That has many Florida elected officials loudly proclaiming the decision as an injustice, a sign of unequal treatment of Trump, and/or election interference. Meanwhile, critics of the former President see the decision as proof no one is above the law.

A state voucher program that began in the 2023-2024 school year is on pace to double in size — at least — as applications roll in from families who educate children at home and are seeking funds to make a range of purchases.

The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved changes in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bylaws that include replacing mentions of the word “gender” with the word “sex,” amid a larger dispute between federal and state officials.

NATIONAL NEWS

A New York jury yesterday found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts related to falsifying business records in the hush-money trial against him. The news makes him the first former US president convicted of a crime.

The US Supreme Court voted unanimously yesterday to reinstate the National Rifle Association’s free speech case against a New York state regulator who allegedly used her authority to suppress the group’s gun-promotion advocacy. The 2018 case was dismissed by a lower court in 2022 and will now resume proceedings.

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -1.1%); markets dragged down by Salesforce, which closed down nearly 20% and logged its worst day since 2004 after missing revenue expectations a day earlier (More).

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12 Responses to "The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, May 31, 2024"

  1. @ Dee… I didn’t imply that Biden is a pedophile, it was Joe Biden’s own daughter that did that.

    Your TDS is strong and clearly impacting your ability for rational thought. If you can’t see that the Treasonous Dementia Patient is a career liar and has morphed into a Fascist Dictator, then only God can help you regain your perspective.

    The Progressively-Marxist Democrat Party and their media and social media PACs count on the malleable minds of their minions to bow and fall into place. What they don’t realize is that when they fully expose their plans, it’s you and your ilk that will be targeted first. It’s imperative that they take their lemmings out before you all come to your senses and join the right side of Freedom and Liberty.

    I pray that you wake up before it’s too late. God bless and stay safe.

  2. To Spider:

    I don’t need to say anything more. But I will remind you of Mathew 7:15- “beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing…. You will know them by their
    deeds.”

  3. @Dee. Yes. I am.I’d defend any innocent person who is a victim of a corrupt justice system. Even you, you wretch.

  4. To the Spider:

    Are you comparing Christ and the Apostles to Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Steve Bannon and Roger Stone? So Cohen is Judas? The 700 or so convicted of felonies on January 6th are like Christians in the Colosseum?

    And Trump’s new Bible is really an Epistle from God?

  5. @Dee…Innocent People can be convicted as felons in corrupt courts. One that comes to mind is Jesus of Nazareth.

  6. Just a quick note to Edward Lyle:

    Just to review.

    Trump’s Chief strategist, Steve Bannon: convicted felon.

    Trump’s Campaign Chair: convicted felon

    Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn: convicted felon

    Trump’s dirty tricks advisor, Roger Stone: convicted felon

    The post would be too long if I include all under indictment.

    And the best shot you have? The implication that Biden is a pedophile. Hell, you can’t even find evidence for a Republican House to impeach him.

  7. @ DSP = The Trial was a Shame, the Judge proved that when he refused to let one of the Witnesses for Trump speak and when the Judge kept Over Ruling the other Defense Witness. If Trump took the Stand who knows what the Judge would have done, and then look at the Judges Instructions, NOT telling anyone what the one Charge was until the Case was given to the Jury and even then, gave them 3 Options to choose and telling them that they all didn’t have to agree on the same one meaning, 3 could agree on one, 5 could agree on a different one and 4 could agree on the third one and still have a Guilty Verdict. I knew that Judge was going to pull something but, I was thinking more along the lines of only needing 10 of the 12 finding him Guilty instead of all 12.

  8. What I don’t understand is, why didn’t Trump just take the stand and defend himself? Why not have someone from the Trump organization take the stand and explain why Cohen was paid 130K after he took out a HELOC and transferred that same amount of money to Stormy? I mean, the truth is the truth, so why not go up there, tell the truth, and destroy the prosecution when they try to cross examine you? It makes no sense that Trump didn’t take the stand. I know that if I was accused of something I didn’t do, you can be sure I would take the stand to defend myself!

    I mean, it’s completely normal; I have personally taken out three HELOCs for my boss in the past year to pay people off, so I just I guess I don’t see what the big deal is?

    I mean, he didn’t take the stand when he was impeached. Or impeached the second time. Or for Mueller. Or during his defamation trial. But this time, this time, I was sure he’d take the stand! Well, at least he won the popular vote (100% of the vote this time!), and he’s got a trial in Georgia and DC he will have a chance to take the stand for, so that’ll be great opportunities for him to show how very innocent he is.

  9. Settle down, Dee… your support for Biden – who often forced his prepubescent daughter to bathe with him – is duly noted.

  10. What utter nonsense the above comments are. It’s the judge, the prosecutor, the grand jury, the jury, the witnesses. It’s sleepy Joe the dementia addled mastermind. It’s the RINOs. It’s all the disloyal underlings Trump hired. It’s the hookers and playmates the Trumpster didn’t have affairs with. You guys are running out of people to blame.

  11. The U. S. Is now the Leader of the Third World. We are now officially a Banana Republic. Men can change their gender and get pregnant, we turned our back on Israel, gay/queers support Hamas, and the poor are so rewarded for their inability to supporting themselves that there is no incentive to get off welfare. Anti-Americans occupy the halls of congress. Fake news continues to guide the stupid. Good luck America. Your best days are behind you.

  12. Thanks to the Treasonous Dementia Patient’s Lawfare actions, the United States of America has officially lost its standing as the Leader of the Free World. We now have no grounds on which to stand and level ANY criticism whatsoever toward Russia, China, or any third-world country or fascist dictator for that matter. In fact, it’s highly likely that Putin has gift wrapped a case of Russia’s finest Vodka, and Xi China’s finest Rice Wine, to send to Biden with the same simple note… “Welcome to the club.”

    May God Bless and Protect our Great Republic from Her enemies, both florigen AND domestic.

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