By The News Service of Florida Senate Appropriations Chairman Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater, said Monday he hopes formal budget talks with the House can start later this week, with lawmakers finishing the spending package next week. Under such a scenario, Hooper said, lawmakers would take the weekend off before returning to Tallahassee. The Senate and the […]
Operating a small business always has its challenges, especially in the construction industry. We try to keep costs down for our customers, which means we have to keep costs down for ourselves. Recently shortages of raw materials and a tight labor market have caused some pain across the board, but one the of costs we […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday directing the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to compile a list of sanctuary cities and states within 30 days. The order seeks to identify areas not fully complying with federal immigration laws; these areas could lose federal funding or face lawsuits if they don’t revise their practices. Sanctuary […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the politics surrounding the TMH/City issue on The Preston Scott Show. Another successful Honor Flight treated 66 veterans to a trip to D.C. to see the memorials honoring their service in the armed forces. FLORIDA NEWS State lawmakers often assert that their single required task to complete before the end […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers often assert that their single required task to complete before the end of the annual 60-day legislative session is to approve a budget for the next fiscal year. But this year’s mission, slated to come to a close next Friday, will go into […]
LOCAL NEWS Via a directive from a U.S District Court, State Attorney Jack Campbell has notified the ‘Second Circuit law enforcement community” that they should take “no steps to enforce Sections 811.02 and 811.103” of the Florida Statutes. Steve Stewart discusses the recent arrest of a Leon High School student on The Preston Scott show. […]
Via a directive from U.S District Court, State Attorney Jack Campbell has notified the ‘Second Circuit law enforcement community” that they should take “no steps to enforce Sections 811.02 and 811.103” of the Florida Statutes. The “law enforcement community” includes 23 agencies. The referenced Florida Statute created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or […]
LOCAL NEWS TR Comments Back: After a brief hiatus. readers can anonymously comment on TR stories. You can review TR’s comment policy here. Steve Stewart discusses TMH CEO appearance at NEBA on The Preston Scott Show. It appears that information gathered during a private meeting – related to the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) issue – was […]
LOCAL NEWS On Monday, April 21, a teacher at Leon High School approached a 10th-grade student for drinking a beverage and using a phone in class, both of which are violations of school policy. MID Florida Credit Union recently announced plans to acquire Prime Meridian Bank, which was founded in Tallahassee and first opened for […]
All Employees to be Retained by MIDFLORIDA MID Florida Credit Union recently announced plans to acquire Prime Meridian Bank, which was founded in Tallahassee and first opened for business on February 4, 2008. The Company was incorporated on May 25, 2010, and became the parent bank holding company of the Bank on September 16, 2010. […]