LOCAL NEWS
Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor says he’s reserving judgement on an affordable housing proposal coming up at Tuesday’s commission meeting. But he says he’s worried about the trade-off.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners will hold the FY2024/25 Annual Retreat today from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Get the details.
FLORIDA NEWS
On the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.
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TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
Every time "affordable housing" comes up I think, "what slum are they going to develop with taxpayer dollars now? What's the up front cost? And what's it going to cost to clean it up?"
I'm not aware of any solution that has really worked.