Superintendent Rocky Hana has provided a statement in response to several Tallahassee Reports articles addressing campaign donations made to local candidates via LLC’s based in Las Vegas with ties to Hanna. TR has previously reported that Hanna was tied to several campaign contributions from the LLC’s which included a $50,000 donation to a political action […]
The most recent information from the Florida Department of revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon County-as measured by taxable sales- was up in November by 2.2% when compared to spending one year ago. In absolute terms, spending in November 2019 was up $8.05 million to $372.6 million. These numbers are preliminary and are subject […]
A debate recently took place on Facebook over pictures of several African-American juveniles that were published by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) after they were arrested for felony burglary. Many posters were surprised that TPD would post the picture of someone under the age of 18. However, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox, who was engaged with […]
TR’s review of campaign donations show that Superintendent Rocky Hanna continues to make donations to candidates in the Big Bend area through corporations registered in Las Vegas, Nevada. TR has recently reported about Hanna’s connections to LLC’s registered in Las Vegas that have been listed as the source of local campaign contributions. The most recent […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Leon County School Board and Education Logistics, Inc., known as EduLog, is in mediation over a dispute arising from the school bus system failure that impacted the first weeks of school in 2019. LCS spokesperson, Chris Petley, told TR, “The district is in the mediation process prior to any […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Keith Powell has accepted the Ethics Officer position with Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board. The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board selected Mr. Powell as their first choice for the position at the December 16th meeting held at City Hall. The current Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, is slated to leave the position in […]
At 10:22 on January 6th, Lawrence Revell was sworn-in as Tallahassee’s next Police Chief. The ceremony was held at the Jack McLean Community Center, located at 700 Paul Russell Road on the southside of town not far from where Mr. Revell attended Rickards High School. Many local government dignitaries were in attendance, including Mayor John […]
City of Tallahassee electric utility data shows that the growth rate in residential connections over the last two years has hit new highs during the 2012-2019 period. From 2012 to 2017 the average annual growth rate in residential connections was 0.84%. The average annual growth rate from 2017 to 2019 was 1.51%. The chart below […]
In a ceremony on the day after Christmas in front of the Tallahassee Police Department Headquarters , Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad announced that Major Lawrence Revell would be Tallahassee’s next police chief. The selection follows failed negotiations with Goad’s first selection Antonio Gilliam. Before the announcement, Goad – in a show of community support […]
The Leon County Division of Tourism (Visit Tallahassee) announced that tourism had a record-breaking $1 billion economic impact on the Leon county economy in fiscal year 2019. The $1 billion impact is an estimated 14% increase over the financial impact in 2018. The announcement was made during the annual marketing industry meeting recently held at Bannerman […]