By Stephen Stone, FSU News The Florida State University Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship (JMC) is ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate entrepreneurship program according to The Princeton Review’s list of Top Schools for Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs of 2026. The college is also ranked second in the South, second in the state of Florida and 18th […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After a ruling last week allowed Florida to begin enforcing a 2024 law designed to prevent children from having access to certain social-media sites, tech industry groups Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to quickly hear arguments about whether the law violates First Amendment rights. […]
Through November, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 24.9% when compared to incident data from January thru November in 2024. The drop was driven by a 42.9% decline in commercial burglaries and a 31.5% decline auto related crime incidents. Despite the year-to-date declines, […]
LOCAL NEWS A Tallahassee man who shot his neighbor’s dog inside a vehicle has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years probation. John Pender claimed the dog bit his child, but no injuries were found. Opinion: Property Tax Reform on the Agenda FLORIDA NEWS Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Four proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reducing property taxes for homeowners continued moving forward Tuesday in the Florida House, despite concerns about how they could hit funding for local services. The Republican-controlled State Affairs Committee voted along party lines to approve the proposals, including a […]
LOCAL NEWS Ground-breaking for the first phase of Charlie and Tonja Ward’s Champions Ranch in south Tallahassee happened first thing Monday, Dec. 1. The athletics and education complex is already nearly halfway to its fundraising goal. The agenda for the Leon County Commission December 9 meeting is now public. Topics include city-county consolidation, fire services […]
By Curtis Baynes On November 3, 2026, Florida voters may make a transformative decision about the future of property taxes. It’s too early to know the precise nature of the expected change but, so far, the proposals target non-school taxes, meaning that, at a minimum, property tax abolition for school-related taxation is not in the […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Unions representing college faculty members have challenged a state Department of Education plan that would expand requirements for professors to post syllabi and other course material online. The Florida Education Association and the United Faculty of Florida filed the administrative challenge last week, contending that […]
LOCAL NEWS Analysis of voter data shows that the 2024 ballot referendum to increase city commissioner salaries passed with overwhelming support from southside voters. Big Bend Cares, a nonprofit celebrating 40 years of providing health care, housing and supportive services throughout the Big Bend, announced on December 1 that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos […]
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis may get a chance to appoint up to 25 additional judges in his final year in office if the Florida Legislature goes along with a new request from the state Supreme Court. DeSantis has repeatedly boasted about his efforts to reshape Florida’s judicial branch, including the state […]