A recent speaker at the October 24th, 2023 Leon County School Board brought up the issue of student absenteeism. The speaker explained that there are over 12,000 students in Leon County public schools who are missing weeks of school. Her recommendations to the Board were to examine how policy and practices affect student attendance, consider […]
Human Needs Go Unserved, Livelihoods Ruined When the Tallahassee City Commission voted in 2014 to move the homeless shelter from Tennessee Street to the current location off of West Pensacola Street, there was hope that the change would address a number of problems. During the transition, proponents said the shelter was a state-of-the-art facility that […]
Just weeks after the grand opening of the Tallahassee Amazon fulfillment center, City Commissioner Jack Porter – who was the only no vote on the project – stated in a social media post that she would vote no again. Porter’s statement was posted as a comment on a social media post that was critical of […]
The local Democrat party recently proclaimed Tallahassee a “progressive City” and trashed Republican voters and the Mom’s for Liberty group. The X account for the Leon County Democrats posted “Tallahassee is a progressive City. Rural Redneck ‘Moms for Liberty’ Republican values should not decide our local affairs.” The post received pushback from Kyle Frost, the […]
Local elections are over a year away, however local progressives have signaled they will target Leon County School Board member Laurie Cox during the 2024 cycle. Max Herrle, a campaign consultant who has been allied with the local progressive movement – which is led by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and City Commissioner Jack Porter – […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) is set to approve the final $174 million FY2024 capital budget. The final budget reflects direction provided by the IA Board during three budget workshops on May 11, August 24, and September 21, 2023. Major changes include reducing Airport Gateway funding to $82 million and reducing […]
Ahead of a Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) vote on a request for economic development funding by the developer of the SOMO Walls project, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow stated on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he believes “something criminal might be going on” with the project. However, what has not been reported amid these accusation […]
On Thursday, September 21, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) will consider two requests for funds to promote local economic development projects. The available funding is the result of a new penny sales-tax program which was approved by voters and began on Jan. 1, 2020. Of the sales tax generated, 12% is earmarked to fund economic […]
According to Leon County Schools (LCS), the First District Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court ruling enforcing a two-week suspension for the Lawton Chiles High School principal. The two-week suspension began Monday, September 11 and will be without pay. Assistant Principal Grace Bigelow will serve as the lead administrator during the suspension. LCS […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on September 13, 2023. The city commission unanimously approved the evaluation committee’s ranking and authorized the City Treasurer-Clerk to negotiate and execute a contract with Gabriel, Roeder, Smith and Company related to actuarial consulting services. The award is an initial five-year […]