The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, March 28, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, March 28, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses Sue Dick’s retirement as leader of the Tallahassee chamber of commerce on The Preston Scott Show. Another person is charged in connection to a Leon County check fraud ring that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from people in Miami-Dade County, according to a press release from Florida’s attorney general. […]

DeSantis Targets Veto Overrides

DeSantis Targets Veto Overrides

By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the Republican-controlled House’s decisions to override a series of budget vetoes “misplaced priorities.” In a video posted online, DeSantis said the overrides Wednesday would undo “millions of dollars in cost savings that I instituted back in June of 2024, when I signed the […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, March 27, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses TMH/City of Tallahassee controversy on The Preston Scott Show. pic.twitter.com/w13pNDDytv — Tallahassee Reports (@TLHReports) March 27, 2025 A discussion on the future of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital isn’t over, but during a meeting on the issue Wednesday, most commissioners agreed they want the hospital to remain locally owned. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS […]

House Speaker Calls for Sales-Tax Cut

House Speaker Calls for Sales-Tax Cut

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Daniel Perez said Wednesday he wants to lower the state’s sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 billion a year. Perez, R-Miami, told House members he has directed Ways & Means Chairman Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, to produce a bill next week that would […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

LOCAL NEWS A TMH request related to governance structure has prompted a discussion about the possible sale of the hospital with FSU as one of the potential buyers. The state university system’s Board of Governors this week will consider a plan by Florida State University to expand a project revamping Doak Campbell Stadium. More than […]

Minimum Wage Exemption Moves Forward

Minimum Wage Exemption Moves Forward

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House and Senate on Tuesday continued moving forward with a proposal that would provide an exemption to the state’s voter-approved minimum wage for certain workers in on-the-job training. The Republican-controlled House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee voted 12-4 along party lines to support a […]

FSU Seeks to Expand Stadium Project

FSU Seeks to Expand Stadium Project

By The News Service of Florida The state university system’s Board of Governors this week will consider a plan by Florida State University to expand a project revamping Doak Campbell Stadium. The board in 2023 approved issuing $265 million in bonds for the project, which focused on renovations to seating on the west side of […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

LOCAL NEWS After leading the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce for 25 years, Sue Dick, the President and CEO, is stepping down at the end of this year. Pointing to opportunities to conduct research and serve an aging population, Florida State University this week will seek approval to issue $413.9 million in bonds to build […]

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