Almost eight years after Tallahassee Reports published a story about Gary Yordon skirting the city’s lobbyist registration ordinance, Yordon verified the facts in the report during his testimony today at the public corruption trial of J.T Burnette. In 2013, in an attempt to avoid revealing his connection to Scott Maddox and Governance – a Maddox […]
Chiles High School principal Joe Burgess says he “felt personally targeted” when he learned he was being investigated for the second time after he put to rest initial allegations related to the use of school funds. In a statement provided to Tallahassee Reports, his attorney wrote that Burgess “was shocked to recently learn that he was […]
Updated story here. Tonight the Leon County School Board will consider Superintendent Hanna’s a recommendation related to the suspension of Chiles High School principal, Joe Burgess. Hanna’s recommends that the School Board refer the “appeal submitted by Mr. Joseph Burgess of the Superintendent’s recommended two-week suspension without pay to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings […]
The City of Tallahassee’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY22-FY26 is approximately $1 billion over five years, including $273.2 million for FY22. The City’s capital budget allocates fund to general government projects and enterprise fund projects. Listed below is where $273.2 million is being allocated during FY 22. General Government The general government capital budget […]
Recently filed financial disclosure forms filed by state-wide elected leaders show that the net worth of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is significantly less than Florida’s three cabinet members. The financial disclosure forms, known as Form 6, are required to be filed annually by state elected officials and some state employees. The forms were due to […]
At the July 7th budget workshop, the Tallahassee City Commission approved a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The proposed budget includes a $758 million operating budget and a $273 million capital budget. Public hearings are scheduled for September 8th and September 22nd to prepare for final approval of the the budget which takes […]
A report from 2010 indicates that then Governor Charlie Crist signed a condo repeal bill, which is now being investigated for playing a role in the Surfside condo collapse, to “woo” democratic voters in his race for the U.S Senate. The report, published in the Palm Beach Post on June 25th, 2010, stated that “Gov. […]
In a 3-2 vote, the City Commission approved the sale of the city-owned Chevron and Johns parcels to the Valencia Development Corporation for $8 million. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted against the sale. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow expressed his concern about not seeking competitive bids according to city policy. He commented further, stating […]
The National Education Association (NEA), which collaborates with approximately 14,000 school districts, recently debated and voted to support a number of resolutions and policy recommendations at their annual meeting. Among the items adopted during the meeting was New Business Item 39, which outlines an action plan to promote Critical Race Theory (CRT). The plan states, […]
At the July 1, 2021 meeting, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board approved the Frenchtown Neighborhood First Plan. The approval authorized $6.4 million in funding for the implementation of the plan which is included in the CRA’s 5-year infrastructure budget. The Frenchtown Neighborhood First Plan was developed by the Frenchtown Community Action Team (CAT). […]