LOCAL NEWS Campaign documents indicate that an influential member of the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Sally Bradshaw, made significant donations to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s mayoral campaign during a time when TMH and Florida State University were negotiating a deal to create an academic medical center in the Tallahassee. The possible takeover of […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t think Florida Democrats should tell him about their fears of low-income Floridians losing access to food benefits. Instead, DeSantis wants them to write their concerns to Chuck Schumer, the U.S. Senate Democratic Leader from New York. “Did those Democrats write a letter to Chuck Schumer asking […]
LOCAL NEWS TMH releases statement addressing possible TSC seat on governance board of new academic medical center. Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas offered public comment at the Leon County School Board meeting Tuesday evening addressing teacher pay increases and comments made by Board member Daryl Jones. FLORIDA NEWS Larry Keefe, the first executive director of […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Larry Keefe, the first executive director of Florida’s new State Board of Immigration Enforcement, exited his post Tuesday in what the governor’s office says was a planned move. A former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Keefe’s position will be taken over effective immediately by Anthony Coker, an […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, October 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to hold a final public hearing about transferring the city owned hospital assets to Florida State University. Get the details. HCA Florida Capital Hospital recently announced the appointment of Jack Atwater, MD, board-certified anesthesiologist/intensivist, to the position of chief medical officer. LOCAL SPORTS […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix All three members of the Florida Cabinet are questioning the legality of the state voucher system that has steered taxpayer-funded scholarships to private Islamic schools that they contend undermine “Western” values. Attorney General James Uthmeier, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, all Republicans and allies of […]
HCA Florida Capital Hospital recently announced the appointment of Jack Atwater, MD, board-certified anesthesiologist/intensivist, to the position of chief medical officer. “Dr. Atwater’s devotion to exceptional patient care, combined with his extensive clinical experience and operational expertise, are crucial to HCA Florida Capital Hospital as we continue to meet the community’s healthcare needs,” says Dale […]
On Wednesday, October 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to hold a final public hearing about transferring the city owned hospital assets to Florida State University. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter, who voted no, continued to indicate they are not interested in moving forward with the agreement approved by the parties, despite […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission recently voted 3-2, against ending the city’s 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Review meeting briefs from the latest LCS meeting and Leon County Commission meeting, LOCAL SPORTS Chiles volleyball advances in state playoffs, FSUS run ends. The Timberwolves will host Beachside on the October 29th in the […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with a 19-year-old man who was spotted with a gun in his waistband, a Broward County circuit judge Friday ruled that a state law barring people under age 21 from carrying concealed weapons violates Second Amendment rights. Judge Frank Ledee issued a nine-page ruling […]