The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

Days before the general election in comes a $5,000 donation to Matlow’s political committee from none other than Jane Fonda.

Stewart: Provided below are my positions on the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot.

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

On November 4th three separate regional boys golf tournaments took place at different locations all including at least one high school from the Tallahassee area. Get the results.

FLORIDA NEWS

Skylar Zander, State Director for AFP-FL, said his group is counting on thousands of volunteers to make the difference in a handful of critical legislative races in Florida for Republicans.

With early voting wrapped and many remaining Florida voters preparing to storm the polls tomorrow, the numbers show Republicans whistling their way into Election Day while Democrats appear to be paddling upstream. Despite the big Sunday “Souls to the Polls” push—a reliable anchor of Democratic strategy—the blue team barely made a dent in the GOP’s early voting cushion.

NATIONAL NEWS

Election Day has finally arrived in the US, following former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ last-minute campaign blitzes in key battleground states. Trump held rallies in North Carolina and Pennsylvania yesterday before ending in Michigan, while Harris spent the day in Pennsylvania. Track live election results here.

Boeing’s 33,000 production workers voted to end their seven-week strike yesterday, approving a 38% pay raise over four years—the aerospace company’s fourth contract offer since September. 

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.3%) as investors brace for outcome of 2024 presidential election and the Federal Reserve’s policy decision this week (More).

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