Senator Simpson Eyes Education Funding Amid Budget Woes

Senator Simpson Eyes Education Funding Amid Budget Woes

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Facing a $5 billion reduction in estimates of state revenue, Senate President Wilton Simpson warned Tuesday that austerity measures — including potentially the first public university tuition increases in a decade — are on the horizon. Simpson’s comments came as the Trilby Republican took up […]

TPD Announces 178 Arrests from Large Scale Human Trafficking Investigation

TPD Announces 178 Arrests from Large Scale Human Trafficking Investigation

On November 17th, various law enforcement officials attended a press conference at Tallahassee Police Department Headquarters to mark the conclusion of a large-scale human trafficking investigation conducted by the TPD over the last two years. The in-depth investigation resulted in the arrest of more than 170 people on charges ranging from solicitation of prostitution to […]

Weekly Report Ending Nov. 15th: Leon COVID Cases Up, Hospitalizations Down

Weekly Report Ending Nov. 15th: Leon COVID Cases Up, Hospitalizations Down

TR’s weekly report (November 8-15) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s November 8th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending November 15th, shows an increase in cases, a decrease in hospitalizations and a slight decrease in the positivity rate. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day […]

Single-Family Resales Increase 24.7% in October, Prices Up

Single-Family Resales Increase 24.7% in October, Prices Up

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 24.7% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 251 single-family home resales in October 2019 and 313 resales in October 2020. Last month there were 314 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in October 2020 increased […]

Judge Backs Teacher Firing Over Tik-Tok Posts

Judge Backs Teacher Firing Over Tik-Tok Posts

By The News Service of Florida Staff An administrative law judge has backed a decision by the Lake County superintendent of schools to fire a teacher who posted what the judge described as “lewd and offensive material” on the TikTok social-media network. Judge Robert Telfer III on Friday issued a 26-page order recommending that the […]

Leon County, Florida COVID-19 Numbers, UPDATED November 9th

Leon County, Florida COVID-19 Numbers, UPDATED November 9th

The latest information shows 13,014 positive coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Leon County since reporting began. This means there were 26 new cases reported since the last DOH COVID report. There have been 119 deaths reported in Leon County. As of November 9th, there were 40 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Leon County. The chart […]

Weekly Report: Leon COVID Positivity Rate Up, Hospitalizations Down

Weekly Report: Leon COVID Positivity Rate Up, Hospitalizations Down

TR’s weekly report (November 1-8) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s November 1st weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending November 8th, shows an increase in cases and positivity rate and lower COVID hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID […]

Trump Advisor Points to Voter Outreach, Data in Florida Win

Trump Advisor Points to Voter Outreach, Data in Florida Win

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A top Florida campaign strategist for President Donald Trump credited outreach to a broad swath of voters and sophisticated use of data as playing key roles in Trump’s win Tuesday over Democrat Joe Biden in the state. Trump senior adviser Susie Wiles, in a three-page […]

Open Thread: Local Races, CSC Results Updated

Open Thread: Local Races, CSC Results Updated

Updated 6:25 a.m. City Commission Seat 2 Curtis Richardson 60,649 69.54% Bill Schack 26,564 30.46% Leon County At-Large Kelly Otte 61,329 43.89% Carolyn Cummings 76,698 54.89% Leon County District 4 Bryan Desolge 15,999 43.12% Brian Welch 21,106 56.88% Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna 93,062 59.59% Pam Hightower 62,425 39.97% Children’s Services Council Yes 100,357 65.83% […]

For Tuesday Voters: Local Candidate Profiles

For Tuesday Voters: Local Candidate Profiles

Tallahassee Reports has provided a number of profiles and interviews of local candidates. All of our coverage can be found in the local races tab. Listed below are links for specific races. City Commission Seat 2 Curtis Richardson Bill Schack Leon County Commission District 4 Bryan Desloge Brian Welch Leon County Commission At-Large Carolyn Cummings […]