LOCAL NEWS The recent proposal by City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox to expand the governance board related to the TMH-FSU agreement from 17 to 19 members, allowing both FAMU and TSC to have a seat while TMH maintains a one-vote majority, has the support of Florida State Representative Allison Tant. Steve Stewart discusses the ongoing negotiations […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Accusing state elections officials of “ignoring the indisputable facts and their clear legal obligation,” backers of a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to allow recreational use of marijuana are asking the Florida Supreme Court to force Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to move forward with a ballot-approval […]
The Chiles Timberwolves relied on their talent, resilience, and experience to defeat the visiting Beachside Barracudas in the 5A FHSAA state championship regional finals for the second consecutive year. Chiles won in five-sets, 20-25, 25-9, 23-25, 25-11, 15-9. The rematch featured massive momentum shifts, but the defending 5A state champion Timberwolves responded convincingly when their […]
LOCAL NEWS Check out the answers to five questions posed to Tallahassee mayoral candidate Loranne Ausley. A man has been arrested for a fatal shooting Wednesday around lunchtime on the west side. Leon County deputies say the victim was found in his car in the road along the 5700 block of Aenon Church Trail. The […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida Loranne Ausley served two stints in the Florida House before her election to the state Senate in 2020. Ausley, a Democrat, lost a 2022 bid for re-election after changes were made to North Florida’s sprawling Senate District 3. Ausley spent months recovering from injuries suffered last year […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Disputing allegations that they violated First Amendment rights, Florida wildlife officials Thursday argued that a federal judge should reject a request to reinstate a biologist who was fired because of a social-media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Attorneys for Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
LOCAL NEWS Campaign documents indicate that an influential member of the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Sally Bradshaw, made significant donations to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s mayoral campaign during a time when TMH and Florida State University were negotiating a deal to create an academic medical center in the Tallahassee. The possible takeover of […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t think Florida Democrats should tell him about their fears of low-income Floridians losing access to food benefits. Instead, DeSantis wants them to write their concerns to Chuck Schumer, the U.S. Senate Democratic Leader from New York. “Did those Democrats write a letter to Chuck Schumer asking […]
LOCAL NEWS TMH releases statement addressing possible TSC seat on governance board of new academic medical center. Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas offered public comment at the Leon County School Board meeting Tuesday evening addressing teacher pay increases and comments made by Board member Daryl Jones. FLORIDA NEWS Larry Keefe, the first executive director of […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Larry Keefe, the first executive director of Florida’s new State Board of Immigration Enforcement, exited his post Tuesday in what the governor’s office says was a planned move. A former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Keefe’s position will be taken over effective immediately by Anthony Coker, an […]