LOCAL NEWS Review the meeting briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on March 18, 2025. Steve Stewart discusses the impact of enforcing immigration laws on local government on The Preston Scott Show. The Leon County Tourist Development tax generated $9.3 million in revenue in 2024, up from the $8.9 million generated in 2023. […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure. The bill (HB 1321), unanimously approved by the House Education Administration Subcommittee, also […]
Below are the meeting briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on March 18, 2025. The Board approved Consent Items 1-19. The consent items included five status reports: Fiscal Year 2024 Code Enforcement, Nuisance Abatement, and Code Compliance Programs Annual Report, Tallahassee-Leon County Board of Adjustment and Appeals 2024 Annual Report, 2024 Supervised Pretrial […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County Board of County Commissioners heard a status report from Domi Education Inc. related to the impact of their programs and initiatives. Get the details. About 150 people rallied at the Social Security office in Tallahassee on Monday. They’re worried the Trump Administration could be targeting their monthly benefits. The rally […]
The Republican-controlled Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee on Tuesday approved a measure that targets diversity, equity, and inclusion, or “DEI,” efforts at medical schools and in state-agency contracts. The bill (SB 1710), filed by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, would prohibit money going to DEI offices or officers and would require “specific science […]
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH), the region’s leading healthcare provider, recently announced the completion of its full transition to the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Epic is the leading technology provider in the EHR industry and is used by well-regarded healthcare institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. The press release noting […]
HCA Florida Capital Hospital recently announced the appointment of Edwin H. Moore, Ph.D., as chair of its board of trustees and Niraj Pandit, MD, as vice chair. “We are honored to have Ed Moore and Niraj Pandit lead our board of trustees,” said Tavarres Jefferson, chief operations officer at HCA Florida Capital Hospital. “Their deep […]
Tallahassee State College (TSC) Foundation recently announced a $10,000 donation from Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs (THF) to establish a new scholarship supporting students pursuing careers in accounting and technology. This gift will provide financial assistance to TSC students who demonstrate academic promise and an interest in these critical fields. The press release noted that “The Thomas […]
On Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County held a Governing Council Meeting. Provided below are the meeting briefs. Executive Director’s Report On February 28th, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis reappointed Mr. Paul Mitchell and Mr. Mark O’Bryant to the Council, as well as appointing Ms. Allison Richards, she also serves as […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest employment report shows that the number of jobs in Leon County increased in January when compared to December. There were 161,025 people working in Leon County in January compared to December’s revised employment number of 160,374, an increase of 651 jobs. On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Board of Commissioners […]