The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, May 23, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Some members of the Florida A&M University community…

Judge Weighs Blocking Ballot Initiative Law

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE —…

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

LOCAL NEWS U.S. Census Bureau information shows that Leon County’s…

Leon County Lags in Population Growth

The United States Census Bureau recently released a comprehensive report…

‘Open’ Investigation Confirmed Amid Hope Florida Scrutiny

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE —…

Airport Traffic Down in April

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the…

Business

Florida Chamber Poll Shows Republicans Maintain Double-Digit Lead Over Democrats

Voters supportive of efforts to pass tax relief for individuals and local businesses, not reversing course on historic lawsuit abuse reform.…

By Staff on May 20, 2025No Comment

Leon County April Unemployment Rate Down, Workforce Shrinks

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County April unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% due to a decrease in the number…

By Staff on May 19, 2025No Comment

Local

Officials Celebrate Affordable Housing Project

Leon County Government, the City of Tallahassee, Elmington Capital, and…

By Staff on May 21, 20253 Comments

City to Seek Washington Square Foreclosure

Accrued Fines Exceed $413,350 The Tallahassee City Commission recently voted…

By Staff on May 21, 20251 Comment

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: May 13, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the May 13,…

By Staff on May 21, 2025No Comment

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: May 14, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City…

By Staff on May 21, 2025No Comment

Opinion

Florida

Court Urged to Keep Block on Immigration Law

TALLAHASSEE — A new state law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter Florida should remain blocked as a legal battle plays out, attorneys challenging the law argued in a…

By The News Service of Florida on May 20, 20252 Comments

State Jobless Rate at 3.7 Percent

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent in April, the third time it has ticked up this year.…

By Staff on May 19, 2025No Comment

Johnson Picked for FAMU President

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University’s bitterly divided Board of Trustees on Friday selected Marva Johnson, an attorney and corporate executive,…

By The News Service of Florida on May 19, 20252 Comments

Morning Briefs

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Superintendent Hanna recommends school leaders as new principals for the 2025-2026 school year to the Leon…

By Staff on May 20, 2025No Comment

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County
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Local High School
Business

Superintendent Hanna Recommends New Principals for 2025-26

Superintendent Hanna has recommended the following school leaders as…

By Staff on May 19, 2025

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: April 22, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the April…

By Staff on May 7, 2025

Leon High Student Arrested for Assaulting Teacher

On Monday, April 21, a teacher at Leon High…

By Staff on April 23, 2025

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: March 25, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the March…

By Staff on March 31, 2025

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: May 13, 2025

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission…

By Staff on May 21, 2025

Leon County Commission Approves $2.1 Million for Amtrak Station Repair

On Tuesday, May 13, the Leon County Commission voted…

By Staff on May 14, 2025

County Introduces Students to Skilled Workforce Opportunities

On April 25, Leon County Government and the Tallahassee-Leon…

By Staff on May 7, 2025

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: April 8, 2025

Below are the meeting briefs from the Leon County…

By Staff on April 19, 2025

City Awards Construction Contract for Griffin Heights Grocery Store

On Wednesday, the city commission voted to adopt staff’s…

By Staff on May 14, 2025

Crime Continues Trending Down, Auto Related Incidents Up in April

Four months into 2025, crime incident data published daily…

By Staff on May 6, 2025

Blueprint to Consider Air Service Incentives

During the May 8th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget…

By Staff on May 5, 2025

TMH, City Triage Turns Political

Matlow Renews Attacks on City Manager Amid TMH Discussion…

By Steve Stewart on April 22, 2025

Seven Leon County Teams Win Basketball District Titles

Last week seven district final basketball games took place…

By Robert Stewart on February 11, 2025

Capital City Preps Soccer: Lincoln Girls Edge Chiles, Chiles Boys Beat Gulf Breeze

On Monday Jan. 15, the Chiles Timberwolves boys soccer…

By Kate Stewart on January 18, 2024

Capital City Preps Soccer Scores

Provided below are the results of Capital City Preps…

By Staff on January 18, 2024

Capital City Preps Basketball Rankings Led by Florida High, Rickards

The latest Capital City Preps high school basketball rankings…

By Staff on January 16, 2024

March Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Jobs & Workforce Up

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County March…

By Steve Stewart on May 6, 2025

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union to Acquire Prime Meridian Bank

All Employees to be Retained by MIDFLORIDA MID Florida…

By Staff on April 23, 2025

March Leon County Single-Family Permits Slightly Up, Values Down

According to filings with Leon County and the City…

By Staff on April 14, 2025

Airport Traffic Starts 2025 Trending Down

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows…

By Staff on March 31, 2025

Exclusive

North Florida Christian Softball Knocks Off Top Seed in Regional Finals

On May 15, the North Florida Christian (NFC) softball team (16-8) beat top seeded University Christian (19-5) in the FHSAA 1A Regional finals to…

By Robert Stewart on May 20, 2025No Comment

Leon County Seeks Applications for Children’s Service Council Vacancy

Leon County Government is seeking applications from qualified individuals interested in serving on the Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon). CSC member…

By Staff on May 19, 20252 Comments

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, May 19, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Florida A&M University’s bitterly divided Board of Trustees on Friday selected Marva Johnson, an attorney and corporate executive, as the school’s next…

By Staff on May 19, 20251 Comment

DeSantis Gets School Start Times Bill

By The News Service of Florida The Legislature on Friday formally sent about 60 bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis, including a measure that would…

By The News Service of Florida on May 19, 2025No Comment

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Hurricane Preparedness

As we move into these fall months, one major storm is on the way, and there is going to be a lot of talk about Hurricane Preparedness and…

By Staff on September 24, 2024No Comment

Legal Reforms Impact Insurance Rates

New Legislation Will Minimize Frivolous Lawsuits

With New Law, Insurance Companies Need to Address Rates

Local

Blueprint Approves Air Service, Affordable Housing Incentive Plans

During the May 8th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget workshop, elected officials approved a plan to fund an…

By Steve Stewart on May 12, 2025

Stewart's Blog

Stewart: Despite Facts, Local Progressives Say Violent Crime is “Way Down”

Despite a number of independent sources reporting increases in violent crime in Tallahassee, the progressive activists in control…

By Steve Stewart on January 18, 2024

Florida

State to Look at Campus Security

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After a mass shooting last month at Florida…

By Staff on May 16, 2025