The State of Florida employment report for January shows that Leon County loss 425 jobs. This month’s loss follows job losses in November and December. This downward trend is consistent with seasonal variations. The unemployment rate increased from from 4.3% in December to 5.1% in January. This increase was due in part to an increase […]
Killearn residents opposed to the redevelopment of the “North Nine” proposal put forward by Killearn Country Club owner Barton Tuck, met with Mayor Andrew Gillum on Wednesday night. The meeting was attended by approximately 30 people and took place in a home that is on the “North Nine” golf course that Mr. Tuck is seeking […]
During their last meeting, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) – which is composed of the Leon County Commission and the City Commission -voted to direct staff to seek a 25% reduction in the $536,000 cost proposed by the top ranked consultant to complete a disparity study. Days before the meeting, Tallahassee Reports learned that the […]
Congressional Republicans have unsurprisingly received criticism for calling out leftist protesters who are part of a nationally coordinated campaign to hijack their town hall meetings. These forums have become such a media spectacle that Senator Marco Rubio decided to forgo town halls all together. This has raised the question of whether or not the town […]
As we have previously reported, the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission voted 3-2 to deny the rezoning application submitted by Barton Tuck, the owner of the Killearn Golf and Country Club. The rezoning proposal has been a source of controversy and has faced several court challenges, some of which remain unresolved. TR has published a number […]
Update Leon County Sheriff McNeil has confirmed with TR’s Karen Murphy that his office will be investigating the Gillum email controversy. Original Report One day after State Attorney Jack Campbell told TR reporter Karen Murphy he was waiting for someone with first-hand knowledge of the Tallahassee Mayor’s possible misappropriation of the city software for personal […]
Tallahassee Reports has received the data housed by the NGP VAN software purchased by Mayor Andrew Gillum using city tax dollars. Gillum has recently reimbursed the City of Tallahassee. It will take some time to go through the 30,000 email addresses and 60 emails that were sent using the data, but early findings reveal various […]
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum laid out a blueprint for his campaign for governor in Kleman Plaza this past Saturday. He began by telling a crowd of about 200 that “we must take back our state” and “we deserve our voice.” He told his supporters “we’re going to run a race that is powered by people. […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has recruited Geoff Burgan, the former chief spokesman and speechwriter for U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, to serve as the spokesman for his campaign. Burgan worked with Wasserman Schultz from April 2015 until February 2017. During this time she was the senior Democratic Member on the […]
During the first US Congressional recess of the year, Florida District-2 Representative Dr. Neal Dunn met with supporters of the Affordable Care Act during his visit to Tallahassee on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017. Dunn was in town for the opening of the VA Clinic. Dunn said, “It was an honor to take part in the […]