It is hard to keep a secret in Tallahassee. Especially if you are filming a video in front of city hall within view of the politicos trading war stories about the recently completed legislative session outside of the Governor’s Club. This is even more complicated if the video production is being over seen by Kevin […]
This should help with the Tallahassee City Commission dysfunction. Today, City Commissioner and Florida League of Cities President Gil Ziffer issued a press release endorsing Gwen Graham in the race for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. Ziffer said that “Gwen knows that local elected officials understand their communities best,” and noted her defense of […]
Naturally, you would assume that someone like North Florida Christian quarterback Trey Fisher, who’s father is one of the best coaches in all of college football, would leave his fate up to nepotism. If you didn’t know him, you’d figure he would coast throughout life while lazily siphoning clout, accolades and success from his last […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a company affiliated with Adam Corey reaped a 129% return over a three-and-half year period on the sale of a piece of vacant property the company purchased from the City of Tallahassee. The property. located on the corner of St. Michael Street and Gaines Street, was purchased by a Corey […]
At the last city commission meeting, elected officials voted in favor of a bid protest lodged by a city vendor (DPB & Associates) with family connections to City Commissioner Nancy Miler. The 4-0 vote – Miller abstained – came after a prolonged bid protest process that was denied at each turn until presented to the City […]
A Tallahassee firefighter, who claimed racial discrimination and retaliation, has agreed to a $300,000 settlement pending City Commission approval. Reginald Brown was employed as a firefighter with the City in 1986. On October 8, 2013, Mr. Brown retired from his employment with the City of Tallahassee after being told that his employment would be terminated, […]
TALLAHASSEE — Backed by Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican leaders, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for the Legislature to raise taxes and fees appears to have broad voter support, a new poll shows. Lawmakers last week approved a proposed constitutional amendment that, if passed by voters, would require two-thirds votes […]
A proposed constitutional amendment that would impose eight-year term limits on members of county school boards would pass comfortably if it goes on the November ballot, according to a new poll. The poll, released Tuesday by the Tallahassee-based firm Clearview Research, shows that 68 percent of voters support limiting school-board members to two four-year terms. […]
With total athletics revenue of $144.7 million, Florida State University was the highest-grossing college sports programs in Florida in 2016, followed by University of Florida ($142.5 million) and University of Miami ($89.1 million), according to a Watchdog.org analysis of U.S. Department of Education data. The agency’s office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions […]
Florida lawmakers ended their 2018 session Sunday by passing an $88.7 billion budget, while Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation that provides record funding for Bright Futures college scholarships and continues expanding voucher-like programs for children to attend private schools. In a 95-12 vote, the House approved the 2018-2019 budget (HB 5001), which takes effect on […]