On December 1st, 2017 it was reported that City Commissioner Nancy Miller, due to family considerations, would not seek re-election. Since then Tallahassee Reports has received information that sheds more light on Miller’s unexpected decision. Documents recovered by Tallahassee Reports show that City Commissioner Nancy Miller announced she would not seek re-election to the city […]
Two measures that would affect Florida school boards and school superintendents are headed to the full state Constitution Revision Commission. On Thursday, the commission’s Local Government Committee approved a measure (Proposal 43), sponsored by Commissioner Erika Donalds of Naples, that would limit school board members to no more than two four-year terms in office. Currently, […]
Citizens for Responsible Spending (CRS), a group of Tallahassee business people who formed in 2015 to address the lack of a transparent budget process, held a press conference today and called for the “immediate dismissal of Rick Fernandez as City Manager.” The City Commission recently voted to keep Mr. Fernandez on administrative paid leave and […]
In a win for business groups, a South Florida appeals court Wednesday said state law prevents Miami Beach from moving forward with a local minimum wage. A panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s ruling against the city minimum wage, which was expected to take effect in 2018. The appeals […]
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 12, 2017……… A measure that would require future tax or fee increases to be approved by two-thirds votes of the Legislature is ready for consideration by the state Constitution Revision Commission. The commission’s Finance and Taxation Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to advance a proposed constitutional amendment (Proposal 72), sponsored by Commissioner Fred Karlinsky […]
A Leon County circuit judge will hear arguments Thursday on a request for a temporary injunction to block the Florida Department of Health from carrying out part of a new law that calls for issuing a medical-marijuana license to a black farmer. Judge Charles Dodson will hear an injunction request by attorneys for Columbus Smith, a black […]
The City of Tallahassee’s new solar project may be good for the environment, but evidence indicates it will not be good for the local economy. A spokesman for the City of Tallahassee told Tallahassee Reports that the city’s new solar project will not create any local recurring jobs. A spokesman for Origis Energy, the Belgium […]
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 8, 2017……… Christmas trees have been hoisted inside the House and Senate chambers, but lawmakers won’t be around to spread the holiday cheer. They’ve scattered to the three corners of the state and burgs throughout the peninsula for a month-long break before the 2018 legislative session dawns on Jan. 9. For many, […]
On Wednesday the City Commission voted to fill a vacancy on the City Independent Ethics Board with Bill Hollimon -the husband of Florida State Representative Lorrane Ausley. Mr. Hollimon is the owner of Hollimon, P.A. Lorrane Ausley’s father, Dubose Ausley, is listed as the Director of the Ausley & McMullen law firm. The Ausley & […]
As John Thrasher begins his fourth year as president of Florida State University, he said he has changed. In his annual “state of the university” address to the Faculty Senate on Wednesday, Thrasher likened his transformation to the students who were freshmen when he assumed the presidency in fall 2014 and who will graduate as seniors […]