Our local government has stained the reputation of three of our fellow citizens. Now, through legal maneuvers, they are trying to break their spirit and hide the truth. This is an embarrassing story of how the powerful hide their own failings at the expense of hard working public servants. —————————– Three dedicated public servants got […]
Jeff Burlew, who the Tallahassee Democrat labels as their community watchdog reporter, recently wrote a story about political advertising in the upcoming elections and predicted that City Commissioner Scott Maddox will easily win his race. Burlew, referring to Maddox, wrote “He’s facing three challengers with little name recognition or chance of winning.” Ironically, in writing that […]
The Tallahassee Bar Association (TBA) released the results of a poll conducted of area lawyers, asking their professional opinions regarding the qualifications of candidates for judge in the upcoming primary election. The poll was taken of all Florida lawyers in the state’s Second Judicial Circuit which is comprised of Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, Wakulla, Franklin and […]
In what former County Commissioner Cliff Thaell labeled “An Open Letter to County Commissioner Brian (sic) Desloge” posted on Facebook, Thaell asked Desloge to reverse his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The full letter is included at the end of the article. Desloge recently revealed his support for Trump in an interview with […]
This report is part of a series on the Leon County school system The series is based on 2015/16 teacher salary data specific to each school and how the salaries relate to a number of performance and demographic factors. Information on teacher salaries provided to Tallahassee Reports indicates significant variation in average salaries between schools. […]
The race for City Commission seat 2 is heating up. Today at the Florida Press Center, Steven Hougland, who is running against current City Commissioner Curtis Richardson, revealed that his opponent accepted $750 in campaign contributions from a city vendor on the same day the City Commission voted to extend the vendor’s contract. The vote […]
The School Board of Leon County had their plate full with major construction projects over the last two years. Tallahassee Reports gathered information on five of the projects which were scheduled to be completed before the 2016/17 school year began. The information, presented below, indicates the projects were all on schedule – with minor exceptions […]
TR has learned that State Attorney Willie Meggs is investigating the pension payment calculation of former City Commissioner Debbie Lightsey. TR reported about the issue in March. Since then the City’s Independent Ethic’s Board took up a complaint but decided not to move forward because the complaint failed “to state a violation of the City’s Ethic […]
The State of Florida employment report for June shows that Leon County lost 1,393 jobs. This is the third month in a row that the number of people employed in Leon County has declined. This month’s loss follows losses of 628 jobs in May, and 1,211 in April. Also, the unemployment rate increased from 4.0% […]
The challengers to current City Commissioners Curtis Richardson and Scott Maddox are questioning the explanation being forwarded by both commissioners when asked about the executive pay raises recently doled on by City Manager Rick Fernandez. Both Richardson and Maddox say there is nothing they could have done about the five-digit raises because the City’s Charter […]