Despite Spirited Discussion, Few Minds Changed at City’s Budget Workshop
If City staff thought the proposed budget with a 27% property tax increase would be rubber stamped by City Commissioners, they were…
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City Chose Pay Raises When Others Tightened Their Belts
When City Manager Anita Favors released her proposed budget last month for FY 2016, which includes a 27% increase in property taxes,…
BREAKING NEWS: Police Union Says No To City Officials Request for Endorsement of Property Tax Increase
On the eve of a crucial budget hearing, high level City of Tallahassee officials requested a meeting with police union members (PBA)…
City Commissioners Get Input at Town Hall on Budget
Approximately 95 citizens attended the Town Hall meeting sponsored by Tallahassee Reports last Thursday to address the City’s proposed 27% increase in…
BREAKING NEWS: Tallahassee Democrat Article on City Budget Includes Incorrect Pay Raise Number
The Tallahassee Democrat has a major story in their Sunday edition on the City’s proposed 2015-16 budget, which includes a 27% increase…
Leaked: What’s in Obama’s trade deal – Politico
A recent draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal would give U.S. pharmaceutical firms unprecedented protections against competition from cheaper generic drugs,…
The Greek Crisis Is About More Than Money-WSJ
By ROBERT D. KAPLAN Updated June 30, 2015 7:40 p.m. ET Geopolitics can be more important than economics. Just look at Greece.…
The Mystery of Silver Airways Flight 134
On June 25, 2015, Silver Airways flight 134 took off from Fort Lauderdale with 34 people on board headed to Tallahassee, Florida.…
Northside Town Hall Addresses Proposed City Tax Increase, Four Commissioners Scheduled to Attend
If you would like to ask a City Commissioner a question about the proposed property tax increase, you will not have to…
North Florida Christian School Expanding Facilities
North Florida Christian is in the middle of a significant expansion in their athletic facilities. While the building will be called the…
City Budget Analysis: What Will Proposed Tax Increase Pay For?
On June 16, 2015 Anita Favors Thompson released the City Manager’s budget for 2016. The proposed general fund budget calls for a…
Domestic Diversionary War Theory
“Diversionary War Theory” states that leaders who are threatened by domestic turmoil may initiate an international conflict in order to shift the…