LOCAL NEWS
TR’s Steve Stewart discusses the Community Redevelopment Agency actions related to Railroad Square.
After nearly nine years as a high-ranking Tallahassee government official, Ben Pingree will serve as the next Deputy Director of Aviation for the City of Tallahassee’s International Airport.
During the June 21st Tallahassee City Commission meeting, Commissioner Curtis Richardson was unofficially appointed as the point person to negotiate a settlement between the developer, Circle K and residents related to a controversy over the location of a gas station on commercial property at the corner of Dempsey Mayo and Welaunee Blvd.
The Community Redevelopment Agency recently voted (4-1) to explore options related to providing financial assistance to the owners of Railroad Square.
FLORIDA NEWS
A federal judge next week will consider a renewed attempt to shield Escambia County School Board members from testifying about a decision to remove the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from school libraries.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Midyear Economic Report posits a mixed outlook on the state’s economic health, presenting both encouraging trends and potential challenges as Florida strives to become a top 10 global economy by 2030.
NATIONAL NEWS.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes in letter to House Judiciary Committee the Biden administration pressured Meta to remove content related to COVID-19 in 2021; also said the company temporarily demoted content related to Hunter Biden’s laptop in 2020 while fact-checkers investigated the story (More).
Special counsel Jack Smith files revised indictment accusing former President Donald Trump of 2020 election subversion; indictment includes same four counts but limits scope of evidence per last month’s Supreme Court decision (More)
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq +0.2%) (More)
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