The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, February 21, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

Less than two months after closing his controversial One Tallahassee political action committee, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow is busy plotting a run for mayor.

Steve Stewart discusses Dan Kleman and the evolving role of the Tallahassee city manager position on The Preston Scott Show.

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FLORIDA NEWS

Three days into his job, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday announced a class-action lawsuit that alleges Target Corp. did not properly disclose to investors the risks of a 2023 LGBTQ Pride campaign that drew a consumer backlash and caused a drop in the retailer’s stock price.

NATIONAL NEWS

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) announced yesterday that he will not seek an eighth term in the Senate next year, almost a year after his decision to relinquish the top role in the upper chamber’s GOP. The announcement came on the Kentucky lawmaker’s 83rd birthday and prompted several state politicians to express interest in replacing him. 

The SS United States, a historic 990-foot ocean liner, has begun its final journey from Philadelphia to become the world’s largest artificial reef off Florida’s Gulf Coast. 

US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq -0.5%) as investors question economic outlook amid looming tariffs (More).

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