Report: Second Quarter Florida GDP Up 3.3%, Personal Income Up 6.7%

Report: Second Quarter Florida GDP Up 3.3%, Personal Income Up 6.7%

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, and June). The Florida GDP was up 3.3%, ranking 30th while the Florida personal income was up 6.7%, ranking 11th. […]

Single-Family Construction Permits Trending Down

Single-Family Construction Permits Trending Down

According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 6.1% in September 2025 when compared to September 2024. Permit values were down 9.2%. There were 31 permits issued in September 2025, down 2 permits from the 33 issued one year ago. There were 39 permits issued […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Following an opinion article by Leon County School Board Alva Smith, addressing operational efficiencies, Superintendent Rocky Hanna, during Tuesday’s school board meeting, pledged to conduct an operational review of school finances before the end of the year. An estimated 1,000 attendees showed up for Tallahassee’s Longest Table event the evening of Sunday, Oct. […]

Superintendent Hanna Commits to Evaluating LCS Operations

Superintendent Hanna Commits to Evaluating LCS Operations

Following an opinion article by Leon County School Board Alva Smith addressing operational efficiencies, Superintendent Rocky Hanna, during Tuesday’s school board meeting, pledged to conduct an operational review of school finances before the end of the year. Smith has argued for almost a year that the operation of low-capacity schools was hurting LCS finances. In […]

Hugh Max Jordan Dies at 84

Hugh Max Jordan Dies at 84

Hugh Max Jordan died peacefully October 11th, 2025, surrounded by his family in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born November 29, 1940, in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the third eldest of twelve children born to the late Ross Allen Jordan and Vivian Dyal Jordan. In his youth, his parents started several businesses, such as a gas […]

Boyd Backed to Become Senate President

Boyd Backed to Become Senate President

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Jim Boyd, a veteran lawmaker who heads an insurance and investment firm in Bradenton, was formally selected Tuesday by Senate Republicans to become the next Senate president. Boyd, who is the Senate majority leader, will succeed President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, after the November 2026 elections. […]

Citizens Policy Count Virtually Unchanged

Citizens Policy Count Virtually Unchanged

By The News Service of Florida With Citizens Property Insurance Corp. leaders expecting tens of thousands of policies to move to the private market later this year, the state insurer’s policy count remained almost unchanged last week. Citizens had 769,059 policies as of Friday, compared to 769,017 policies a week earlier and 769,294 policies two […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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 schools caused by popularity of School Choice vouchers and scholarships, well-performing Charter Schools and shifting population demographics.   The latest campaign reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections for the 2026 election […]

Daryl Parks Leads Mayoral Candidates in Contributions

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 Daryl Parks raised $91,775. Parks was followed by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow who raised $73,489 and Loranne Ausley with $64,082. In the Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3 contest, Talethia Edwards reported $15,200, P.J. […]

Proposed Bill Would Require Constitutional Oath for Teachers

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, R-Miami Lakes, is an attorney and has been in office since 2020. The bill, HB 147, would require teachers to, “before entering upon the duties of a classroom teacher,” take the oath. The language […]