The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Alva Smith: Our ability to pay teachers a higher wage is handcuffed by the operation of too many under capacity…
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Daryl Parks Leads Mayoral Candidates in Contributions
The latest campaign reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections for the 2026 election cycle shows that Tallahassee mayoral candidate…
Proposed Bill Would Require Constitutional Oath for Teachers
A bill filed Monday by state Rep. Tom Fabricio would require teachers to take an oath to the Constitution and nonpartisanship. Fabricio,…
Alva Smith: Under Capacity Schools Impact Teacher Salaries
As recently reported, our dedicated teachers and other employees continue to be tremendously underpaid. Leon County School District operating reserves have dwindled…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, October 13, 2025
LOCAL NEWS The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the…
Survey Says Florida Dems and NPA Voters Support Open Primary Elections
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix As the Florida Democratic Party continues to consider opening its primary elections to independent voters, a survey backed by…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, October 10, 2025
LOCAL NEWS The latest Leon County Sheriff’s Office School Resource 2024-25 Annual Report is out, and it shows a 38.3% increase in…
GOP Nears 1.4M Voter Edge
By The News Service of Florida The Republican Party of Florida in September added to its voter-registration edge over the Florida Democratic…
House Speaker Designate Sam Garrison Talks Medicaid Expansion, Looming Cuts
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix Rep. Sam Garrison, selected Thursday to become the next speaker of the Florida House, is playing down…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, October 9, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Changes are coming to high schools in Leon County next week. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 14, a new bell schedule will…
Leon County Addresses Potential Charter Amendments
On September 23, the Board of County Commissioners held a meeting to discuss seven potential charter amendments for consideration by the Citizen…
Former Democrat Files Bill Banning Shari’a Law in Florida Government
By Livia Caputo, Florida Phoenix A Florida lawmaker who suddenly switched parties last year filed a state version of a federal bill…