TPD: Protestor Lawfully Defended Himself
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) released information about the altercation that took place Saturday at an unscheduled downtown protest that involved an…
Steve Stewart
Steve Stewart is the founder and editor of Tallahassee Reports which began in 2009 as an online blog. Steve received a Bachelors Degree from Clemson University in 1984 and a Masters degree in Political Science from FSU in 1990. He has been involved with state and local politics since arriving in Tallahassee in 1989.
Commissioner Dozier Discusses Virtual Meetings, Mask Mandate
Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier appeared on The Greg Tish Show on RealTalk 93.3 and addressed a number of local issues. Tish…
PolitiFact Verifies COVID-19 is a Lower Risk Than Flu for School-Aged Kids
Recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that COVID-19 is a lower risk for school children than the seasonal influenza. PolitiFact researched the…
Leon County COVID Positivity Rate Drops Below 5%
The Leon County 7-day average COVID positivity rate fell below 5 percent based on numbers reported on Saturday. The rate fell further…
Nikki Fried Blames Trump, DeSantis for COVID Deaths, Predicts “Electoral Reckoning”
Nikki Fried recently appeared on CNN and blamed President Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis for COVID-19 related deaths in Florida. Fried,…
FSU Student/Staff COVID Testing Shows Positivity Rate Below 2%
From August 2 to August 15 Florida State University conducted 3,222 tests for COVID-19 and 1.46% of the tests came back positive.…
Unofficial Results: Jack Porter Wins, Curtis Richardson Headed to Run-Off
Unofficial results indicate challenger Jack Porter has defeated incumbent Elaine Bryant with 50.65% of the vote in the race for Tallahassee City…
CDC Survey Shows Increase in Mental Disorders, Thoughts of Suicide, During COVID-19 Pandemic
Results from a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that “symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased…
Ahead of Leon County School Reopening, COVID Positivity Rate Trending Down
Just over two weeks before the scheduled opening of K-12 schools, the COVID positivity rate in Leon County – measured as a…
Tallahassee Democrat Removes Reference to Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine in Update of Story
Amid a national controversy over the COVID drug hydroxychloroquine, the Tallahassee Democrat removed reference to the drug from a story that originally…
After Review, St. John’s Episcopal Church Continues Relationship with Childers Construction
St. John Episcopal Church, who hired Childers Construction as the lead contractor for the almost-completed “For All the Saints” capital campaign renovations,…
Like Childers, John Thrasher was Accused of Racial Insensitivity
Florida State University President John Thrasher, who recently took action against an FSU vendor who was accused of being racially insensitive, faced…