The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic increased 268.3% in June when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 17,223 during June 2020 to 63,430 this year. The 268.3% increase this month is relative to June 2020 traffic when air travel was feeling the full […]
Recently, Leon County Administrator Vince Long notified all Leon County government employees that vaccinations against COVID-19 will become a condition of employment with the county. The notification also stated there would be a process to accommodate those with religious beliefs and medical issues that would keep individuals from getting vaccinated. Provided below are the Leon […]
The recent back and forth between Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce has resulted in a solicitation for campaign funds by Mr. Matlow. Matlow, in a sweeping attack of the Chamber last week, questioned the Chamber’s response to the public corruption schemes that are the focus of the on-going […]
The latest jobs report shows that there were 149,517 people working in Leon County in June, which is 532 more than last month. The June unemployment rate came in at 5.4%, up from the 4.5% reported last month. One year ago the June, 2020 unemployment rate was 8.8%. In June, 2019 the unemployment rate was […]
Leon County Administrator, Vince Long, talked with Boris Sanchez on CNN New Day this morning about his recent decision to make COVID vaccinations a condition for employment. He also talked about the steps Leon County is taking to keep employees and the community safe amid the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant […]
The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Friday aimed at blocking school boards from requiring students to wear masks when the academic year begins in August. In part, the order directs state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to withhold funds to “noncompliant” school boards that impose mask requirements. The Republican governor’s […]
As a Florida contractor, I continue to be concerned about the future of our economy. Yes, we are red hot right now in almost every market in Florida, and developers, home-builders, and realtors are making plenty of money. But Florida’s real estate market has always been on a boom-and-bust cycle, and factors come into play […]
U.S. Representative for Florida’s 5th Congressional District, Al Lawson Jr., announced his endorsement of 2022 Gubernatorial candidate and current U.S. Representative, Charlie Crist, on Thursday. Lawson, a Democrat, was re-elected to his third term in 2020 and has represented the 5th Congressional District in North Florida since 2017. Before Congress, Lawson represented North Florida for […]
Former City Commissioner Scott Maddox took the stand today as witness in the J.T. Burnette trial and disputed on one of the main charges against Burnette. The indictment alleged that Burnette arranged the logistics of bribe payments of $10,000 per month to Maddox through Governance, and told the company representatives that Maddox wanted them to […]
By Karen Murphy, The Capitolist. This week’s witnesses in the federal trial of J.T. Burnette, a Tallahassee businessman standing trial for federal extortion and racketeering, described the “dirty politics of getting things done” in Tallahassee. The testimony exposed some of the true “power behind the throne” like that whielded by Burnette and his wife, Kim […]