LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to move forward with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare sale negotiations with Florida State University during its first presentation Wednesday about the proposed academic health center agreement between FSU and TMH. Tune into Real Talk 93.3 for The Steve Stewart Show today at 12:00 p.m. Topics: Latest local news and an interview […]
In a press release Wednesday, LCSO revealed that six people were arrested during the months of May and June and face various charges, ranging from trafficking to conspiracy to traffic. Those suspects include Abraham Wiggins, Jukil Whitehead, Antonio Johnson, Antwan Lewis, Rafael Garland and Lee Harris Jr. The press release stated that during the Summer […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to put lawmakers on the spot about property taxes during the heat of their reelection campaigns. The governor, during a news conference at Jacksonville International Airport Wednesday, reiterated that he believes voters should decide the fate of the property tax in the state come the […]
LOCAL NEWS Today, at 9:00 a.m. the city will hold the first public hearing on the FSU and TMH Memorandum of Understanding and schedule the second Public Hearing for October 22, 2025. A former Tallahassee teacher is now in state prison for misconduct with a student. State records show Sophina Webb arrived at the Florida […]
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix More than 20 new state laws take effect today, ranging from increased criminal penalties for restraining and abandoning animals during natural disasters to a ban on the sale and use of license plate flippers. Laws can take effect immediately upon being signed, on July 1 with the start of the state’s fiscal […]
LOCAL NEWS Political Notes: Allison Tant Kicks Off Final House Campaign, Matlow Targets “Wealthy Individuals”, & Bernard Stevens to Challenge Dianne Wiliams-Cox. Get the details. Tune into Real Talk 93.3 for The Steve Stewart Show today at 12:00 p.m. Topics: The possible sale of the Capital City Country Club, recent divisive comments by Leon County […]
Allison Tant Kicks Off Final House Campaign Allison Tant, Florida House member representing District 9, kicked off her final House campaign – due to term limits – on Monday at Food Glorious Food in Midtown. Tant first won the seat on November 3, 2020, and has subsequently been re-elected. Tant addressed the crowd, “Thank you […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Twenty-five cities and counties filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new state law that blocks local governments from approving “more restrictive or burdensome” changes to growth plans for the next two years. The challenge, filed in Leon County circuit court, contends that the law (SB […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Complaints filed by professors “disrupted” by Florida’s ban against diversity, equity, and inclusion spending were mostly dismissed by a federal judge last week. The academics, through American Civil Liberties Union attorneys, filed the suit against the state earlier this year, claiming SB 266 from 2023 imposed viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment, […]
Jeremy Matlow in December 2024 was elected as one of the State Committeemen of the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee (LCDEC). His role as State Committeeman is to provide leadership and directions to the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) and the LCDEC. In early January 2023, shortly after being re-elected as a City Commissioner, Matlow announced […]