TR Reporting Confirmed: Commissioner Porter Travel Funded by Left-Wing Group, Questions Remain

TR Reporting Confirmed: Commissioner Porter Travel Funded by Left-Wing Group, Questions Remain

A report by the Tallahassee Democrat related to Commissioner Jack Porter’s travel has confirmed that a progressive group – Local Progress – funded Porter’s travel expense to attend several conferences. Ron Meyer, Porter’s attorney, stated in a March 6 letter that Local Progress did pay Porter’s expenses. On it’s website, Local Progress says the group […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, June 21, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, June 21, 2024

Sponsored by  FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS TR reporting on Commissioner Jack Porter travel expenses has been confirmed. Porter admits a far-left group has paid for her trips to attend several conferences. Porter’s failure to disclose the relationship is the basis for a recently […]

State Urges Rejection of Abortion ‘Statement’ Ruling

State Urges Rejection of Abortion ‘Statement’ Ruling

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A state panel will meet in July to consider revising a “financial impact statement” that has touched off a legal fight as Floridians prepare to vote this fall on a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights. But while revisions could be coming, state lawyers Thursday […]

Citizens Insurance Rate Hikes Backed

Citizens Insurance Rate Hikes Backed

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida While saying Florida’s insurance market is improving, the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors on Wednesday backed a proposal that would lead to customers across the state seeing double-digit rate increases in 2025. The proposal, in part, would lead to an average 13.5 percent rate increase […]

City Commission Meeting Briefs: June 19th, 2024

City Commission Meeting Briefs: June 19th, 2024

Below are the Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the June 19th, 2024. The City Commission voted to authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute the Construction and Maintenance Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Northeast Gateway Overpass Bridge between the City of Tallahassee, the Florida Department of Transportation and Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency. This City […]

BJ Van Camp Discusses Lively Technical Career Paths

BJ Van Camp Discusses Lively Technical Career Paths

BJ Van Camp, Director of Lively Technical College (Lively) and a local educator of over 20 years, recently appeared on the Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3 to discuss LTC’s dual enrollment program. While discussing how Lively connects with high school students, Van Camp explained that Lively gives high school students exposure to different […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Sponsored by  FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS After more than a year of negotiations between the City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters Union, a special magistrate has recommended a solution in a detailed, 26-page analysis. The latest information from the Tallahassee International […]

Magistrate Releases Recommendation in Firefighter Contract Negotiations

Magistrate Releases Recommendation in Firefighter Contract Negotiations

After more than a year of negotiations between the City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters Union, a special magistrate has recommended a solution in a detailed, 26-page analysis. The City of Tallahassee and the firefighter’s union began negotiating a new contract in March of 2023. However, after 21 failed negotiating sessions the city […]

Judge Weighs Arguments in FSU-ACC Fight

Judge Weighs Arguments in FSU-ACC Fight

BY Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Tuesday heard arguments about whether Florida State University’s lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference should be allowed to continue, in the latest chapter in a series of legal fights playing out in Tallahassee and North Carolina. Much of Tuesday’s […]

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