The TR Daily Briefs: Thursday, January 29, 2026

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 59. Tonight, low around 37.
Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Friday night, low around 36. NWS

US stock markets: The Federal Reserve yesterday held interest rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75% for the first time since July. US stock markets closed near the flatline (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq +0.2%) on the news. 

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Local & State News

In a passionate appeal during a school board meeting, on Monday January 26, Scott Mazur, speaking on behalf of Leon classroom teachers and instructional staff, called for a radical shift in how the district manages its resources. Mazur urged officials to prioritize the district’s “human capital” over its physical property, arguing that the current pace of administrative decision-making is failing both students and staff. Read more.

Steve Stewart discusses the potential $30 million tax increase supported by a Leon County School Board member.

Lawmakers started moving forward Tuesday with a proposal crafted in response to a deadly crash involving an undocumented-immigrant truck driver on Florida’s Turnpike.

Republican lawmakers are reviving an effort to exempt workers classified as trainees from the state’s voter-approved minimum wage.

A Senate committee voted 5–3 along party lines Tuesday to approve a Republican measure restricting local governments’ ability to adopt climate-change policies.

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National News

Two federal agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minnesota were placed on administrative leave Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said yesterday. The timeline marked a departure from a previous statement by CBP official Greg Bovino, suggesting the agents were working in another city to protect their safety.  The news comes as videos unearthed yesterday showed a confrontation between Pretti and federal officers at a protest 11 days before his death. Pretti was recorded spitting at agents and breaking a taillight on an SUV before he was tackled to the ground. A lawyer for Pretti’s family released a statement that nothing that happened a week before Pretti’s death could “have justified Alex’s killing.” See video here.

FBI agents search election office in Fulton County, Georgia, after Justice Department sues the county clerk to obtain access to 2020 election records (More).