The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board highlighted nine advisory opinions in the Board’s 2024 Annual Report. The opinions addressed the acceptance of gifts, and the misuse of position related to covered individuals. The Board may issue advisory opinions related to ethics, conflict of interest, and any other topic over which it has jurisdiction. An advisory opinion […]
Six former Florida State basketball players filed a lawsuit Monday against their former coach, Leonard Hamilton, over unpaid promises of NIL compensation that total $1.5 million and acknowledged within the documents that they boycotted a practice last season over the missed payments. The story was first reported by Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. “In a landmark […]
LOCAL NEWS On December 11th, the Tallahassee city commission voted 4-1 to schedule a hearing to consider the repeal of the ordinance that created the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB). The public hearing is scheduled for January 15, 2025. Mayor John Dailey and city commissioners Dianne Williams-Cox, Curtis Richardson, and Jeremy Matlow voted to schedule […]
By TSC News Shelly Bell, Vice President for Workforce Development at Tallahassee State College, has been recognized by the News Service of Florida with an Impact Award. The Florida Impact Awards shine a spotlight on exceptional leaders from across various sectors who are making a real difference in their communities. This prestigious recognition celebrates Shelly’s […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. House Committee on Ethics released a report Monday alleging that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz “regularly” paid women for sex, used illegal drugs and violated state laws. The committee released the 37-page report more than a month after Gaetz, a Republican, resigned from […]
By The News Service of Florida A federal judge has dismissed a Broward County teen’s challenge to the constitutionality of a 2021 Florida law that bars transgender female students from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman on Thursday issued a 32-page decision rejecting arguments that the law violated the […]
LOCAL NEWS On Thursday, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced the outcomes of Operation Lifeguard, a significant undercover operation targeting perpetrators of online child exploitation. The latest TR print edition is available. Subscribe here to get print edition and E-edition. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS It was four times the celebration at Maclay this morning, as […]
On Thursday, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced the outcomes of Operation Lifeguard, a significant undercover operation targeting perpetrators of online child exploitation. Over the course of three days, 36 hours total, the operation resulted in 93 contacts with adults who continued conversations with undercover law enforcement officers after being informed that the individuals […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Growing faster than almost any other state, Florida’s estimated population topped 23.3 million people this year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau estimated that Florida had 23,372,215 people as of July 1, up from 22,904,868 a year earlier. […]
LOCAL NEWS The news briefs from the December 10, 2024, Leon County School Board meeting related to Presentations, Recognitions, & Reports and Items Considered by Board members are now available. The head of the National Urban League was in Tallahassee on Friday, Dec. 13. Marc Morial spoke out against local gun violence, much of which […]