By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Florida Republicans are trying for the fourth year in a row to ban political flags atop government buildings, including Pride, MAGA, or Black Lives Matter banners. Filed by Republicans Rep. David Borrero and Sen. Clay Yarborough, HB 347 and SB 426 would ban flags referencing politics, race, gender, or sexual orientation being […]
By The News Service of Florida A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Eastern Florida State College violated the First Amendment rights of an employee who was fired because of social-media posts after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Attorneys for Erika Santos, who worked as a grant accountant at the Brevard County college, filed […]
LOCAL NEWS The unseasonably cold weather didn’t keep 43-year-old Jean Francois and his three young children from taking in the Veteran’s Day parade in Tallahassee on Tuesday. TPD recently provided a synopsis of an attempted homicide incident. Get the details. LOCAL SPORTS On Nov. 5th and Nov. 8th, two post season swim meets took place […]
TPD recently provided a synopsis of an attempted homicide incident. The synopsis is provided below. 2025-00194139 / Attempted Homicide / 4000 block of Catawba Street / 10:52 PM (Nov. 10) The victim and suspect became involved in an argument, during which the suspect shot the victim in the head with a handgun. The suspect subsequently […]
By Florida Phoenix Staff The unseasonably cold weather didn’t keep 43-year-old Jean Francois and his three young children from taking in the Veteran’s Day parade in Tallahassee on Tuesday. “I love America. So we want to come and enjoy America,” said Francois, who, along with his wife and his son, emigrated to the United States […]
General tax revenue in Florida for September came in just below expectations of state economists due to “lower-than-expected corporate income tax collections.” The Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research in a report Monday said Florida collected about $4.117 billion in net general revenue in September, $27.5 million less than the economists’ forecast. The report […]
LOCAL NEWS During the Leon County Commission meeting addressing state and federal legislative priorities, Commissioner O’Keefe moved to adopt four gun “common sense” reform policies, with Commissioner Proctor seconding the motion. Get the details on the vote. During the recent Leon County Commission meeting on legislative priorities, Commissioner Christian Caban urged board members to discuss […]
A freeze warning has been issued for the Tallahassee area by the National Weather Service – details below. Freeze WarningBeginning: 2025-11-11T04:47:00Ending: 2025-11-12T13:00:00New Alert Freeze Warning issued November 10 at 11:47PM EST until November 12 at 8:00AM EST byNWS Tallahassee FL WHAT…For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures aslow as 26. For the Cold Weather Advisory, […]
During the Leon County Commission meeting addressing state and federal legislative priorities, Commissioner O’Keefe moved to adopt four gun “common sense” reform policies, with Commissioner Proctor seconding the motion. The first policy requires universal background checks, which would close loopholes that allow people to purchase guns from unlicensed sellers without a background check. The second […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a closely watched dispute about First Amendment rights, attorneys for a biologist who was fired because of a social media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk squared off against lawyers for the state on Monday. Biologist Brittney Brown, who worked for […]