By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is a magic number in Florida. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: — NO DOUBT: In 2022, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won a second term by 19.4 percentage points, and Republican U.S. Sen. […]
President-elect Donald Trump is on track to return to the White House with a decisive victory in the Electoral College and the popular vote—the first Republican to secure the popular vote since President George W. Bush in 2004. Trump has earned 295 electoral votes as of this writing, flipping all three “blue wall” states—Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan—an achievement he […]
LOCAL NEWS Tuesday night was a good night for incumbents in local government. In the only city race, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson defeated Dot Inman-Johnson by approximately 1,200 votes in what was likely Richardson’s last campaign. The win means there will be no change in the make-up of the city commission this election cycle. […]
Tuesday night was a good night for incumbents in local government. In the only city race, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson defeated Dot Inman-Johnson by approximately 1,200 votes in what was likely Richardson’s last campaign. The win means there will be no change in the make-up of the city commission this election cycle. In two […]
LOCAL NEWS Days before the general election in comes a $5,000 donation to Matlow’s political committee from none other than Jane Fonda. Stewart: Provided below are my positions on the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS On November 4th three separate regional […]
Not that we needed more proof that Jeremy Matlow is a full-on progressive who is concerned more about the national progressive ideology than Tallahassee, but days before the general election in comes a $5,000 donation to Matlow’s political committee from none other than Jane Fonda. This is comparable to George Soros donating to Andrew Gillum. […]
LOCAL NEWS The California groups financing City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee political committee wants a progressive majority on the city commission to support a rapid transition to renewable energy and if they don’t, the group will withhold financial support in future elections. Felony drug possession, drug possession misdemeanors, multiple failures to appear in court, […]
The California groups financing City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee political committee wants a progressive majority on the city commission to support a rapid transition to renewable energy and if they don’t, the group will withhold financial support in future elections. That is the message conveyed by Caroline Spears who is the founder of the […]
The Chiles Timberwolves and the Florida High Seminoles volleyball teams won their regional championship matches and are headed to the FHSAA State Championships which will be held Monday-Saturday, November 4-9, at the Polk State College – Winter Haven Health Center. Timberwolves Win Consecutive Regional Finals The number one 5A ranked Chiles Timberwolves (22-1) were matched […]
LOCAL NEWS On October 22, 2024, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners (Board) held a workshop to discuss the 2025 State and Federal legislative priorities. A Tallahassee man arrested just moments before a deadly shootout in Tom Brown Park was in federal court Wednesday. Durrell Lee entered a plea to meth distribution charges and was sentenced to […]