Listed below are summaries and links to a selection of the most read stories published by Tallahassee Reports in 2016. 1. Are Sandy White Beaches Coming to Tallahassee?…..Maybe After discovering a lobbyist registered with the City of Tallahassee to represent a foreign company named Crystal Lagoons, TR did some investigating. We found that Crystal Lagoons […]
On Wednesday, December 14th, the City Commission voted 5-0 to move forward with a moratorium on the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries. The decision was based on a chain of events that began in 2014. In 2014, Governor Rick Scott signed the Charlotte’s Web bill into law, legalizing medical marijuana for use in Florida. The […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in November increased by 18.2% in Leon County when compared to numbers reported in November one year ago. There were 195 single-family home resales in November 2016 and 165 were sold in November 2015. The latest numbers resulted in an increase in the annual rate of sales back over 3,000. […]
The State of Florida employment report for November shows that Leon County lost 1,169 jobs. This month’s losses follows seasonal trends. For example, in November 2015 Leon county loss 1,365 jobs and in 2014 approximately 2,278 jobs were lost in November. As the chart below shows, this month’s loss follows two months of gains. The […]
Now that the legal challenge to the residency of City Commissioner Scott Maddox is over, an analysis of the twenty-eight page final order by Judge Gievers is useful in understanding how the decision was reached and what future implications the decision will have on how residency is addressed by the City of Tallahassee. There were […]
The final numbers from the presidential election show that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s impressive popular vote victory can be attributed to one state: California. Clinton’s lead in the popular vote was over 2.8 million votes, giving her a 48% share of the vote compared with Trumps 46%. While Clinton’s overall margin looks impressive, it is […]
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released wage data for the second quarter of 2016. The BLS provided the average weekly wage and the percent change in the weekly wage when compared to the second quarter in 2015. The data shows that Leon County average weekly wages increased 2.1% from $799 in 2015 […]
On Friday night, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was in Baltimore to accept the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award – the first Clemson quarterback to take home the award. During his acceptance speech he talked about the impact that FSU great, Warrick Dunn, had on his life and his future ambitions. Warrick Dunn Charities, in partnership […]
Often times campaign promises are vague, emotional words devised by a crafty politician to gain favor with voters. After elections, losers disappear and the winners -along with most voters – forget the campaign promises rather quickly. However, sometimes promises are clear, verifiable, and have consequences when broken. One of the most famous campaign promises was […]
Over a year ago we reported that Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that more than $107 million in grant funding would be released through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The Attorney General announced funding awards to nearly 200 law enforcement agencies across the nation, aimed at creating, […]