The longstanding tradition of local elected officials remaining publicly “neutral” in elections that involve colleagues has fallen victim to the battle for control of the city commission between the progressive movement in Tallahassee and traditional Democrats in recent election cycles. This cycle will be no different. With the city commission stuck in 3-2 split on […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House late Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would make a series of changes in state energy laws, including preventing offshore wind-energy generation and removing references to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The House voted 81-29 to pass the bill (HB 1645), […]
President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address tonight, a speech that comes against the backdrop of the ongoing influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border, the US role in the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars, delays in the passage of a federal budget, and more. Biden is expected to tout positive US economic […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS City Commissioner Jack Porter will not reveal who paid for certain travel expenses for her to attend conferences in 2023 sponsored by Local Progress, a far-left progressive group that encourages locally elected officials to promote certain policy […]
By 1440 News Voters in 15 states and the US territory of American Samoa headed to the polls yesterday on what is known as Super Tuesday, the single biggest day of primary voting in the presidential election cycle. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won almost every race, continuing on their trajectory toward becoming the 2024 […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Two months into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down when compared to 2023. However, fatal shootings are up. A Tallahassee man convicted in a deadly home invasion has just been sentenced […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial proposal designed to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places while requiring local governments to address the issue is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday voted 27-12 along party lines to pass the bill (HB 1365), which would […]
Two months into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down when compared to 2023. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number of incidents during the two months of 2024 is down 9.7% when compared to the same period in 2023. The numbers show […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that January 2024 passenger traffic increased 12.5% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 7,680 from the 61,389 reported during January 2023 […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Wiping away tears, men in their 60s, 70s and 80s watched Monday as the Florida Senate unanimously gave final approval to a plan to steer $20 million to survivors of abuse at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and another state […]