Commissioner Matlow: “This is Madness”
After listening to citizens complain about the Blueprint process, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow voiced strong opinions of his own, which kicked off…
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.
Blueprint Officials Approve $34.5 Million FY2020 Budget
On Thursday, September 5th, 2019 the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency voted to approve a $34.5 million budget. The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency is composed…
Elected Officials to Consider Spending Blueprint Taxes on Affordable Housing
On Thursday, September 5th, 2019 the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will consider adopting a new policy that will allow for Blueprint expenditures to…
City Workshop Sets Priorities and Focuses on 2024
The Tallahassee City Commission kicked off a strategic planning workshop at the Goodwood Museum and Carriage House on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.…
Elected Officials to Consider Moving Up Northeast Park, Fairgrounds Construction Dates
On Thursday the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors (IA Board) will consider re-prioritizing two Blueprint 2020 projects. The two projects involve…
Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Tallahassee-based Firm with Fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement today detailing fraud charges against a Tallahassee-based investment firm. The SEC’s complaint…
LCS Board Praises Hanna, Blames Vendor for Bus Problems
Just two weeks removed from a failed transition to a new bus system that was deemed a “colossal failure”, the Leon County…
LCS Ignored Vendor Recommendation for Bus Pilot Program Before Full Roll-Out
Updated Leon County Schools’ Communications Director, Chris Petley, has told TR that the pilot program referred to by the EDULOG CEO did…
Weekly Crime Tracker: August 15th-21st
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 11 violent incidents and 94 property incidents reported for the…
Recreated LCS Minutes Not Reflective of Meetings
On August 20, 2019 Leon County Schools provided the minutes of three meetings requested last week by Tallahassee Reports. The response, fulfilled…
Washington Square Developer Reaches Agreement with City
The City of Tallahassee and Fairmount Tallahassee, LLC – the developer of the downtown Washington Square project- have reached an agreement that…
LCS Meetings Appear to Violate Sunshine Rules
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Leon County School Board Agenda Review/Workshop meetings – regularly conducted on the Monday ahead of the…