According to data gathered and published by the Washington Post, the number of people killed in police related shootings has varied little from year to year during the period of 2015 to 2018. However, the number of police related shootings involving unarmed victims has fallen dramatically during the same period. In this report the word […]
At the June 17 meeting, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 5-0 to accept a recommendation from City Attorney Cassandra Jackson related to establishing a police citizen review board (PCRB). Two weeks ago, the City Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward creating a PCRB by providing direction to staff. The creation of a citizen review board […]
Tallahassee Reports has requested the current COVID-19 hospitalization numbers from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) and Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) on a regular basis since June 1st. Today, June 19th, the hospitals reported a total of 11 COVID-19 patients. TMH reported 6 and CRMC reported 5. As of June 10th, there were 12 COVID-19 patients […]
TR has been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic by providing raw numbers for Leon County and Florida. We have also published trend charts which provided a different perspective. None of these approaches take into account those people who tested positive for COVID-19 and then recovered. The chart below takes the next step in tracking the COVID-19 […]
On the Morning Show with Preston Scott today, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell addressed the recent protests in Tallahassee, the presence of out of town “agitators”, and the staging of bricks for non-peaceful means. On the protests, Revell stated for the most part “our community has done an exceptional job of making sure that their […]
Today’s editorial cartoon in the Gannett owned Tallahassee Democrat shows a police officer gassing a peaceful protestor – which appears to be Jesus – as President Trump looks on. The cartoon was created by Andy Marlette who is listed as a cartoonist and columnist for the Pensacola News Journal, another Gannett owned newspaper. TR has […]
Tallahassee Reports requested and received information today from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) and Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) about the number of patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19. As of Monday, June 1st, TMH reported five COVID-19 patients and CRMC reported nine COVID-19 patients for a total of 14 currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Leon County. […]
A vote scheduled for May 26 will decide what future growth will look like in Leon County for the next 20-30 years. The vote – which will amend the Comprehensive Plan – had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at the end of the last Leon County Commission meeting, Chairman Bryan Desloge made […]
At the last Leon County School Board meeting, the Board voted unanimously to award $400,000 in non-recurring pay enhancements to administrative and exempt employees. The action was recommended by Superintendent Rocky Hanna. TR was told by Chris Petley, the LCS Coordinator of Communications and Media Relations, that the pay enhancement was presented as a non-recurring […]
At their April 22nd meeting, the Tallahassee City Commission voted to provide financial relief for City of Tallahassee utility customers. The vote approved a one-time rate reduction that will keep $6.3 million in the hands of local residents and businesses at a time when the COVID-19 outbreak has put the brakes on the local economy. […]