City Budget 2020: TEMPO Seeks $150,000 in Funding
A new public safety and economic development outreach initiative, Tallahassee Engaged in Meaningful Productivity for Opportunity (TEMPO), was created this year as…
Hannah Cooperman
Hannah Cooperman is a senior majoring in Criminology and Psychology at Florida State University. She currently interns for the Government Accountability Institute and also recently assisted in research to attend the Dyslexia Foundation’s annual symposium in South Africa. She plans to attend law school in the coming future and to continue exploring her interests in the subjects of criminal justice and politics.
City Budget 2020: Adopting “Living Wage” Will Cost $50,000
The City of Tallahassee FY2020 budget includes a living wage proposal of $12 per hour. The proposal would benefit 26 full-time “Other…
State Transportation Group, Chaired by Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox, Endorses Legislative Priorities
The Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council (MPOAC) is a statewide transportation planning and policy organization created by the Florida Legislature pursuant to Section 339.175(11),…
City Rejects Midtown Parking Garage, Seeks Other Parking Alternatives
At their February 20th meeting, the City Commission voted to reject all proposals to establish a parking garage in the Midtown area.…
Florida State Senator Responds to NY Abortion Law
Joe Gruters, a Sarasota Republican in the Florida state Senate, has filed a bill to outlaw abortions after 20 weeks into a…
City Commission Hears From Opponents of Public Safety Complex at Retreat
At the recent city retreat, several citizens spoke aggressively against the proposed location of the public safety complex on the Southside of…
CRA Provides Update on Major Projects
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has contributed to twenty-eight projects in 2018, twenty-four of which are in Frenchtown/Southside and four of which…
Study: Later High School Start Boosts Grades, Attendance
A recent two year long study done by the University of Washington shows that having later high school start-times boosts grades and…
Leon County Analysis Shows a Cut in Permit Processing Times
For years developers and other impacted business people have complained about how long it takes to get a permit in Tallahassee. It…
City Accepts Affordable Housing Recommendations That Would Change Development Rules
The Tallahassee City Commission recently voted to accept a report by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) which included recommendations that would…
Tallahassee Moves to Create a “Tree Commission”
After hearing a presentation on the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), the Tallahassee City Commission followed the lead of new city commissioners…
Leon County Commission Establishes Legislative Priorities
Each year the Leon Board of County Commissioners establishes state and federal legislative priorities. At their November 20, 2018 meeting, the Board…