In order to understand the Godby Cougars boy’s head basketball coach Andrew Colville, you have to first know who has helped shape and impact his coaching career. Throughout his journey as a coach, Colville looked up to former UCLA men’s basketball coach, John Wooden. In his career as a head coach, Wooden was named national […]
Jeremy Matlow, who is running for City Commission, released a campaign video late last week which immediately generated what political consultants call buzz. FloridaPolitics.com, a popular statewide blog wrote a story about the ad after its release. As of Sunday afternoon, the video has been viewed over 10,000 times and shared on Facebook by 116 […]
Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor has responded to comments by Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna, which labeled Proctor a bully and an embarrassment to the community. Hanna’s comment came after Proctor weighed in on a gun safety bill which he said could result in black students becoming targets for “trigger-happy” armed teachers. Proctor, in an […]
The Tallahassee Democrat has chosen to paint the debate over school safety as a partisan fight and to ignore reports that Parkland parents are actually supporting the bill before the Florida Legislature. A screen capture of the Tallahassee Democrat website shows their focus on the GOP. The headline this morning proclaims ” GOP rolls Democrats […]
Senator Bill Montford made it clear -through his votes on two amendments – that he does not support arming teachers with guns or de-certifying teacher unions. However, that was not enough for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. The two amendments Montford supported were not adopted and he was faced with supporting two bills that provided significant […]
More sweeping changes are headed toward Florida’s public schools, including the use of sales-tax credits to help students attend private schools. In a 20-17 vote Monday, the Senate backed a bill (HB 7055) that has been a top priority of House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, and includes dozens of changes for the state’s […]
The Tallahassee City Commission voted 4-0 to re-bid a $2.6 million contract award, based in part, on a bid protest filed by DPB & Associates – a company affiliated with a family member of City Commissioner Nancy Miller. The vote comes despite the fact that the bid protest was reviewed and dismissed by City Attorney […]
The City Commission voted to submit an application to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a grant to install public solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations at several locations downtown. If the grant is approved, the city will be responsible for providing at least 20% in matching funds. The City claims it can […]
At the most recent City Commission meeting, the City of Tallahassee entered in an agreement with Big Bend Habitat for Humanity to sponsor construction of three homes with a donation of $195,000 in funding and 600 hours of volunteer time. The City is eligible for a rebate of 50% of the appraised value of the […]
The proposed zoning change for 30.9 acres (see map at end of report) located near the intersection of Bull Headley Road and Bannerman Road will increase the number of “dwelling units” from 16 to 247. In addition, the change will allow for approximately 300,000 square feet of commercial space in buildings up to four stories […]