President Donald Trump yesterday suggested he could revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status and classify it as a political entity after the university said it wouldn’t comply with requests to overhaul its policies and programs. Trump’s comments came a day after his administration said it would freeze $2.26B of Harvard’s multiyear funding, highlighting a broader conflict over academic independence and federal […]
The City of Tallahassee will hold a budget workshop on Wednesday, April 16 in City Hall. Budget workshops are held each quarter to provide the status of the current budget compared to actual results and to provide the budget plan for the upcoming year. Based on staff analysis of key metrics and first-quarter results for […]
LOCAL NEWS The City of Tallahassee is reporting that as of February 2025, total crime incidents declined 40% when compared to the same period in 2024. This decline follows a 20.1% decline in violent crime incidents in 2024 relative to 2023. The upcoming Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting agenda which includes a 14- acre development […]
LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 4.5% in March 2025 when compared to March 2024. Permit values were down. After a comprehensive and exhaustive 22-month investigation into the disappearance of 12-year-old Lori Paige, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) has […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 4.5% in March 2025 when compared to March 2024. Permit values were down. There were 46 permits issued in March 2025, down two permits from the 44 issued one year ago. There were 38 permits issued in […]
LOCAL NEWS The recently released agenda for the April 16th city commission meeting indicates that city staff “does not recommend initiating an eminent domain lawsuit to acquire the private property owned by Circle K Stores, Inc., located in the Canopy development.” At the April 8 Leon County Commission meeting, elected official, citing safety concerns, voted […]
The recently released agenda for the April 16th city commission meeting indicates that city staff “does not recommend initiating an eminent domain lawsuit to acquire the private property owned by Circle K Stores, Inc., located in the Canopy development.” The issue has featured Canopy resident routinely speaking at city commission meetings highlighted safety and quality […]
At the April 8 Leon County Commission meeting, elected official, citing safety concerns, voted to implement an automated speeding detection and enforcement programs within school zones. The approval directs staff to “initiate the program by drafting an ordinance for the Board’s consideration at a future public hearing.” On May 8, 2024, the City Commission adopted […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida last week had its largest number of first-time unemployment claims in two months. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 6,510 initial claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended April 5, up from a revised count of 5,587 during the week that ended March […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the City Commission debate over cooperation with ICE officials on The Preston Scott Show. TPD reports that 574 tickets were issued during the first week of operation of the video enforced speed zone program. The program was activated in two locations. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS On April 8th, the Florida […]