The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, July 21, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County…

Court Won’t Reconsider Leon County School Gender Case

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE —…

Weekly Roundup: Betting on Blaise

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE —…

Florida Jobless Rate Unchanged

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE —…

Leon County Unemployment Rate Reaches 34 Month High

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County June unemployment…

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, July 18, 2025

LOCAL NEWS On Thursday afternoon, the Children’s Services Council of…

Business

New Single-Family Construction Permits Up in June

According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 78.1%…

By Staff on July 11, 2025No Comment

May Airport Traffic Down 6.8%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the May 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.90% when compared to traffic one…

By Staff on July 1, 2025No Comment

Local

CSC Approves FY25-26 Budget, Sets Millage Rate, Funds After School Program

On Thursday afternoon, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County…

By Steve Stewart on July 18, 202514 Comments

The Steve Stewart Show: LCS Budget, Rabbit Hole Operation, Washington Square Agreement

The Steve Stewart Show airs live on Tuesday & Thursday…

By Staff on July 16, 2025No Comment

Joint Operation Leads to 16 Arrests for Online Child Exploitation

A total of 16 individuals have been arrested following “Operation…

By Staff on July 15, 20252 Comments

Superintendent Hanna Details Sources of $12.5M Budget Shortfall

Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna recently revealed the school…

By Staff on July 15, 202511 Comments

Opinion

Florida

COVID-19 Campus Shutdown Case Gets Go-Ahead

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Supreme Court on Thursday said a potential class-action lawsuit can move forward about whether the University…

By The News Service of Florida on July 18, 20251 Comment

Supreme Court Upholds Redistricting Plan

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Three years after Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a congressional redistricting plan through the Legislature, the Florida Supreme Court…

By The News Service of Florida on July 18, 20251 Comment

DeSantis Taps Ingoglia for State CFO

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s chief financial officer, gaining more control…

By The News Service of Florida on July 17, 2025No Comment

Morning Briefs

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, July 17, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses local law enforcement issues and the recent operation to aimed at arresting sexual…

By Staff on July 17, 20253 Comments

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Business

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: June 17, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the June…

By Staff on June 21, 2025

LCS to Explore the Use of Impact Fees to Fund New School Construction

During the Leon County Schools agenda review meeting held…

By Steve Stewart on June 18, 2025

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: May 27, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from May 27,…

By Staff on June 4, 2025

Superintendent Hanna Recommends New Principals for 2025-26

Superintendent Hanna has recommended the following school leaders as…

By Staff on May 19, 2025

County Commissioners Vote 4-3 for Across-the-Board Employee Pay Increase

On Tuesday, the Leon County Commission voted 4-3 to…

By Staff on July 9, 2025

Leon County to Consider 2026 Charter Review Process

Leon County elected officials will receive an overview of…

By Staff on July 6, 2025

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: June 10, 2025

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission…

By Steve Stewart on June 21, 2025

Leon County FY 2026 Budget: New Revenue, New Expenses

Provided below is a table detailing the source of…

By Staff on June 18, 2025

TPD Recognizes Officer Ponce de Leon

Today, the Tallahassee Police Department is recognizing the anniversary…

By Staff on July 8, 2025

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: June 11, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee…

By Staff on June 21, 2025

City On Track with School Zone Camera Implementation

Despite documented operational concerns from around Florida, the City…

By Staff on June 19, 2025

City to Review ICE Agreement with Tallahassee Police Department

At their next meeting, the Tallahassee City Commission will…

By Steve Stewart on June 16, 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

Tallahassee’s Real Talk 93.3 Radio Station Gets Local Owner

Tallahassee’ Real Talk 93.3 radio station is being sold…

By Staff on June 27, 2025

Leon County Jobs Down in May, Unemployment Rate Up

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County May…

By Steve Stewart on June 21, 2025

Silver Airways Abruptly Ceases Operations

Silver Airways abruptly ceased operations Wednesday, six months after…

By Staff on June 12, 2025

Capital City Bank Group Announces Leadership Transition

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 2, 2025 – The board of…

By Staff on June 4, 2025

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The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna recently revealed the school district is facing a projected $12.5 million shortfall. ________________________ A total of…

By Staff on July 16, 20253 Comments

Orange County Appeals in Rent Control Fight

Orange County (Orlando area) has gone to the Florida Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled last month that the industry group Florida Realtors…

By Staff on July 16, 2025No Comment

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

LOCAL NEWS In a Monday media advisory, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) stated a press conference will be held on Tuesday to announce the…

By Staff on July 15, 2025No Comment

Local Law Enforcement to Announce “Operation Rabbit Hole” Arrests

In a Monday media advisory, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) stated a press conference will be held on Tuesday to announce the arrest of…

By Staff on July 15, 20251 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

The Steve Stewart Show: Pay Raises, Charter Review, Porter Travel

The Steve Stewart Show airs live on Tuesday & Thursday from noon to 1:00 p.m. on RealTalk 93.3.…

By Staff on July 14, 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

GOP Voter Edge Up Slightly

By The News Service of Florida The Republican Party of Florida’s registration edge over the state Democratic Party…

By Staff on July 15, 2025