The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the future of local property taxes. TR POLL: Would you support a property tax increase to fund…
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Appeals Fly on Ballot Initiatives Law
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Backers of proposed constitutional amendments and voting-rights groups are appealing after a…
Insurer Could Top Profit Limit
By The News Service of Florida While saying it has reduced Florida auto-insurance rates twice, Progressive insurance reported Monday that it could…
Texas Based HTeaO Closes Tallahassee Location
On Monday, the local owners of the HTeaO franchise notified the Tallahassee community – via the Tallahassee Foodies Facebook group – that…
School Fitness Test to Return
The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to schools after a 12-year hiatus, with President Donald Trump signing an executive order to restore and revamp…
Tesla Autopilot Crash Award
Electric vehicle maker Tesla is liable for $243M in damages after a jury found Friday that the company’s driver assistance technology was partly…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 4, 2025
LOCAL NEWS Seven months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have…
DeSantis Pushes Back on ICE Recruitment
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday encouraged sheriffs and police chiefs to fight to keep staff members…
Tallahassee Memorial Animal Therapy Celebrates 40 Years of Service
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of Animal Therapy in the Big Bend with the unveiling of a special mural…
Total Crime Incidents Down 35%, Commercial Burglaries Down 54%
Seven months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by…
Tallahassee Airport Traffic Falls 8.5% in June
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the June 2025 passenger traffic decreased 8.5% when compared to traffic one year…
The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 1, 2025
LOCAL NEWS A Florida State University student accused of making antisemitic statements in a video that’s now going viral has been barred…