The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, January 16, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The City Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to shut down the group following new state laws that stripped them of most of their authority.

See the TPD Incident Report published Jan. 14. The reports are generated daily and cover the previous two days of activity. 

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

On Jan. 14, Lincoln (11-6) played Florida High (9-9) in a non-conference girls basketball game at Florida High in Bob Albertson Gym. Both teams were ranked in the top three of the Leon County MaxPrep rankings with Lincoln ranked second and Florida High third. Get the details.

FLORIDA NEWS

Two months after a similar measure failed to garner enough voter support to pass, a political committee bankrolled by the state’s largest medical-marijuana company has launched a new effort to allow recreational pot in Florida.

NATIONAL NEWS

Six Trump Cabinet nominees face Senate confirmation hearings, including Pam Bondi for attorney general, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for secretary of state, and former Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) for CIA director; see recap (More).

US Food and Drug Administration bans use of Red Dye No. 3 from nation’s food supply, drinks, and ingested drugs due to potential cancer risks; move comes 35 years after the FDA banned the artificial coloring from cosmetics (More). 

US stock markets rise (S&P 500 +1.8%, Dow +1.7%, Nasdaq +2.5%), with all three major indexes notching best day since November after tame inflation data (More). 

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