Recent votes and statements by Tallahassee elected officials indicate there is a growing split between progressive politicians and traditional Democrats on how to handle the issues related to homelessness. Leon County Commissioner David O’Keefe, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter and Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow have teamed up to provide a united front against policies […]
Six weeks into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down by double digits when compared to 2023. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number of incidents during the first six weeks of 2024 is down 11.7% when compared to the same period in […]
Late Friday, after ten months of bargaining, the Leon Classroom Teachers Association (LCTA) and Leon County Schools (LCS) reached an agreement that includes $5.12 million in salary increases. The tentative agreement increases base teacher pay by $575 a year, with an additional $100 per year of service. Members of the union and the Leon County […]
As the local political campaign season gets underway, ahead of the 2024 primary & general elections, TR will periodically provide information on candidates and races. If you are a candidate with newsworthy information – a position on a relevant issue or a response to a news item – please contact me directly at 850-766-6208 or […]
Below are the Leon County Commission meeting briefs from the January 23, 2024 meeting. The Board took up an item that proposed revisions to the purchasing policy that included increasing spending threshold authorities for staff under certain conditions. County Commissioner Caban objected to the item. The Board voted 6-1 (O’Keefe against) to postpone action and […]
Eddie Agramonte, local restaurant owner of Gordos and Bumpa’s, recently appeared on The Steve Stewart Show to discuss his restaurant business and life in Tallahassee. Eddie first came to Tallahassee in 1991, and opened his first restaurant, Gordos, on Pensacola Street in 1996. When asked when he realized his restaurant was going to do well […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter is one of over 300 members of the progressive group, Local Progress, that recently signed a resolution related to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Local Progress describes their organization as “a community of powerful progressive leaders.” A number of media outlets have reported that progressive politicians have […]
During the Leon County School Board retreat, school officials provided an update on the problem with absenteeism. Data provided by officials showed that during the first nine weeks of the 2023-24 school year, 27.3% of LCS students were chronically absent, see table below. Chronic absenteeism is defined as any student that misses 10% or more […]
Despite a number of independent sources reporting increases in violent crime in Tallahassee, the progressive activists in control of the Leon County Democratic Party are promoting the claim that “violent crime is way down” and attribute reports related to crime increases to right wing media manipulation. The leader of the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee, […]
At the Tallahassee City Commission retreat on Wednesday, Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell told officials that his department was looking at installing school zone speed detection devices. A new Florida law gives cities and counties the ability to set up cameras to ticket and fine speeders in school zones. The law passed in 2023 […]