On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Chief Lawrence E. Revell and the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) celebrated its second class of recruits in 2024, welcoming 13 new officers. “We are excited to have these 13 new officers join our team and look forward to them having a distinguished career with the Tallahassee Police Department,” said Chief Revell. […]
LOCAL NEWS In a story published by WCTV, City Commissioner Jack Porter revealed she voted against an increase in the 2024 city’s property tax millage rate because it funded hiring more police officers. A would-be historic donation to Florida A&M this spring was too good to be true, according to a report published Monday following […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The state has warned Port Canaveral leaders that they are putting at risk current and future infrastructure money if they don’t reverse dock plans that appear to favor cruise ships over the space industry. In a letter Friday, Department of Commerce Secretary J. Alex Kelly and Department […]
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election yesterday. The choice is seen as a strategic move to boost Harris’ connection with rural voters in the Midwest, an important region for the upcoming election. Walz, 60, a former high school teacher and National Guard veteran, served as a representative […]
In a story published by WCTV, City Commissioner Jack Porter revealed she voted against an increase in the 2024 city’s property tax millage rate because it funded hiring more police officers. Porter does not believe more police officers will have an impact on crime. In response to comments by City Commissioner Curtis Richardson about the […]
LOCAL NEWS Travel records reviewed by Tallahassee Reports shows that Leon County’s progressive politicians have elected to attend conferences with left-wing agendas while ignoring the Chamber’s Annual Community Conference which focuses on a broad range of Tallahassee centric issues. J. Brent Pichard opines on what he calls the “Property Tax Shell Game.” Seven months through […]
By J. Brent Pichard “The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” ? Jean-Baptiste Colbert The amount of property taxes paid directly by property owners and indirectly by renters and consumers is a function of two components: 1) the market value of each taxable property […]
Vice President Kamala Harris officially became the Democratic nominee for president yesterday after a five-day virtual roll-call process ended. She is expected to announce her running mate today before kicking off a five-day campaign tour across seven battleground states. Harris has reportedly whittled down her choices from a broad bench of candidates to two leading contenders: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota […]
LOCAL NEWS Seven months through 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department remain down when compared to 2023. Get the details. A man was hit and killed overnight Sunday, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. TPD said it happened near the intersection of Ocala Road and West Pensacola Street. As of […]
Seven months through 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department remain down when compared to 2023. The latest numbers shown that robbery incidents are down double digits. However, the numbers show that residential burglaries are up 3.2% YTD. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number […]