LOCAL NEWS BREAKING: Inman-Johnson Campaign Promotes Anti-Law Enforcement Video as “Must See TV”: Just weeks before the general election, a video shared by the Dot-Inman Johnson’s campaign manager and City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow reveals the anti-law enforcement views adopted by the local progressive movement. On the evening of February 8th, 2022, Tallahassee police officers responded […]
The latest job report shows that Leon County gained 3,167 jobs in September when compared to August. There were 159,470 people working in Leon County in September compared to August’s revised employment number of 156,303. The September unemployment rate came in at 3.5%, down from the 3.9% reported last month. One year ago, the September […]
Provided below are the news briefs from City Commission meeting held on October 23, 2024 Item 9.01 (Pulled from consent by Commissioner Porter) After questions by Commissioner Porter, the city commission voted 5-0 to approve a committee’s ranking and recommendation to negotiate and execute contracts with MGT of America, Change by Design, and Gallagher Benefit […]
LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee may be one step closer to bringing passenger trains back to the Capital City. Local commissioners are asking state lawmakers to join the Southern Rail Commission (SRC), a group made up of southern states. If Tallahassee joins the commission, there is a chance the city could receive federal funding to restart Amtrak. […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the industry’s problems exacerbated by Hurricane Milton, Florida citrus growers are turning to state and federal lawmakers for help. Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Steve Johnson said Wednesday he’s met with farmers from North Carolina and Georgia, who sustained damage in last month’s Hurricane Helene, […]
LOCAL NEWS Dot Inman-Johnson campaign, progressives focused on two non-local issues, abortion & marijuana legalization. A man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by a car near the intersection of Progress Drive and West Pensacola St. Wednesday around 8:50 p.m., according to a post from the Tallahassee Police Department. FLORIDA NEWS Less […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission will hold a meeting today at city hall. See the agenda here. Just five weeks after the last reported Leon County campus arrest, a Godby High School student was arrested on campus Tuesday morning, according to a Leon County Schools spokesperson. A shooting occurred early Tuesday morning in north […]
LOCAL NEWS Superintendent Rocky Hanna will appear on The Steve Stewart Show today at noon on RealTalk93.3. Many residents lined up at polling locations across Leon County Monday as early voting began for the 2024 General Elections. According to Supervisor of Elections, Mark S. Earley, nearly 18,000 votes had already been tabulated before noon. More […]
A federal judge has shielded Escambia County School Board members from having to testify in a legal battle about the removal of children’s books from school libraries. United States Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho on Friday issued a 15-page order agreeing with the school board that members do not have to give depositions because of […]
LOCAL NEWS More out-of-state money: One September 25, 2024, Florida Division of Election campaign documents show that City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action Committee (PAC) received a $75,000 donation from the Local Jobs and Economic Development Fund located in Delaware. Stewart: My Position on City Charter Amendments. Provided below are my positions on […]