LOCAL NEWS Has Matlow aide Ryan Ray let his political & personal relationship with City Commissioner Jack Porter effect his actions as the chair of the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee? Some Democrats thinks so? Get the details. The local progressive element of the Democrat party has targeted Laurie Cox on social media labeling her […]
By The News Service of Florida The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to add policies last week and topped a total of 1.215 million. Citizens had 1,215,064 policies on Friday, up from 1,211,914 policies a week earlier and 1,207,292 policies two weeks earlier, according to data posted on its website. Citizens, which was created […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida After the issue was tucked into a wide-ranging energy bill approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, state regulators in the coming months will study the feasibility of adding more nuclear power. The Florida Public Service Commission has scheduled a Sept. 5 workshop as it begins […]
LOCAL NEWS WFSU recently held a forum for City Commission seat 1 candidates including Louis Dilbert, Rudy Ferguson and incumbent Jack Porter. The candidates addressed law enforcement, firefighters, Amazon, and affordable housing. Get the details. The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 3,475 jobs in May when compared to last month as the […]
The Florida Realtors May 2024 report on single-family sales activity shows that the May number of sales in Florida was relatively flat with 26,252 transactions, down 0.5% when compared to May 2023. Year-to Date (YTD) numbers show that single – family sales transactions were down 0.9% five months into 2024 when compared to last year. […]
Last week, Leon County Government and the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida dedicated Courtroom 3A in the Leon County Courthouse, 301 S. Monroe St., to honor the memory of the Honorable Judge James C. Hankinson. Appointed to the bench in 2002 by Governor Jeb Bush, Judge Hankinson was known for his unwavering dedication and innovation […]
The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 3,475 jobs in May when compared to last month as the transition to the summer economy begins. There were 155,746 people working in Leon County in May compared to April’s revised employment number of 159,221. The May unemployment rate dropped to 3.2% from the 3.3% reported […]
LOCAL NEWS Beginning Monday, July 8, the Tallahassee International Airport’s main terminal entrance will close temporarily due to road work, according to the airport. The road work will take place on Capital Circle. What happens when a teachers’ personal opinions enter the classroom? Leon County’s Democratic superintendent candidates recently weighed in on that question during […]
LOCAL NEWS TR implements a defined comment policy. We value input from readers and are interested in articulate, well-informed comments that are relevant to the topic. We also welcome satire and humor (Mayor Flintstone) in the comment section. We hope the new policy will help improve the discussion about issues that are important to our […]
Beginning July 4, 2024, Tallahassee Reports will implement a defined comment policy. Unlike other local news outlets in Tallahassee that do not allow anonymous comments, TR has tried to provide a venue for a discussion that does not require someone to reveal their identity. This approach has resulted in a robust discussion on various topics […]