The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 18, 2025
LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County July unemployment rate increased to 4.4%. The June unemployment rate was 4.3%.…
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Florida Jobless Rate Stays at 3.7 Percent
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in July, with a state…
Benjamin Lester Abberger III, Fourth-Generation Floridian, Dies at 74
Benjamin Lester Abberger III, who worked on the 1976 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas and worked as a…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 15, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses controversy related to the fire services fund. Bond was denied Thursday for a Tallahassee woman who was…
Florida Jobless Claims Down Slightly
Florida had 6,230 initial unemployment claims during the week that ended Aug. 9, down slightly from the previous week, according to a…
State to Use Prison as Detention Center
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid legal wrangling over a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, Gov.…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 14, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses Mayor Dailey’s decision to not seek re-election. Leon County Commissioners have thwarted the City of Tallahassee’s…
Controversial Bear Hunt Gets Go-Ahead
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida HAVANA — Despite pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved holding…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Three candidates have filed to run for Jeremy Matlow’s city commission seat. The candidates include Talethia Edwards, PJ Andres Perez…
Albritton, Simpson to Tout Food Program
By The News Service of Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson are expected this week to tout…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Mayor John Dailey has had a change of heart and tells TR he will not seek re-election. He provided TR…
National Guard Activated in DC
President Donald Trump declared a public safety emergency in Washington, DC, yesterday, activating 800 DC National Guard members over concerns of violent crime. He…