Today the staff of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency proposed a grant program to help small businesses. The COVID-19 Economic Disaster Relief (CEDR) Program would provide a $2,500 grant to businesses that meet specific criteria. Staff states that “the CEDR Program will be administered by the Office of Economic Vitality to bridge the gap between federal […]
UPDATE When asked by TR if people can travel to restaurants for take-out, Leon County Commissioner Desolge responded, “Yes – business as usual (under current orders) – curfew 11-5, law enforcement now has the right to disperse groups.” Original Report Today, Leon County Commission Chairman Bryan Desloge, with the support of Mayor John Dailey, announced […]
A country comparison of death rates per million citizens attributed to COVID-19 shows why elected leaders across the globe find themselves in very different situations. The graph below shows the death rate per million citizens for five countries starting at Day 1. Day 1 is when the number of cases reported for each country was […]
As of March 21st, information from the Florida Department of Health indicates that 12 people have died from the coronavirus. The Florida Department of Health has also provided various pieces of information for each death. A chart is provided below. The average age of those who have died is 79. A recent CDC report indicated […]
Below is the press release by Agriculture Nikki Fried asking Governor Ron DeSantis to implement a statewide “stay-at-home” order. Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried, a member of the Florida Cabinet, asked Governor Ron DeSantis to implement a statewide “stay-at-home” order in response to dramatically increasing COVID-19 cases in the state: “I […]
Today Mayor John Dailey, in a Facebook post, called for an emergency meeting of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) to address the economic issues faced by local businesses due to the COVID-19. The Blueprint IA includes elected officials on the city and county commissions. Noting that most economic relief will come from federal and state […]
On March 19th, Florida Senator Marco Rubio tweeted out the possible components of a economic recovery program being crafted by federal officials to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The key components include forgiveable loans, a process handled by banks in the community, to be inclusive when defining “small business” and to move as […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Dr. Erwin Jackson was recently served with a subpoena to testify at the trial of John Thomas Burnette. An image of the subpoena is provided below. Burnette was first indicted on corruption charges in May of 2019. In October a federal grand jury returned a nine-count superseding indictment related to […]
According to the Miami Beach police report documenting the Andrew Gillum incident, at least nine law enforcement officials “responded” to the call, including three Captains. The incident did not result in any arrests. The presence of such high ranking law enforcement officials at the scene warrants comments about any contacts between officers and political officials […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased 11.7% in February when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 63,615 during last February to 71,088 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the three major carriers. American was up 16.7%, […]