Health insurers are asking federal and state regulators to sign off on double-digit rate hikes for hundreds of Obamacare plans next year, increases that are being driven by skyrocketing drug costs and better data on how healthy or sick their customers are. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/insurers-seek-double-digit-obamacare-hikes-118524.html#ixzz3bue0I5t6
They use words like “historic” and “charismatic,” phrases like “great potential” and “million-dollar smile.” They notice audience members moved to tears by an American-dream-come-true success story. When they look at the cold, hard political math, they get uneasy. An incipient sense of anxiety is tugging at some Democrats — a feeling tersely captured in four […]
Best selling writer Peter Schweizer, who’s most recent work – Clinton Cash – is currently #3 on the New York Times Best selling list, has been ignored by the local media. Other than a visit on WFLA’s Morning Show with Preston Scott, Schweizer has not scored any local coverage in the Tallahassee Democrat, on WFSU, […]
The latest FDLE report on crime in the state of Florida found that Leon County was ranked number one in crimes per 100,000 residents for 2014. Tallahassee Reports investigated the numbers and found that incidents in the City of Tallahassee was the cause for the number one ranking. Without the city numbers, the county jurisdiction […]
This past Thursday the Tallahassee Board of Realtors (TBR) issued a memorandum to “Broker Members” regarding “the uncertainty around the Killearn Golf and Country Club and the potential effects on the property in the Killearn neighborhood.” The memorandum alerted “Broker Members” that TBR had asked their legal counsel to craft disclosure language in anticipation of […]
After 25 years Old Town Cafe, located off of Timberlane Road in Market Square, is under new management. Ashley Webb assumed ownership on May 1, 2015 from Marcia Harrison who owned and operated the business since its opening in 1990. Ms. Harrison is heading south to spend more time with her family. The change in […]
The latest employment data shows that the number of people employed in Leon County has declined for the 6th month in a row. The losses began in November, 2014 when employment fell by 1,327 jobs. This loss was followed by job losses of 553 in December, 408 in January, 253 in February, 732 in March […]
On Wednesday the City Commission voted to allow the owner of the Killearn Country Club to demolish the Inn, but not before some concessions and a warning from one City Commissioner. The concessions came out of a meeting with the developer, the City and the representatives of the Killearn Homeowners Association. The item had been […]
While crime in Florida was at a 44-year low in 2014, the crime rate in Leon County increased from 4,720 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2013 to 5,049 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2014. With this increase, Leon County leads Florida in crime rate. The statewide crime rate continued a downward trend and ended 2014 […]
The recent Parade of Homes had a record low number of participants this year. Only 18 homes were included in the Parade, and industry insiders tell Tallahassee Reports this is an indication of a slow down in new construction in Leon County. Building new homes is a major part of any local economy. Construction activity […]