I have been following the local campaigns over the last six months. After the primaries in August, I zeroed in on four races that I believe will tell us a lot about how our community views change, party labels, qualifications and personalities when the results are known Tuesday night. The four races can be divided […]
Barton Tuck, the current owner of the Killearn Country Club, has filed a request with the City of Tallahassee’s Planning Commission to change the zoning of land located on what was known as the North Course. The North Course was recently closed. The requested amendment changes the zoning designation of five areas of the Killearn […]
Decisions by the Gannett owned Tallahassee Democrat on what to cover and what to ignore during this political cycle is revealing a pattern of behavior that is consistent with the political priorities of Allison Tant. Tant is the Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman and currently serves as the Chair of the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee. […]
The latest available information show that the value of Leon county single-family new construction permits issued in August and September reversed a downward trend that began in May and continued through July. Information from Leon County government and the City of Tallahassee show that there were a total of 115 single-family construction permits issued in […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a 4-1 City Commission vote supporting a proposed development that will impact the Myers Parks neighborhood was influenced by unnamed developers, raising questions about transparency. The City of Tallahassee publicly noticed an agenda item for the October 26th meeting under the title, “Update on Myers Park noise mitigation wall”. However, […]
The major donor to Loranne Ausley’s Florida 2020 PAC, DuBose Ausley, is listed as the former chairman and practicing attorney at the Ausley McMullen law firm, which represents the Tallahassee Democrat. DuBose Ausley has donated $35,000 to the PAC. Loranne Ausley is DuBose Ausley’s daughter. The Tallahassee Democrat has yet to report on the Florida […]
The State of Florida employment report for September shows that Leon County added 4,300 jobs. This increase is consistent with seasonal trends. In September 2015 Leon county added 3,295 jobs and in 2014 approximately 4,600 jobs were added in September. As the chart below shows, this months gain follows a downward trend in jobs that […]
The majority of Leon county voters may decide Mark Earley is their choice for Supervisor of Elections, but one thing they will have to accept when casting their vote is the questionable campaign activities of the current Leon County Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho, on Mr. Earley’s behalf. Mr. Sancho, who has endorsed Mr. Earley, […]
Loranne Ausley, Democratic candidate for Florida House District 9, is running a campaign that criticizes the power of special interests while taking significant contributions from special interests. Tallahassee Reports has learned that Ausley has accepted large contributions given by corporate interests through a political action committee (PAC) called Florida 2020. Paperwork on file with the […]
The United States Census Bureau recently released estimates on poverty for 2015. The information reveals that Leon County leads counties in Florida with populations over 100,000 with a poverty rate of 22.3%. In 2015, the poverty threshold for a family with two children was calculated to be $24,036. The official poverty rate in 2015 for […]