By David Heller, FSU News The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts has jumped six spots to No. 13 in national rankings compiled by one of the entertainment industry’s top publications. Among public universities, FSU ranked No. 4. In its annual list of Top 25 American film schools, The Hollywood Reporter highlighted the […]
A presentation to the LCS Board at the May 13, 2019 agenda workshop by the company (EDULOG) hired to redesign the bus system noted that “courtesy stops” and ESE students would not be a part of the “optimization study.” From the study: The scope of the investigation of all three questions was defined to include […]
Reports provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) show that there were 16 violent incidents and 70 property incidents reported from August 1st – 7th. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest section of Tallahassee led with 6 violent incidents and 31 property incidents. Northwest […]
City of Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey has called for an audit of “city actions & contracts” related to the federal investigation. Dailey announced his intentions on his twitter account Friday afternoon. Dailey’s announcement comes two days after similar statements from City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow. Dailey stated that the issue will be placed on the next […]
Listed below is the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida. The release provides a concise description of the recent actions in the case related to Scott Maddox and Paige Carter-Smith. SUSPENDED CITY COMMISSIONER MADDOX & ASSOCIATE CARTER-SMITH PLEAD GUILTY TO CORRUPTION & TAX CHARGES TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Suspended Tallahassee City […]
Responding to a proposal from Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor to address what he views as sub-par testing performance by Title 1 schools, Leon County School Board member Joy Bowen asked Proctor to help her reach the parents of Title 1 schools. Proctor spoke at the July 30th Leon County School Board and told the […]
The Florida Municipal Electric Association’s (FMEA) bill comparison for June 2019 shows that the City of Tallahassee rates for 1,000 kWh ranks 10th lowest out of the 38 utilities included in the comparison. See chart at end of report. Tallahassee’s rate of $109.07 was below the municipal owned utility average of $113.02 and the investor […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 875 jobs in June, 2019. One year ago Leon County lost 1,747 jobs. This month’s job loss follows a loss of approximately 217 jobs in May. The unemployment rate increased from 2.9% in May to 3.5% in June. One year ago the unemployment rate was 3.8%. […]
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two prominent state senators intend to release proposals for the 2020 legislative session that would set up the Republican platform on immigration, a key issue going into next year’s election cycle. Sen. Joe Gruters, who doubles as the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, […]
The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will hold their monthly membership meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at the Capital City Country Club. The speaker will be Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart, and the topic will be: Tallahassee Politics – the Aftermath of the Indictments. “Based on his reporting with TR, […]