The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, March 11, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, March 11, 2024

Sponsored by  FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Dozens of officers swarmed an area of North Tallahassee Friday afternoon after an officer was shot in the area, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. It happened during a ‘violent’ arrest attempt, according to a department press […]

Justices Back Bar’s Arguments in Accident Case

Justices Back Bar’s Arguments in Accident Case

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling that could help limit the liability of a Tallahassee bar in a case involving an 18-year-old woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in 2014. Justices, in a 6-1 opinion, […]

10 Big Issues in the 2024 Session

10 Big Issues in the 2024 Session

By The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The 2024 legislative session ended Friday with an annual hanky-drop ceremony in the rotunda between the House and Senate chambers. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues from the session: — BUDGET: Lawmakers passed a $117.46 billion budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which will start July […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, March 8, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, March 8, 2024

Sponsored by  FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The longstanding tradition of local elected officials remaining publicly “neutral” in elections that involve colleagues recently fell victim over the battle for control of the city commission. This cycle will be no different. After more than 3 […]

Local Politics: Mayor Dailey, Matlow Choose Candidates in City Races

Local Politics: Mayor Dailey, Matlow Choose Candidates in City Races

The longstanding tradition of local elected officials remaining publicly “neutral” in elections that involve colleagues has fallen victim to the battle for control of the city commission between the progressive movement in Tallahassee and traditional Democrats in recent election cycles. This cycle will be no different. With the city commission stuck in 3-2 split on […]

Lawmakers Target Wind Energy, Climate Issues

Lawmakers Target Wind Energy, Climate Issues

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House late Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would make a series of changes in state energy laws, including preventing offshore wind-energy generation and removing references to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The House voted 81-29 to pass the bill (HB 1645), […]

National: Biden to Give State of the Union

National: Biden to Give State of the Union

President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address tonight, a speech that comes against the backdrop of the ongoing influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border, the US role in the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars, delays in the passage of a federal budget, and more.  Biden is expected to tout positive US economic […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, March 7, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Sponsored by  FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS City Commissioner Jack Porter will not reveal who paid for certain travel expenses for her to attend conferences in 2023 sponsored by Local Progress, a far-left progressive group that encourages locally elected officials to promote certain policy […]

National News: Super Tuesday Results

National News: Super Tuesday Results

By 1440 News Voters in 15 states and the US territory of American Samoa headed to the polls yesterday on what is known as Super Tuesday, the single biggest day of primary voting in the presidential election cycle.  President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won almost every race, continuing on their trajectory toward becoming the 2024 […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Sponsored by  FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Two months into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down when compared to 2023. However, fatal shootings are up. A Tallahassee man convicted in a deadly home invasion has just been sentenced […]

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