LOCAL NEWS
On Tuesday night, the Leon County School Board will hold the final public hearing on its 2025-2026 budget. Superintendent Rocky Hanna wants to double the half-penny sales tax that currently goes to Leon County Schools to a whole penny—meaning local shoppers would then pay a penny for every dollar they spend.
Leon County commissioner Christian Caban’s office, after this weekend’s crash, have asked FDOT to look at further options for the Jay Bird Lane corridor.
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FLORIDA NEWS
Arguing that “parental-exclusion policies present one of the most important constitutional controversies in the nation,” a couple has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a battle with the Leon County school system about a child who wanted to express a gender identity and use pronouns the parents didn’t support.
A battle about the constitutionality of a state requirement that convicted sexual predators have the words “SEXUAL PREDATOR” on their driver’s licenses has gone to the Florida Supreme Court.
NATIONAL NEWS
The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that it has ramped up immigration raids in Chicago. The crackdown, called Operation Midway Blitz, comes amid a Supreme Court ruling allowing a similar operation in Los Angeles.
Supreme Court allows President Donald Trump to temporarily remove Federal Trade Commission member (More).
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.5%) as investors await key inflation reports Thursday (More).
TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
There is never a tax that liberals in this county won’t vote for if you say…It’s for the children. Schools are fine…I have been a classroom volunteer for 10 years. They have so many amenities none of us ever had.
Thank you Edward. I confess my overall ignorance on those details.
Education costs are becoming as bad as healthcare. I cant wait to move out of the county.
Most county school boards are taxing authorities. However, in many cases, tax increases proposed by county school boards must still go before the county commission for final approval/agreement.
I'm still unclear on just how a school board became a taxing authority.
I've known several of the school board superintendents going back to the early 80's and they all seem to have one trait in common -- they never saw a tax increase that they didn't like.