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%, […]
UPDATE 7:09 PM March 7 Politico is reporting that the first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington, D.C., according to Mayor Muriel Bowser. The public health lab at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the “presumptive positive” test Saturday afternoon, Bowser said on Twitter. Original Report 6:10 PM March 7 Despite an […]
Based on information provided by TPD, the number of reported incidents in the City of Tallahassee have been on the decline over the last five months. The chart below shows that the number of incidents have been trending down since October. The number of reported incidents fell from 388 in October to 358 in November. […]
At the last Leon County School Board meeting, a parent cited the low school grade of Astoria Park Elementary as an indication of a “low performing” school. She was upset that she could not school choice out of the school she was zoned for. Following the parents comments, Superintendent Hanna discussed the current LCS school […]