A RAA middle school language arts teacher is facing criticism over an article distributed in her class about a controversial white supremacy theory. Several sources also said the teacher told her students they were welcome to come to her classroom if they chose to walk out of a class showing the inauguration of Donald Trump […]
According to a preliminary report from The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), the number of police officers killed in the United States by gunshots increased by 56% from 2015 to 2016. There were 41 police officers killed in 2015 by firearms. That number increased to 64 in 2016. Those shooting deaths included 21 […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Mayor Andrew Gillum re-tweeted a message by Van Jones, former Obama administration official, which characterized the Trump presidency as a “would-be authoritarian regime” and offered support for a #resistance movement. The Gillum re-tweet is shown below. Also, the resistance hash tag (#Resistance) which has become the symbol for those opposing […]
Recent developments on the local jobs front shows elected officials gaining employment -while holding elected office – with non-profit organizations. In these jobs, the elected officials are being asked to raise money and keep their board members and financial donors satisfied. This is a really bad idea. And here’s why. Do you remember the Clinton […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in December increased by 10.0% when compared to numbers reported in December one year ago. There were 232 single-family home resales in December 2016 and 211 resales in December 2015. The latest numbers show that 2016 finished with a total of 3,045 sales. This is 7% above the 2,846 single-family […]
Over the past two days, the Tallahassee Democrat has published four stories related to sex. All of this while ignoring financial shenanigans and questionable votes by local government officials that even Barney Fife could uncover. On January 28th, the esteemed publisher and editor of the Gannett owned Tallahassee Democrat decided it was their journalistic responsibility […]
After several requests by Tallahassee Reports, City Commissioner Nancy Miller has refused to identify a City vendor that has ties to a family member. On December 12, 2012, the City Commission voted to approve the staff’s ranking and recommendation for Civil Engineering Consulting Services. The recommendation included eight vendors and authorized staff to execute three-year […]
The State of Florida employment report for December shows that Leon County added 316 jobs. This month’s gain follows a loss of jobs in November. The unemployment rate fell from 4.6% in November to 4.4% in December. Approximately 2,934 more people were working in December of this year when compared to December of last year. […]
The Tallahassee Democrat was quick to report on Mayor Andrew Gillum’s attendance at the U.S. Mayor’s Conference in Washington D.C., but has yet to report about Gillum’s participation in an anti-Trump meeting this past weekend funded by liberal groups set on challenging the Trump presidency. A number of news outlets reported about the meeting began […]
Despite the Tallahassee Democrat headline, “Tallahassee celebrations muted as Trump era begins” it appears President Donald Trump’s inauguration drew more viewers than eight of the last nine inaugurations, including the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama. The lone exception was the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009. According to the Nielsen ratings firm, approximately […]