Airport Traffic Up 9.5% in October

Airport Traffic Up 9.5% in October

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in October by 9.5% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 72,334 during last October to 79,205 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for all three carriers. American was up 17.2%, […]

City Registered Lobbyists Have Increased 500% Since 2011

City Registered Lobbyists Have Increased 500% Since 2011

It appears City of Tallahassee elected officials are becoming more and more popular among lobbyists. Over the last seven years, the number of registered lobbyists have increased 500%, from 8 in 2011 to 48 in 2019. During this time, the number of registered lobbying firms has increased from 7 to 33. See the trend in […]

House Panel Seeks Insight from Oregon on Pot Problems

House Panel Seeks Insight from Oregon on Pot Problems

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Facing the possibility that Floridians could be asked next year to legalize recreational marijuana, a House panel on Tuesday turned to Oregon to learn more about the economic, environmental and health impacts the state has faced since authorizing adult pot use four years ago. Chris […]

Three Finalists Selected for Chief of Police

Three Finalists Selected for Chief of Police

In a meeting on Monday, the Community Partners Committee refined the list of candidates for the next Chief of Police to three finalists. The Community Partners Committee consists of community leaders from the faith, business and law enforcement communities in Tallahassee. The committee previously met on October 9th to consider the eligible applications and narrow […]

Leon County Hires Chasity O’Steen as County Attorney

Leon County Hires Chasity O’Steen as County Attorney

At a meeting today the Leon County Commission decided to hire Chasity O’Steen as the next county attorney. The current County Attorney, Herbert W.A. Thiele, plans to retire effective March 31, 2020. The hiring process included individual commissioner interviews which were followed by full Leon County Commission interviews. O’Steen beat out Cynthia Everett, Mark Moriarty, […]

TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: Oct. 16th -22nd

TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: Oct. 16th -22nd

Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 74 incidents reported during the week of October 16th-22nd. The data indicates there 68 property incidents and 6 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the week […]

TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: Oct. 10th -16th

TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: Oct. 10th -16th

Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were a 100 incidents reported during the week of October 10th-16th. The data indicates there 84 property incidents and 16 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the […]

Andrew Gillum PAC Continues to Pay Pittman Law Group

Andrew Gillum PAC Continues to Pay Pittman Law Group

Recent records from Florida’s Division of Elections show that Andrew Gillum’s Political Action Committee (PAC), Forward Florida, continues to pay Tallahassee attorney and political consultant Sean Pittman. The report, shown below, indicates that the PAC paid Pittman Law Group $5,000 in September, 2019. For the year-to-date, Pittman Law Group has received $70,000 from the PAC […]

Leon Employment Numbers Reach Unprecedented Levels

Leon Employment Numbers Reach Unprecedented Levels

There were more people working in September in Leon county than ever before. The unemployment rate reached a level not seen since 2007. And, the workforce in Leon county has reached historic levels. Here are the numbers. The latest employment information shows that Leon County added 4,933 jobs in September, 2019. One year ago Leon […]

Airport Passenger Traffic Up 11.3% in September

Airport Passenger Traffic Up 11.3% in September

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in September by 11.3% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 63,097 during last September to 70,248 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the two major carriers. American was up […]