The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The race for Tallahassee’s next mayor has begun to take shape, with Camron Cooper becoming the first candidate to officially file for the 2026 election. City Commissioner Matlow has previously announced his intentions to run and more recently TR reported Mayor Dailey has decided to run for re-election. TR POLL: Do you support camera enforcement […]

Megabill Returns to the House

Megabill Returns to the House

The US Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s tax and domestic policy bill yesterday. The final tally was 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The revised, 940-page document heads to the House for consideration. Three Republicans joined the upper chamber’s 47 Democrats to reject the package: Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Thom Tillis (NC), […]

‘Alligator Alcatraz’

‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A new migrant detention center opened yesterday in the Florida Everglades, with President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in attendance. Nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the 39-square-mile site located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport can house up to 5,000 detainees and is surrounded by swampland filled with alligators and pythons, which officials say serves […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the May 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.90% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers were down 6,019 from the 87,762 reported during May 2024 to 81,743 in May 2025. Tune in to Real Talk 93.3 at noon today for The […]

May Airport Traffic Down 6.8%

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 year ago. The number of passengers was down 6,019 from the 87,762 reported during May 2024 to 81,743 in May 2025. The calendar year-to-date comparison, January through May, shows passenger traffic is down 2.36% […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, June 30, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, June 30, 2025

LOCAL NEWS TR POLL: Do you support camera enforcement of speed limits during the entire school day? Tallahassee has earned national recognition as a 2025 All-America City: Presented by the National Civic League, the award is presented annually to just 10 communities from across the country. The honor was announced on June 29, at the […]

Supreme Court Ruling Restarts Porn Age Verification Fight

Supreme Court Ruling Restarts Porn Age Verification Fight

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a ruling that has implications for a battle over a similar Florida law, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring age verification for access to websites with pornographic content. The court, in a 6-3 decision, said the […]

Weekly Roundup: Alligators and ICE

Weekly Roundup: Alligators and ICE

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid what Gov. Ron DeSantis called the “sauna stage of Tallahassee weather,” attention shifted this week to a proposed migrant detention center in the Everglades and speculation about what the governor will redline from the state’s 2025-2026 budget. During an appearance Thursday in Boca Raton, […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, June 27, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, June 27, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee’ Real Talk 93.3 radio station is being sold to Jon Jopling, the current President & CEO of Panama City based Magic Broadcasting. Jopling resides in Tallahassee Steve Stewart discusses the latest Leon County charter school controversy. Tallahassee’s first and only pre-professional women’s soccer team is chasing a playoff spot in both the USL […]

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