LOCAL NEWS A prominent local attorney has joined the race for Mayor of Tallahassee. Daryl Parks filed to run on Thursday. The 57-year-old civil rights lawyer told WFSU in an interview that he is focused on economic development. On Saturday at 3:30 on the ACC Network FSU will host the Kent State Golden Flashes. Get […]
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix The main Democratic candidate for governor — former Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly — called Thursday for changes to Florida’s universal school voucher program, which helps pay to send students to private school. Jolly, however, did not call for the elimination of the program notwithstanding criticism of it by many […]
By The News Service of Florida The University of South Florida College Republicans and the Pinellas County Young Republicans this week filed a federal lawsuit arguing that improper statistical methods were used in the 2020 U.S. census. The lawsuit, which names as defendants the leaders of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the recent sexual assault in the Market District. On Wednesday, September 17, the Tallahassee city commission voted 3-2 to authorize city officials to obtain an appraisal and prepare a proposal to sell the parcel associated with the Capital City Country Club. Commissioners Porter and Matlow voted no. Check out the […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The campaign for Florida Democrat David Jolly said Wednesday that a new public opinion poll it has commissioned shows the former GOP congressman in a statistical dead heat with both Byron Donalds and Paul Renner, the two major Republicans to enter the contest for governor in 2026. Jolly leads Donalds, […]
By Livia Caputo, Florida Phoenix Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two new complaints Monday against pornography companies based in Cyprus, Florida, and California for failing to prevent children from accessing online adult content. The complaints were both filed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County seeking $50,000 per violation from each of the pornographic […]
Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on September 15, 2025. The Board approved 19 Consent Items. Consent items 13, 18, 19 & 23 were pulled for further discussion. Consent Items Pulled for Discussion Item 13. The Board voted 7-0 to approve the one-year extension and amendment of the FY 2021 […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the September 9, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. LCS Budget Items The Leon County School Board voted 4-0 (Cox not present) to approve Item 1.02 Final Budget Amendments for 2024-2025, Item 1.03 Annual Financial Report & the Report of Financial Data and Fund Balance Designation 2024-2025, and Item 1.04 Final […]
LOCAL NEWS Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) have approved the structure for a historic partnership agreement to create an academic health center in Tallahassee. Local officials comment on FSU-TMH agreement. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the August 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.0% when compared to traffic one year […]
By FSU News Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) have approved the structure for a historic partnership agreement to create an academic health center in Tallahassee, a development that will transform health care in North Florida and expand FSU’s mission in education and research. In a joint statement, FSU President Richard McCullough and […]