The Republican-controlled Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee on Tuesday approved a measure that targets diversity, equity, and inclusion, or “DEI,” efforts at medical schools and in state-agency contracts. The bill (SB 1710), filed by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, would prohibit money going to DEI offices or officers and would require “specific science […]
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH), the region’s leading healthcare provider, recently announced the completion of its full transition to the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Epic is the leading technology provider in the EHR industry and is used by well-regarded healthcare institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. The press release noting […]
HCA Florida Capital Hospital recently announced the appointment of Edwin H. Moore, Ph.D., as chair of its board of trustees and Niraj Pandit, MD, as vice chair. “We are honored to have Ed Moore and Niraj Pandit lead our board of trustees,” said Tavarres Jefferson, chief operations officer at HCA Florida Capital Hospital. “Their deep […]
Tallahassee State College (TSC) Foundation recently announced a $10,000 donation from Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs (THF) to establish a new scholarship supporting students pursuing careers in accounting and technology. This gift will provide financial assistance to TSC students who demonstrate academic promise and an interest in these critical fields. The press release noted that “The Thomas […]
On Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County held a Governing Council Meeting. Provided below are the meeting briefs. Executive Director’s Report On February 28th, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis reappointed Mr. Paul Mitchell and Mr. Mark O’Bryant to the Council, as well as appointing Ms. Allison Richards, she also serves as […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest employment report shows that the number of jobs in Leon County increased in January when compared to December. There were 161,025 people working in Leon County in January compared to December’s revised employment number of 160,374, an increase of 651 jobs. On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Board of Commissioners […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to realign $1 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funding previously approved by the Board for the Tallahassee Housing Authority’s (THA) Columbia Gardens at South City (Columbia Gardens) affordable housing project. This realignment will ensure that the ERA funds will be utilized […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Commissioners heard a status report from Domi Education Inc. about the impact of their programs and initiatives. Domi entered into a public-private partnership with Leon County in 2013 to help stimulate economic growth. Per Domi’s website, their “incubation programs are designed to equip entrepreneurs to launch and scale […]
The latest employment report shows that the number of jobs in Leon County increased in January when compared to December. There were 161,025 people working in Leon County in January compared to December’s revised employment number of 160,374, an increase of 651 jobs. The January unemployment rate came in at 3.7%, up from the 3.3% […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate had a slight uptick to 3.5 percent in January, while Gov. Ron DeSantis touted growth in the labor force. The state Department of Commerce on Monday released a report that said the January rate was up from 3.4 percent in December. It […]