By The News Service of Florida Florida’s general-revenue tax collections beat expectations in May, with economists saying part of the gain was tied to people buying goods in anticipation of the effects of tariffs. The Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research on Monday released a report that said Florida collected about $4.56 billion in […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As they urge a U.S. district judge to halt an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project. The state last week began operating what has been dubbed […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County staff has submitted a semiannual status report regarding the curbside waste collection service provided by Waste Pro, Inc. which indicates continued customer service improvement. Leon County elected officials will receive an overview of the proposed charter review process and consider options and recommendations regarding the establishment of a Citizen Charter Review […]
Applications for The City of Tallahassee’s 2025 Neighborhood Awards Program are now open. Neighbors and Neighborhoods will be recognized in the following 2025 Neighborhood Awards Program categories: Outstanding Neighbor of the Year AwardAny resident who has facilitated improvement(s) in his/her neighborhood and/or any other neighborhood within the City of Tallahassee in the past year (2024) […]
Leon County elected officials will receive an overview of the proposed charter review process and consider options and recommendations regarding the establishment of a Citizen Charter Review Committee (CCRC) by November 3, 2025. The Leon County Charter requires that a Citizen Charter Review Committee (CCRC) be appointed by the Board every eight years at least […]
Leon County staff has submitted a semiannual status report regarding the curbside waste collection service provided by Waste Pro, Inc. which indicates continued customer service improvement. On March 21, 2023, the Board directed staff to prepare semi-annual status reports regarding Waste Pro’s performance under a new contract to ensure Waste Pro meets the expectations of […]
One measures party strength by evaluating party voter registration, party identification, party turnout, and party performance. This can be done at the local, state, and national level. This column will address voter registration and party performance. From the last day of 2020 through June 2nd of this year in Leon County Republican registration went up […]
LOCAL NEWS Six months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 36.8% when compared to incident data from January thru June in 2024. Steve Stewart discusses poll results related to cell phones in schools and speed enforcement cameras. First Tee – Tallahassee […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Wednesday backed a 2023 Florida law that requires teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth, rejecting arguments that the law violated First Amendment rights of a transgender teacher in Hillsborough County. A panel of the […]
First Tee – Tallahassee recently announced the award of $300,000 in state appropriations to support and expand its youth development initiatives across the Big Bend region. The press release noted the “milestone investment was made possible through the steadfast leadership of Representative Allison Tant and Senator Corey Simon, and with the approval of Governor Ron […]