The News Service of Florida House Appropriations Chairman Travis Cummings on Wednesday said he is not overly concerned about the financial impact of corporate donors halting donations to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program. School voucher supporters said this week the decision by Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to stop future contributions to the […]
A review of LCSO Booking Reports show that the number of weapon related arrests increased in January 2020 when compared to weapon related arrests during January one year ago. In January 2019 there were 71 arrests that involved weapons charges. That number increased 25.4% to 89 in 2020. The overall number of arrests in 2020 […]
Today the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency voted to approve a $2.3 million competitive incentive package to support the expansion of a local manufacturing company called Project Juggernaut. Project Juggernaut represents a Tallahassee-Leon County-based advanced manufacturing company considering expansion within Innovation Park. Chairman Bryan Desolge said that “this is a kind of project we were hoping to […]
Superintendent Rocky Hanna will kick-off his re-election campaign with a fundraiser sponsored by a number prominent business, elected and community leaders this Wednesday. Information on the event is provided below. Hanna, who recently filed for re-election, won the his first four-year term in 2016 by defeating incumbent superintendent Jackie Pons. So far, Hanna is the […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 68 incidents reported during the week of January 17th-23rd. The data indicates there were 31 property incidents and 1 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the […]
By: Ellen Piekalkiewicz, FSU News Florida State University’s Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children welcomes FSU College of Social Work Associate Professor Carrie Pettus-Davis for the center’s latest presentation of its “Engage, Invest, Respond,” lecture series. She will present on her work harnessing technology to expand the scope of data-driven […]
By Amy Farnum-Patronis, Florida State University News Four of Florida State University’s online graduate programs are ranking in the nation’s Top 20, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Online Programs. “It is very exciting to see our online graduate programs recognized among the top 20 in the nation,” said Robert Fuselier, director of […]
On January 14, 2020, the Leon County School (LCS) Board received an update on school related construction projects as of December 31, 2019. LCS Board policy requires the Superintendent to report semi-annually the status of all construction projects planned to be performed in the next twelve (12) months, currently in process and completed within the […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in December by 12.5% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 69,403 during last December to 78,089 this year. The information also shows that traffic was up 6.9% in 2019 relative to 2018. The Passenger […]
Listed below is the salary schedule for Leon County teachers hired for 2019-2020 based on years of related experience. Note that the salary is based on 7.5 hour days and 196 days per year. The beginning salary for someone out of college is $37,548. Based on the document provided by LCS, this translates to $25.54 […]