The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

As of March 31, speed zone cameras near Ruediger Elementary/Raa Middle School and Desoto Trail Elementary School are active and ticketing drivers. Learn more about it at https://bit.ly/4i0wKEr

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the February 2025 passenger traffic decreased 1.1% when compared to traffic one year ago. 

LOCAL SPORTS NEWS

On Mar. 27-28, Florida State University (FSU) hosted a two-day track & field meet that featured some of the best high school athletes in the country. and two Leon County athletes not only set FSU Relay records in their respected event, but state records as well.

FLORIDA NEWS

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday argued Floridians aren’t “clamoring” for a sales-tax cut as House Speaker Daniel Perez proposed last week and said they would prefer reducing homeowners’ property taxes.

NATIONAL NEWS

Wisconsin voters cast ballots today in a closely watched election to determine the ideological balance of the state’s Supreme Court. The swing-state race has become a proxy for the national political mood, with more than $75M in ad spending poured in—the most ever for a state-level judicial contest.

Researchers have developed a blood test that diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease and measures its progression with 92% accuracy. The breakthrough offers a potential tool to accurately diagnose the disease while tailoring treatments to an individual’s specific disease stage.

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq -0.1%); Nasdaq, S&P 500 post worst quarters since 2022 as investors await new US tariffs to take effect tomorrow (More).

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